Early Birthday Gift ...

February 12, 2017

Mike received his birthday gift early ...

A new shotgun for his new hobby ...

of Trap & Skeet Shooting ...

He was so excited when he went into town to pick it up ...

Bringing it home ... and giving it a full inspection ...

hoping if the snow stopped falling ...

that he would be able to go shooting on Sunday ...

 

Guess we'll have to get some Clay Pigeons ...

a thrower and some shotgun shells ... oh and some heavy duty hearing protection ...

for Mike to practice out here at the house ...

He's one happy guy ... !!!

 

 

Snow Is Falling ...

February 3, 2017

We had spent the day clearing snow ...

towards the evening it started to snow again ...

Couldn't believe how much had fallen already ...

wondering how much was going to accumulate thru the night ...

I was looking out the window upstairs ...

and decided to take a few pictures of the snow and Mike stoking the boiler ...

February 4, 2017

Well ... as you can see we woke up to a huge amount of snow ...

we headed outside after a hardy breakfast ...

figured we needed it to give us lots of energy ... for clearing the snow ...

As Mike starts to plow the area ...

my jobs are to clean the snow off the car and truck ... then move them to the cleared area ...

for Mike to continue plowing ...

Then I shovel the snow off the decks ... the back deck is pushed to the edge of the deck ...

then Mike hauls bucketfuls away ...

We do not want to have it close to the house ... as it causes issues when the weather warms up ...

Next the side and front decks are cleared ...

the snow is tossed over the railings onto the driveway ...

as well as the snow from the stairs ... landing and stairs to the driveway ...

for Mike to plow away from the house ...

It was another busy day in the snow ...

we sure are getting a good workout these days ...

More Snow ...

January 9, 2017

What a surprise when we awoke this morning ...

approximately another foot of snow ...

It had warmed up a bit ... and the snow was heavier ...

so we needed to get to work ...

We spent the whole day clearing the decks ...

and the driveway ...

 

January 10, 2017

 

It was beautiful day ... perfect for setting up our new ...

Wireless Wind Speed Weather Station ...

It is so nice to see the monitor in the house ... giving us the info for the day ...

The moon was still high in the sky this morning ...

it's not very often I see the moon at this time of the day ...

 

 

New Sunday Sport ...

 

Mike finally brought in his camera ...

these pictures were taken November 27, 2016 ...

Guess I will have to be more diligent in asking for the pictures ...

Mike had started going to the Kimberley Trap & Skeet Club ...

with Rocko and Sandy on Sunday afternoons ...

He has been using an extra shotgun ...

to get an understanding of the type of gun he would like to purchase ...

he is really enjoying this sport ...

Although he does get frustrated a bit when he misses ...

but ... practise makes perfect ...

This is a wonderful all year round sport ...

 

 

From Garden To Shop ...

September 16, 2016

The day after we returned from our fishing trip ...

Mike spent part of his morning...

picking plums and apples ...

while I headed into town for appointments and groceries ...

It was my turn in the garden ... to pick tomatoes ... cucumbers ... lettuce and zucchini ...

before leaving for Alberta ... to spend the weekend with the grandchildren ...

September 17, 2016

Mike decided to flip the axles to add a lift to the travel trailer ...

as it was too low to the ground ...

It would often scrape the bumps ...

He jacked up the trailer and put the supports underneath ... then removed the tires ....

Mike then removed the axels ...

using our trusty tractor ... he was able to move them onto the sawhorses ...

and welded the support brackets ...

on the top of the axles ...

The axles were then installed ...

under the springs ...

then the u bolts and plates installed ...

The electric brakes were reconnected ... the tires were then put back on ...

The job completed and now the trailer has better clearance ...

We're ready to roll ... !!!

Mike's Day of Travel ...

May 25, 2016

This day Mike was going to work with Klaus ...

travelling thru the little towns and cities ... to make a delivery in Neusserling ...

The advertising on the Seyr truck is to promote Klaus's son ... Gerald ...

who is a part of the Mundharmonika Quartett in Austria ...

Check out their video here ...

My cousin Gerald is the one I wearing a hat in the video ...

Starting in Laakirchen and heading out on the road ...

Arriving at their destination ... to deliver a refrigeration unit to the restaurant ...

Continuing on the their way ...

stopping at a few Gasthauses ... and then making their way home ...

Mike also got to see the train ...

They had a long day of driving ... but it was worth it ...

Mike really enjoyed seeing the countryside ...

 

Cookies and Christmas Tree ...

December 12, 2015

While Mike was putting up the Christmas lights on top the tree ...

I was busy in the kitchen ...

decorating the cut-out cookies ... with icing and sprinkles ...

These delicious cream cheese spritz cookies were next to be baked ...

It was so fast and easy with the new Cookie Press ...

Once the cookies were baked ...

I gave Mike a hand with the lights ... it helps him out ...

when I feed him the string of lights ...

It took us about 2 hours to string these lights ...

the inside of the tree has 200 lights that are on a 16 sequence controller ...

then 400 lights finishing off the outside of the tree ...

By the time this was done ... and me with my cookies ...

we decided it was time to call it quits ...

and leave the decorating until the next day ...

 

 

Working on the Bug ...

November 15, 2015

There was a break in the weather ... warmer with the sun shining ...

Mike decided to do some work on the VW ...

finishing off the sandblasting ... priming ...

and putting a coat of paint on the "pan" ... the core frame of the VW ...

After Mike was finished with the painting ...

we carried the pan into the shop for the paint to dry ...

Ready for the next step of the project ... !!!

Mike was happy to have this part done ... so that the frame would be protected ...

 

 

A Refreshed Look for the House ...

October 28 - 30, 2015

Since the guys had finished with sealing the logs the day before ...

It was the perfect day for us to clean up a bit before the guys ...

came back to finish with the caulking ...

Mike and I had a beautiful day to work ... vacuuming the dust off the decks ...

we even managed to clean a few windows ...

using the scaffolding to make it easier ...

It was a nasty ... rainy ... wet ... day for the guys to be working ...

After they had cleaned up from finishing with the caulking using Log Jam ...

They were invited inside for a hot lunch ...

I decided to make a couple pizzas ... caesar salad ...

and a fresh apple pie ...

They really enjoyed having a few hot meals while working on the house ...

I was happy and thankful to receive a bottle of wine from them ...

that was so kind of them ... !!!

I waited for a sunny day to take these pictures of the house ...

We love the look of our new/old log house ... !!!

 

 

Eavestrough Installed ...

September 22, 2015

It was the perfect day ... weather wise ... to have the eavestrough installed ...

It was an interesting machine ... making the continuous eavestrough ...

a flat piece of aluminum fed thru the machine ...

producing a well formed tray ...

We were impressed with John ... working alone and getting the task done ...

by the end of the day ...

He also attached all the downspouts and leaf guards ...

Happy to have this part of the renovations finished ... no worries now if it rains ... !!!

While John was working on the house ...

Mike was out in the shop ...

working on the VW ... sandblasting parts ... getting the pieces ready for the next phase ...

Mike welded some pieces of metal on the frame ...
and ground it down smooth ...
I enjoy watching the process of the VW being restored ...

It is going to take a bit of time to before it will be put back together ...

 

Visiting The Roberts ...

May 13, 2015

Mike stopped in to see Jake, Maren and the girls ...

on his way home from Fort St. John ...

The girls were really excited to see Uncle Mike ...

They had a great visit ... !!!

Sitting back and relaxing ...

enjoying the warmer weather ...

Maren holding Ellie ...

I do not think she was too sure of Uncle Mike ...

this was the first time she had met him ...

It was so nice to receive this little Thank you note ...

from Arden ...

Hope we get to visit one day soon ... !!!

 

 

Mike On The Job ...

Start up December 2014

 These are pictures of the job site at Cariboo Refrigeration Gas Plant ...

 These are the living quarters and offices ...

Mike on the job .... doing what he loves to do ... !!!