Migrants from the West
We are happy to report that at 8 pm this evening (Tuesday, May 31), the good ship “Montana” (as in Pontiac) with trailer in tow and a precious cargo of 6 arrived here. Yes, Andrew, Colleen and their four children … Continued
Bees in B.C.
Guest post by Andrew Burkinshaw. (Andrew and Colleen and their four children are still in Chilliwack, BC, but are planning to move here, to their cottage on the north side of the farm, in May.) Back in BC the beekeeping … Continued
2015 – Year of change!
This is perhaps a little late for a New Year’s reflection but both Sheila & I have been down with a nasty bout of the ‘flu the past few days so we are behind on most things. We had a … Continued
Officially Ontario residents
We voted in Ontario this week. Perhaps not a big deal but it is one more sign that we are now officially Ontario, and not BC, residents. To register at the polls, we had to pull out our new Ontario drivers’ … Continued
U-Box arrival
Our household goods have arrived! About a week later than expected, we got a call on Wednesday that a truck loaded with our U-Boxes had arrived at the U-Haul dealer in Belleville. We are planning to leave about half the boxes in storage … Continued
Island paradise – 4th day
My apologies for the lack of recent posts. We have not had internet connection since Friday. But now I am at our son’s house in Toronto, having dropped off Ted, our friend who volunteered to drive with us, and now … Continued
3rd day – 70% mark
Despite slower roads and the truck running out of gas as it got dark this evening about 15 kms from our destination on the north shore of Lake Superior (thank God that we had the lawnmower and its partially full gas … Continued
And we are off!
Just after 6:30 this morning, the three amigo’s left Chilliwack. And at 9:30 pm (Mountain time) we pulled into the metropolis of Bassano, Alberta, for the night. It was a good day with good but not hot weather but driving was … Continued
U-Box village
Yesterday our driveway became a brightly coloured U-Box village. Today was the big day. Five empty U-Boxes (U-Haul’s shipping and storage containers), four strong helpers (three from Joshua House Mens’ Recovery Ministries) and a house full of furniture and boxes … Continued