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Farming Fast – Six more Sleeps
My bag remains packed. I will change out the few hard-cold items for a few lighter layers more suited to an autumnal Southern Hemisphere. But that is all. Basically it will remain the same small cabin bag. More on packing light for a long trip later. It is still raining! In fact last night it…
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A Bumpy Ride Home
It was calm and clear in Canmore at dawn when I caught the airport bus down into Calgary. And each of my connections were on time. But the ride back to the Midwest was a bit of a roller coaster. Twice in the last few weeks, I’ve read about significant injuries on planes from turbulence.…
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Gondolas strung like giant Christmas lights
The gondolas are small boxes, brightly colored, roped together like Christmas lights rising with stoic determination up the white snow dressed hill. They sway up and down the mountain from 8 – 6pm most days. Sometimes later. And never rest. They wait for us at the top of the carpark. Though obviously sturdy, the gondolas…
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See Ya! We are going up the mountain
Though I just heard a Canadian calling it ‘Going up the hill’. Yesterday we went into the hills to surf in the river. Mountain Surfers here: Hope that plays. It is pretty cool. The other half of the family arrived yesterday and later this morning we are going up the mountains. But it is still…
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Take your Water to the Water
This morning I am a little late posting because we went up to the Kananaskis River to surf early this morning. Yes. You read that right. They surf here. There are days when the dam up river releases water, the times are released on the dam site and the locals have made their own little…
The Kitchen's Garden 