Enjoying the fruits of our labour

Picked these beauties today from our humble garden ... nothing tastes better than home grown organic vegetables!

Enjoying the 4th day of Autumn

What an absolutely glorious afternoon! Andy and I spent about 1.5 hours walking down by the river today, capturing these images. The only problem with autumn in Calgary is that days like these, are short lived. All too soon the leaves will drop leaving the trees bare; a constant reminder that winter will soon be here. *sigh*

Car Seat Cutie - Then and Now

Brynne, asleep in her car seat, 6 days old, and a current photo of her at 3.5 months .. she's growing like a weed!

A note from the past...

Andy found this note and photograph while tidying up the storage area yesterday, amongst a box filled with my grandmother's photographs and memorabilia. What's odd about this note & photo is that I have no idea who the children are in the photograph, or what their relationship might have been to my grandmother, or why she would have kept the letter/photo carefully preserved with her memorabilia. The letter is addressed to "Terry", and reads as follows:

"Dear Terry,

     We enjoy problem corner very much. Mr. Hanson marvels at your knowledge of housekeeping. I hear quite often people asking about stains on carpets. I clean house for different people who have wall to wall carpets. I use two tablespoons of vinegar, two of detergent. Rub it over the stains with a clean cloth. This does not sound a large amount, but goes a long way. I have found it to get stains such as tar and crayon off. Trust this finds you all well.

          Mrs. Erick Hanson"

Even more amusing is the handwriting (not in my grandmother's hand) on the back of the photo which reads: "Mary Ann and Terry (a smile would crack her face) Sun. Sept 18, 1938".

Missing moments like this ...

In this clip, Poppie entertains Brynne assuming the role of the "kissing helicopter" ... and I'm missing moments like these even moreso NOW, after learning that Brynne started giggling this past weekend! I can only imagine all the ways Poppie will have Brynne giggling when we next see her. Can't wait!

Country Yard Sale

Went for a drive south and west of Calgary and came upon a big "yard" sale ... not so much a yard sale as a barn sale, filled with all manner of cowboy/horse gear, including the board game "Horse-Opoly"!

Bye-bye Brynne

Our sweet little Brynne headed home today to Vancouver. We sure enjoyed having her (and her mommy & daddy) with us for the past 8 weeks! We've gone from having 9 people in the house, to just Andy and me. We are officially empty nesters!

Exploring the mountains

The day after the wedding, we headed off to the mountains with Teresa, Sarah and Danny, spending one night in Jasper. On our return trip to Calgary, we spotted a bear, just off the highway. A hike @ Heart Creek rounded off the final week of holidays.