Fall is Here

Good morning everyone,

The good news continues, I have gained another couple of pounds and

now weigh 153 up from 148 when I came home from the hospital. This

past week has been a good one for me as I didn't have a single episode

of vomiting or spitting up after a tube feed. I think we finally have

the right mixture of drugs. I am seeing my Doctor (Suzanne Campbell)

next Tuesday morning (Sept. 14th) and we will go over my medications

and the amounts I take. I also need a couple of the prescriptions

renewed.

By now Janet you and Ron are half way through their trip to PEI and I

am wondering how the trip has been so far. My brother John tells me that he and

Lucy have taken their garden out for the season. Our garden is pretty

much done except for the turnips, carrots, beets and some of the leafy

stuff (Swiss chard and onions , I think) and the potatoes. It was

such a hot dry summer we think the potatoes will be few and far

between.

Dolores is still waiting to see if she enjoys retirement. She has

been so busy around the house, garden, chickens and my medical needs

that she hasn't had a chance to take a breath and relax. Her time

will come soon enough. Now we have 20 Turkeys to slaughter and dress

out, Meat birds (50 chickens), 60 new laying hens along with the 2

year old layers (about 15) and 60 year old layers. Lots of work

involved with them all. Milton is home from Camp (where he was

cooking for 30 straight days) and it makes a big difference in the

outside volume of work Dolores has to do daily. Milton expects to be

going back to camp during September but there has been no word yet

from his employer just when that will be. His next stint will be

easier because he will be home most week ends.

We received our winter supply of wood this week and we were busy

filling up the wood shed. There are still two full loads under tarps

that would not fit in the shed. David has a wood stove/heater in his

trailer so it requires a lot of wood to keep the two wood stoves

stoked during the winter. And, as it happens our fireplace takes 14"

sticks while he takes 16" wood. We have to pay extra for the 14" wood

and that is why we order the two different lengths. I think we got 13

cords delivered. One of the summer sheds is still full from last

year's supply so I think we are good for the winter coming up.

Fall is definitely here in Vanderhoof. Day time temps are in the mid

to high teens with night time temps dropping to single digits. We've

had to have the fire going quite a bit so far. After a very dry

summer we have had lots of rain so far in September and it has been

windy. It takes a lot to keep this big log house warm on those chilly

days and cool nights.

Well, that's it for now. All is well here and I hope it is good for

you too.

Love and Hugs,

Rick