We’ve bought new electric bikes.

The first thing we needed was a way to transport them so I bought a motorcycle rack from princess auto and modified. It to hold two biked. 


I bought some aluminum angle iron from the metal superstore and started to build the second holder. 


Ti worked out just as I had hoped. Looks good and works perfect. I’m just a little disappointed in myself for not getting the aluminum powder coated black to match the rest of it. 


The bikes fit the way I wanted. Now we can take them with us on the road. 

Our first ride on the rail trail. 

We stopped at the waterfalls for a photo shot. 

I could hardly keep up to her. 

This is our second ride on the bikes. 

These bikes are a game changer. 

She’s so cute. 

This was a fun day. 

We’ve been camping with Phil and Dianne just south of Vernon for the last few days. We decides to ride with them into Vernon for a pub lunch. 

I love the colour of Kel lake. 

The stone is a map of This lake. 

It’s a pretty cool stop. 

Nice picture of me and Phil. 

Dianne didn’t want to be in a picture but I still caught her before she could get away. 

This always makes me smile

This was 42 years ago.

 I’m so glad that Ruth took this picture. 

October highlights

I love Lemon meringue pie and so does  our nephew. They came for a visit and so naturally I made a lemon meringue pie for our dessert.

Paul and Sharon made up a charcuterie board fit for a king and queen. We love having them living so close. Kamloops is only a few hours away and it’s an easy visit. They are such great people.

I love the meat rose and the cheese that she picked to go with our wine. It was was fantastic.

Carrie and the kids came over for dinner with us. I would like to make Sunday  family dinners a tradition like my parents had. We seem to be slipping away from traditional family events. 

Sunday afternoon we went to an art show in Lake country and Paul and Sharon found a fish sculpture that they fell in love with. They have been looking for something like this for a while and were thrilled when they saw this. It’s beautiful. A good purchase.

They have a dog named Hudson which is likely the nicest dog I have ever been around. It was their son‘s dog and he gives everybody great memories. I would take this dog in a heartbeat to be my own. Hudson is the best.

Ruth and I also got a lot of camping in this fall. Our friends Phil and Diane are avid campers and turned us on to some great campgrounds. This was up in Fintry and our spot was  waterfront. 

It was so relaxing that we didn’t want to leave

I love this girl, she’s a lot of fun and not afraid to wear leggings like this. Personally, I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing those coloured pants. Ha ha. But they look good on her.

I’m starting to like just hanging out and enjoying the view with no agenda. It’s very relaxing.

Completing my finishing trip blog

I spent a couple of days with Wayne and Sue. We  had a few fun games of crib while I was there. I think I lost. Wayne finally admitted to me that he use to play crib in collage for spare money. I’m glad we weren’t playing for money. 

            This is one of my oldest friends. 

Len and I have been friends for about 60 years. 

We spent many years at the monkey hills on our toboggans and Snerf boards. 

That was a favorite winter sport for us. 

Len had these old magazines that he got from his dad many years ago. He dug them out a few years ago to give to Carrie. I usually see him at the lake but this year we hooked up in Winnipeg. He had the opportunity to give them to me this year and I pass them on to Carrie. She found them interesting. All on boats. Such a thoughtful gift. Actually, I’ve enjoyed reading them. They bring back childhood memories. 


After seeing Len and Janelle I headed up to Pat and Roberts place in Elfenstone. It’s about four hours out of Winnipeg and boarders Riding Mountain National Park. Their farm is a few hundred acres but they rent most of it to their neighbor. Farming is a tough job and they are retired. Their property follows the shoreline of worgatti  lake for miles. Also known as Dummy lake. 

It’s stocked with pickerel every year so they see a lot of fishermen out there every summer. We had a beautiful evening for a cruise. 

They built a new house on the property about 8 years ago. It’s so peaceful here. 

The sunsets in Manitoba are hard to beat. 

I headed up to Gimli to visit Ruth’s niece before leaving the area. On the way there I drove down 11 th avenue in Sandy hook to see if the cottage my parents had when I was a kid was still there. It was #7 on 11. 

Pretty easy to remember that address. It looks small compares to what I remembered from when I was 10. 

Cindy is my favourite niece. It’s always so nice to see her. I remember picking her up on my motorcycle to drive her home to babysit my kids 40 years ago. Yikes. Where has the time gone. 

Manitoba is getting some harsh weather this summer. There were tornado warnings on the radio as I drove to her place. Lake Winnipeg has risen so much because of all the rain they have had their basement flooded and now are building a dike across the front yard. 

This storm came on within 10 minutes and lasted about 10 minutes. It’s unbelievable the weather they are getting. Global warming I guess. 

I love their cat. 

Last stop of my fishing holiday was a stop to see Bob and Brenda Unger just outside Calgary at their lettuce farm. Still going strong but I think they are getting close to retirement. It’s hard work. 

I cooked up some walleye I had caught in Ontario and Bob made a fantastic salad. I love going on this trip every year. If I didn’t do this I would never see my oldest and dearest friends. I’ve known Bob for 55 years. Once again ,,,,,,Yikes. Where has the time gone.  

Well it’s over for another year. 

It was such a fun trip I can’t wait for 2023. 

Next year I’m planning on staying at the lake with Ron and Barb for one week longer. It was their suggestion. 

I guess is didn’t terrorize them enough this year.