Beets

Yesterday we headed over past Abbotsford to Cloverdale. It is about an hour away on the Trans Canada. We went to this farm Dad knows and picked some beets. The farmer there gives the smaller beets to another farmer to feed his cows. So we picked the small beets from the bin.

Today we needed to go get a few groceries at Loblaws so we stopped by for some pie at the local airport - I fly for pie. I had Saskatoon pie with some cream. I thought the pie would just have a blob of cream but this was covered completely. Needless to say it was delicious. See the review from the Globe and Mail for a better write up.

Bottling Beer

Today we went to the beer making place. We bottled 50 bottles of Corona beer. It only took under an hour to bottle all this beer. There was another couple there bottling beer also. The smell was very overwhelming. When we left I felt as if I had drunk a few bottles already. I am going to try some tonight. I had the chocolate raspberry port last night, it was very tasty.

The country side is very beautiful. Everywhere you turn the mountains are there. I can see why so many people move out here. We are heading out tomorrow to pick up some beets and then out for lunch.

British Columbia

Well here I am in British Columbia. I have come to stay with my father for a week while his wife is away in the UK. The flight went well but it was freezing. I will take some socks in my hand luggage on the way back. I flew with Westjet so I had a stop over in Calgary. Lisa came to meet me for dinner. Kath had sent a small parcel to deliver to her also, plus Detta had bought Lisa and Peter some mugs while we were in England as a wedding gift. They are creamy coloured and one has pink polka dots and the other has green.

It was great to see my Dad, he looks much the same as the last time I saw him. They live in a lovely house in Chilliwack. And he has a very friendly dog called Molly. We have been talking non-stop since I have arrived.