Dear Canimites:
Summer is here, and it looks like it may be a good year for berries.
Wild strawberries have been sweetening cereal for two weeks now, and the Saskatoons are well set and growing fast. Think of those pies to come.
Celebrating Peter
Gordon Kellett is organizing a memorial gathering for the late Peter Kristensen on behalf of Peter’s niece, Ingelise Rasmussen, of Copenhagen, Denmark.
The gathering is open to the whole community. It will be held at Peter’s house at 7337 Canim Lake South Rd. in Canim Lake on July 14 from 2 to 4 p.m.
The community club is providing refreshments and baking and folks are invited to come and share their memories of Peter. Bring your own chairs.
Lambs on the lam
Sheepie and Thunder made a run for it, and they did pretty well, making it from their pen on Rainbow Drive in the Estates around the mountain to the Shirrans’ farm, where the smell of the new garden drew them in like bees to honey.
It wasn’t bad for a couple of lambs, but then the fun started. Vicky Shirran tried to capture them, but the wily woolies adeptly negotiated the paddock fences and headed for areas made swampy by the past rains.
When cornered there, they circled back again. It was a merry chase; well, maybe not so merry at times.
Angie Elliott, whose daughter owns the delinquent duo, managed to grab a handful of Sheepie, and Vicky quickly attached a tether. Thunder was lured into a small pen where he, too, was restrained, which he took as a great indignity.
Vicky gave them some water and time to unwind in the shade. In fact, they enjoyed the farm’s hospitality so much they stayed while “maximum security” upgrades were installed to the home pen.
Vicky made a gift of two braided trailing ropes – just in case there is a “next time,” but Angie says there is no possibility of that happening.
Kayanara ready
Connie and Daniel Eberle recently held a tour and a feast for people who contributed to the rebuilding of the old Eagle Creek Ranch, now renamed Kayanara.
The couple has constructed two new log cabins on the property, and installed a six-unit RV campground, in addition to facilities for horses.
They wanted to thank the local businesses and people who supplied them with materials and expertise in the upgrade of the resort, and to show them the results of all the effort. It is remarkable to see, as the facilities have been planned and built with a great deal of creativity and care.
Connie’s daughter, Janine, and her husband, Marcus Galli, have been visiting and living the Cariboo experience before returning to their jobs in Switzerland.
That’s all for now. Please keep me informed of your family events.
Until next time, here’s wishing you many blessings.