May + June 2009
Finally!
After several years of lobbying, we actually did it! On May 29, 2009 we left city life and moved to the country. Dino, myself, our two cats, Missy Phat Phat (aka Phatzo) and Trout all piled into ‘The Guzzler’ (our new-to-us F150) and our big adventure began.
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| Dino double checking truck |
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| Missy Phat Phat + Trout on their big road trip. |
The Pink Carpet
We love our log home, with one small exception… First thing was to remove the pink wall to wall carpet in the living room. This is the third pink wall to wall carpet I’ve removed; I mean what are the odds of that. Obviously in the 80s carpet manufacturers collectively took leave of their senses and thought producing copious amounts of pink carpet was a good idea. Well it’s the 21st century so out it goes!Our First Harvest
Ok, we can’t take any credit for this, but on arrival we were delighted to have asparagus and fresh spring onions ready to go.
The Horses Arrive
Many moons ago, I was one of the numerous little girls pestering her parents for a pony, with no success. My stubborn streak never let go of that dream and several decades later I started taking riding lessons and finally got my first ‘pony’. Strut became my equine buddy and confidant 14 years ago, he is now 25. We spent many happy years at Blenheim Stables http://www.blenheimstables.com/Home.html with Georgann and Mike Gregory learning how to ride, well me learning how to ride, and Strut putting up with me learning how to ride. He’s done it all, raced at Hastings Park, done the hunter/jumper circuit, a little dressage, lots of trail riding with me up in Vancouver’s Pacific Spirit Park – I even rode him side saddle to our wedding. In 2008 I felt it was time for him to retire, (yes you really can put them out to pasture) and sent him up to Horsefly BC to live with Stevie and Jack of Meadowbrook Equine Retirement http://www.meadowbrook-equine.com/. He was in excellent hands and I got a steady supply of fantastic pictures of him living the life of Riley. Now a horse is a herd animal, so we set out to find Strut an equine friend. I contacted the fantastic folks at Circle F Horse Rescue http://www.circlef.ca/ and Dino and I went to meet Annie, a very friendly and gentle 5 year old Thoroughbred mare. Kevan of H4 Horse Services http://www.h-4.ca/spca.htmlorganized transporting both Strut and Annie out to us in the Kootenays and I was a very excited middle aged ‘pony girl’ on the day they arrived!!! |
| Renata and Strut reunited. |
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| Strut and Annie walking to their new home. |
The Kids + Nanny Jan
We don’t have children, but now we have a couple of kids! It was my first foray into on-line relationships, the purpose was to hook myself up with a couple of goats, cashmere goats that is. I drove up to Prince George to have a visit with my Aunty Bon Bon and my cousin Janice. Janice who will from this time forth be referred to as Nanny Jan and myself had a rendezvous with Diane from Riversong Farms ( http://www3.telus.net/riversong/ )at the Tim Hortons parking lot in Quesnel to pick up our charges, Winston and Blunt. We loaded them in the dog kennel in the back of the truck, tucked them in, and headed back to The Red Snowshoe.
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| Goats can in fact read! |
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| Nanny Jan + the kids take a break. |
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| Nanny Jan + Blunt out for a walk. |
Back from a Bank Job!
Someone has to pay for all that hay. Actually the masked bandits are sporting the newest fashions in pest control. It doesn't look like it, but the horses can see perfectly fine through the fly masks.
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