Scratchings in the Dirt

Theresa Sokyrka was here!

I enjoyed an evening out last night at the lovely Prairieland Community center here in Kerrobert. A fundraising dinner was held for the new hospital, and Theresa Sokyrka, runner-up in Canadian Idol a couple of years ago, was the entertainment for the evening. The dinner was yummy – perogies, cabbage rolls, ham – and Theresa

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Validation

I heard on the Tonight Show last night about a new study showing that the eldest sibling in a family has the highest IQ. I hate to say I told you so, sibs, but…… No word on whether IQ diminishes with birth order, Rob. Mom, this doesn’t bode so well for you, either. Later.Chandra

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We got a rain gauge!

And 2 inches of rain! It is SOGGY around here. Some people are saying they got 3 inches, so perhaps our rain gauge needs calibrating, or the rain was spotty, or some people are liars. Whatever, it’s wet, wet, wet. My baby turned 15 yesterday.Sometimes, most times, I can hardly believe he’s the same little

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Rain again!

We had about 4 tenths of rain this morning – still no rain gauge, just an educated guess! I was glad I got out in the garden last night after returning from Calgary. The potatoes popped through while I was gone, so I could see where to weed! I took Mom on a mother/daughter retreat

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More rain….and some visitors

We got another nice rain yesterday. We prefer to operate without a rain gauge and just guess as to the amount we receive, so I can’t tell you how much it rained. I can tell you that I’ve heard everything from half an inch to an inch, so it was probably somewhere in there. My

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