Expedition Canada

Chips With Everything Sun Jul 17th  First batch of machine mixed sour dough The power in question was for our UK appliances which operate at 220v-240v/50Hz and needed a more specialist (and much more expensive) type of transformer, that also changes the power frequency from the North American 60Hz, as well as the voltage.  It now means we can use our beloved Kenwood as well as my Denon TV/Audio amp, record deck (very frequency sensitive) and Fred's sewing machine - just not all at once.  It was cheaper than the cost of replacing the kit it was purchased to power.   Chips with everything! The chips were for mulching the garden beds.  We had bought several bags of the stuff when we had to modify one of the veg beds and needed to make good, but it was expensive.  In the end we managed to track down a tree surgeon who offered to drop a FREE load off from his 'mulchinator' machine.  I was expecting a cubic metre or so.  We got the whole truck load...

Six Years On Thu July 7 Blocked Sechelt-Dakota Forest Service Road - Granite! He's getting big! It was a little over six years ago that the Burbage Cronks were last all together.  Nick had travelled  over from Canada to the UK for a big birthday.  Rosalind was the UK .  Last weekend when Nick and Lizzie arrived with young Seb was a grand reunion.    Local walks, baby bonding and our first baby sitting duty while Lizzie went to the gym with Ros.  Great fun.  He is going to be a lad of great taste as he already smiles at my singing.  The Kits team were here until Tuesday with Nick taking over the office to work.   Sunday afternoon Nick and I headed up the Sechelt-Dakota Forest Service Road (FSR) to check out a huge Douglas Fir.  We first came across the tree last year when we walked up to the waterless Dakota Falls.  My interest was because of the Uinversity of British Columbia  Tree Registry , which records particularl...