THIS AND THAT

In September, we had friends visit with us for a few days and we went on a long walk along the Trans Canada Trail where it crosses the Kettle River near Christina Lake.  It was a very warm day and even though the railway grade is gently sloped, it was still a good workout.

We continued to golf frequently until last week when the weather turned colder.  There were a few frost delays in the morning but we still played our 18 holes during the warmest part of the day.  The front 9 holes have been closed since the beginning of October for the rebuild of the 40 year old irrigation system.  Playing the back 9 twice is okay for the short term, not as challenging as the full 18.

Around home, we slowly started cleaning up the garden after a heavy frost on Oct 2.  We pulled up the plants and shredded most of them into mulch that we spread around the garden.  Stuart tilled the soil last weekend and all that is left in the ground are some carrots and kale.  It was a great growing season; best ever for peppers and tomatoes.

So the new project that I mentioned in the last posting was fixing up an old patio table and refinishing the top with pennies.  I had the inspiration from a TV show where they did a section of floor and have been collecting pennies since the spring.  Thanks to all my friends and family who donated pennies!!  Polishing the pennies was the biggest challenge and we ended up using metal polish to get the copper shine brighter.  Once I prepared and leveled the surface, I glued the pennies on in concentric circles and sealed the surface and sides with a 2 part epoxy.

Another small project that we just finished is the rebuilding and making of wooden hummingbirds with spinning wings.  We’ve had the one hummingbird for many years and it needed new wings so Stuart thought it would be nice to make a couple more.  They will be fun to watch at our new lot in Happy Trails.

 

 We are now 2 weeks away from heading to Arizona and are getting things put away for the winter.  It is an enjoyable job when you don’t have to rush and nice to know that all the equipment will be ready to go in the spring.