FALL HAPPENINGS

We didn't use our hot tub during the hot summer weather and as we were starting to winterize it, we decided that we’d like to get rid of it and get a new one some day.  It is an older model with a few issues (a small leak, some jets that don’t work properly) and was here when we bought the house.  So we advertised it on Kijiji and had it sold and out of here within a week.  A fellow from Castlegar brought a flat trailer and 2 friends to help load the 800 pound hot tub.  Of course, the day that they came was the first rainy day since the end of July but they got the job done quite quickly.

The weather this past week has been warm and sunny so we decided that it was time to purchase our golf memberships and play a few rounds.  The deal they have at Christina Lake Golf Club is free golf for new 2012 members in September and October.  All we had to pay is the initiation fee and will pay the membership fee for next season in January.  We played twice this week and had a great time.  Here are some photos of “our” golf course.

We’re still harvesting veggies from the garden but had to cover some plants due to frost at night.  Our cucumber plants have some frost damage but everything else is okay.  We've been using tomatoes in most of our cooking and Stuart is going to make cabbage rolls later today.  We also roasted 2 trays of Japanese eggplant yesterday and will be making Baba Ghannoush with them (an eggplant puree similar to hummus).

We’re slowly getting things ready for going south but are still enjoying our time at home and in the community.