Blossoms & Bluebirds ...

April 19, 2016

The first sighting of the Rocky Mountain Bluebird was on March 26, 2016

 

May 1, 2016

Spring with the plum and apple blossoms in full bloom ...

Beginning of May ... so many blossoms on the strawberry plants ...

The potatoes have also sprouted in the potatoe boxes ...

The weather had been so warm that I took a chance ...

on planting the corn ... hoping there would be no frost ...

within in the next few weeks ...

Rhubarb is growing very well ... ready to be picked for fresh pies and compote to be made ...

The garlic which was planted in the fall ... continues to grow ...

Broccoli ... cauliflower and kale seedlings were also planted ...

The marigolds were planted throughout the garden ...

for insect control ...

and to add some color amongst the green ...!!!

 

MMMM ... Fresh Rhubarb ...

May 4, 2016

Oh my ... the rhubarb is ready in the garden ...!!!

It's time to bake my first Rhubarb Pie of the season ...

Perfect amount for the pie was picked and cut up into pieces ...

The ingredients for the pie crust ...

was measured and prepared ... then rolled out to the perfect size ...

Next the Rhubard mixture was poured into the shell ...

The top pie crust rolled out and placed on top ...

edges sealed and air escape holes were made ...

The aroma in the kitchen ... while the pie baked ...

made my mouth water ...

I could hardly wait for the Rhubarb pie to cool down to eat ...

It was absolutely delicious ...

so Oma says too ... as I did share half of it with her ...!!!!

MMMMMMMM

 

Fishing With The Neighbours ...

May 2, 2016

It was another beautiful day ... perfect to take our neighbors fishing ...

to Premier Lake ...

This was the first time for Eric & Sharon ...

to fish at this lake ...

They fell in love with it and hoped to return with their families ...

The lake was like a mirror ...

We toured and fished the whole day ...

only stopping to enjoy our lunch ...

 

Houston Pictures ...

The high waters in Houston, Texas ...

just 5 blocks from Ian & Kendall's home ...

They had so much rain in April ...

Nixon loves to dress-up ... today it's Venom ...

Daigen and his teacher washing Kendall's car ...

a fund raiser for Westview School ...

honouring Autism month ...

Daigen created this friendship bracelet for his pen pal ...

He did an awesome job ... !!!

This is Daigen's new 6lb weighted aromatherapy blanket ...
that was made for him ...

 

A Lovely Visit ...

April 30, 2016

 

It turned out to be a beautiful day ... perfect for sitting outside ...

visiting with our guests Ed & Nicole from Langley ...

Our neighbours Eric & Sharon plus mom and Joe came to join us ...

Ed & Nicole lived here in this valley ... and later moved to the coast ...

We had a lovely time reminiscing and catching up on all the news ...

Sharon had brought a fresh bouquet of lilacs for our table ...

So beautiful and fragrant ... !!!

 

Mayook Work Bee ...

May 1, 2016

Today was the day to head down to the schoolhouse ...

and spend the day working ... cleaning up the grounds ...

It was still okay to have a couple of bonfires to burn the brush ... trees and limbs ...

A few of us would pile up the twigs and branches ...

then wait for Barb to come with the tractor ...

for us to put them onto a brush rack ...

Barb would then take it either to the fire ...

or to a new pile to be burnt at a later time ...

It was fun watching Barb maneuver the tractor ...

as this was her first time working the controls ...

Some of the crew were working by the schoolhouse ...

Knocking down dead trees with the tractor while Larry was falling them ...

The fallen tree would be hooked up to the tractor ...

and dragged to the front of the schoolhouse ...

for another group to buck it up and be stacked for the bonfires ...

All of us pitching in to help ... hauling the limbs away and stacking the firewood ...

I had to chuckle with Shelagh when she used a Kleenex as earplugs ...

using the whole Kleenex instead of taking smaller piece off ...

We were almost done cleaning up ... raking ... and stacking ...

we were taking a well deserved break ... some with liquid nourishment ...

and for myself ... I needed a hot dog ... roasted over the fire pit coals ...

It was a grand day ... a lot was accomplished with this group ...

Well done ...!!!

 

Choir Potluck ...

April 25, 2016

This was our last get together of the Bisset singers ...

for this season ...

We hosted the BBQ this year ... hoping the weather was going to co-operate ...

well ... it did until it was time to cook ...

Mike stood under the eaves to cook up the burgers and fresh Trout ...

all the rest of us moved indoors ...

There was so much food on the island and hot dishes on the stove ...

We had a great time together ...

visiting and breaking into a song through out the evening ... !!!

 

Sweet Potatoe ...

I had bought 2 organic sweet potatoes ...

On April 16 I was going to try growing them ...

experimenting ... cutting one in half and leaving the other one whole ...

The process for growing these are so different than regular potatoes ...

Toothpicks were put into the potatoes ...

for support as they were lowered into a mason jar with water ...

Within 5 days ... there were little white roots sprouting ...

It wasn't long before two of the jars were full of roots ...

one of them seemed to be growing slower ...

Upon research ... one end (the root of the potatoe) of the sweet potatoe ...

will grow quicker than the stem end ...

In about a week ... there were little buds shooting out of the potatoes ...

Another week passed by and those shoots had grown a lot ...

It was May 7th when I took the pictures of the slips ...

It will take another week before the slips are large enough ...

to be removed from the potatoes ...

and placed in a jar once again for the slips to grow roots ...

The first jar is with the stem side up ... second jar is the whole sweet potatoe ...

and the third jar has the root end up ...

I have them in my kitchen window ...

and each morning I am surprised at how much they have grown ...

 

Happy Mother's Day ...

 

 

Beautiful Days ...

May 5, 2016

We had a lovely dinner with Oma and friends ...

at the Joseph Creek Mother's Day Buffet ...

The buffet was incredible ...

so much to choose from ... and absolutely delicious ... !!!

Our day was so special ...

receiving many cards ... phone calls ...

call from Nathan with Anniversary wishes from their family ...

emails ... messages and flowers ...

Oma and I both received flowers for our Anniversary and Mother's Day ...

from our family in Houston, Texas ...

Thank you Ian, Kendall, Daigen and Nixon ...

May 6, 2016

Mike & I had decided on our Anniversary to spend this day ...

out on Premier Lake ... fishing ...

It was a rather slow catching day ... change in weather and eating habits ...

We enjoyed our day cruising around the lake ... catching two fish ...

one was released back to the water and the other we brought home ...

We have been so blessed with fishing out on this lake ... bringing home a supply of Trout ...

Mike even had a chance to do some fly fishing ...

before we packed up and headed for home ...

It was a perfect way to celebrate our Anniversary ... !!!

 

Our Anniversary ...

May 5, 2016

"Our anniversary is a time to look back ...

at the good times ...

and the time to look ahead to live out our dreams ...

together ... "

 

May 5, 1973

A Spring wedding with colours of yellow and white ...

Yellow roses and white daisies for my bouquet ...

LOVE

 

Another Fishing Day ...

April 24, 2016

Even though it was overcast and change of rain ...

we decided to go fishing to Premier Lake ...

with our friends Denise and Rocko ...

We had a great day of fishing ... catching our limit in no time ...

The rain held off for us ... we enjoyed our cruise around the lake ...

Our catch brought home ... cleaned and packaged ...

we also shared a few of them with our neighbours ...

and left out a couple to cook up on the BBQ ...

Love my fishing ... especially when I get the big one ... !!!!