Home sweet home

The front and back of our house.


And here is Sam smiling at me, with cookie in hand, as I walked back into the house after taking the picture.

I wish I could tell you this was our house, because our next-door neighbor is such a phenomenal gardener. I guess if you can't have a garden like this yourself, the next best thing is to live next to someone that does!


Thursday evening we went over to Kin Kanyon for a little outdoor grilling at the park. There is a playground and wading pool/sprinkler in the vicinity, so lots to do while we wait for Otto to cook the meat. The city provides wood to use, and there are five or six pits in this area.

Looking for twigs to throw into the fire after some water play.
Enjoying the eats.

AND, Otto made his first Saskatoon pie last week from our Saskatoon stash. This was taken in-process.


YUM!

Berry picking

This past weekend we went saskatoon and honey berry picking in Elnora. We picked for about an hour, and have lots and lots of berries to eat and make pies from.

Andy and Sam picking saskatoons.


Me and the boys at the honey berry bushes.


Showing off part of our harvest back at home. The smaller ones are the honey berries.


We also visited Sunnybrook Farms last week. There are a few farm animals, and quite a lot of old farm equipment. If you're looking for a specific type of old tractor, they probably have it here!


And this is a canola field. The neon green fields dot the landscape along the highways.

Did you know that canola oil is rape seed oil, and stands for Canadian oil, low acid? Apparently rape seed oil isn't the best name for marketing purposes.