Hi all: had trouble accessing this blog. I've made it to the border of Manitoba/Saskatchewan. Visiting a number of cousins in the area. I have an aunt who had 13 children and I'm hoping to drop in on most of them. It's been very nice travelling the last few days and I saw some beautiful country. In St Leon, Man., saw a wind farm with close to 50 wind turbines. I'm in Virden, Man.(oil capital of Manitoba) right now and my cousin is taking me to see some of those "pump jacks".
Haven't had time to download pictures yet, but that will come.
Later today, heading off to Moose Jaw and after that, my mother's home town of Debden. I think I have 4 cousins up there.
Ok, see you later.
Monday, October 19, 2009
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Monday, October 19, 2009
ReplyDeleteIn Manitoba heading for Saskatchewan
Hi all: had trouble accessing this blog. I've made it to the border of Manitoba/Saskatchewan. Visiting a number of cousins in the area. I have an aunt who had 13 children and I'm hoping to drop in on most of them. It's been very nice travelling the last few days and I saw some beautiful country. In St Leon, Man., saw a wind farm with close to 50 wind turbines. I'm in Virden, Man.(oil capital of Manitoba) right now and my cousin is taking me to see some of those "pump jacks".
Haven't had time to download pictures yet, but that will come.
Later today, heading off to Moose Jaw and after that, my mother's home town of Debden. I think I have 4 cousins up there.
Ok, see you later.
useless/useful trivia trivia:
ReplyDeleteRoad Kill seen so far:
3 skunks
1 deer
3 coyotes(Sask)
been gone 7 days
2800 kilometers driven
BACK TO MY ROOTS
Had dinner at a cousin's and two of her chidren and their spouses last night in Moose Jaw. It was very enjoyable. Cecile is a great cook and she even tried a new recipe that the "girls" wanted a copy of.
I'm preparing to go north to Saskatoon, Debden, St Denis and about 4 other little towns that I've never heard of. My mother
was born and raised in Debden. I was there as a 5 year old and also went back as an adult when my grand-father died. So,
what is pushing me to go up there. Most are cousins I've met maybe once, years back, some that I hardly remember. I have already met 3 cousins in Manitoba.
I'm thinking to myself:why don't I just go west and south where it's warmer?
What is drawing me up there? Just that, a return to my roots. Plus, I'm really enjoying driving in the prairies, it's
almost spellbinding. Sometimes it's like being on the ocean...when you can't see the shore...it's so vast. Getting back to
my cousins and the trip north, I'm