Scratchings in the Dirt

First Day of School

I am such a sap.  My “baby” is ten years old, and I still get watery-eyed on the first day of school. Here I sit, choking back tears and wondering where the time went.  Well, not so much when Derek got on the bus (rough morning for him with many theatrics!), but when I saw

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It’s harvest time again!

And it’s raining!  Clem and the boys have been busy combining peas, and managed to get almost everything that has been swathed picked up before the rain started last night.  That’s the good news.  The bad news is that the header fell off of Adam’s combine they were moving to a new field, and he

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Alberta bound

After a few days at home, I hit the road again, this time to lovely Valleyview, Alberta.  Clem’s sisters, Chris and Cathy, and I attended the wedding of their cousin’s daughter, Tanya and Adam.  I had never been to that part of our great country and really enjoyed the drive and the views.  It is

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Home, sweet home.

Yes, we got back from Weyburn!  After the obligatory stop at Dog River (aka Rouleau, SK) for a Corner Gas shot… …we drove late into the night in order to rest in our own beds after a week of not-so-Perfect-Inn accommodation.   Weyburn is a very nice little city.  It has all the amenities yet

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