Joy ride

Last Saturday we took a break and went for a quad ride.  With our land being right next to crown land, it's super easy to just jump on the quad and zoom off; there's no packing up the truck or driving anywhere, we can just go.  We crossed a spillway (from Cranbrook's reservoir) then went up the powerline (big open area underneath the hydro lines) to a lookout above an area called Mayook which is a little farming community about 25 minutes from Cranbrook by highway.  Nice view,eh? 

Moving In

Here is the new and final house (says Karen, Daryl is skeptical) in Gold Creek.  Karen reports the only other move she will be making is into the old folks home or into a wooden box.  Daryl says when the shop is set up he can build the box.  The house is very brown.  The cedar siding will be painted at some point.  We have 3.08 acres with a 25 by 35 workshop and a huge fire pit.  It also has a raised veggie garden with built in sprinklers (yes!)  It's right next to thousands of acres of crown land, so Karen intends to get some cross country ski's this spring when they go on sale.   The house is dated, (built in 1978) but solid and very clean, so Daryl will do updates, including gutting the kitchen and moving it to a new location (and Karen will paint) as the money trickles in.  Stay tuned....

Our Move

Here we are packing and cleaning during this past March break.  Shayla is the one up on the counter helping Karen clean the cupboards.  We are getting ready for the big (and final) move out to Gold Creek, a rural area on the outskirts of Cranbrook. (think small acreages, horses, hobby farms, plenty of wild animals, that sort of thing).  The last picture of this set is the morning of moving day.  Daryl is just about to jump into the moving truck (not featured here due to our friend's picture taking) and take it to the new house.  More to come....