for the record...

We had a few moments of sunshine early yesterday morning.

One had to be up with the birds to see it!

And yes...

I have a new clothesline.

The weatherman suggests I continue to dry laundry indoors for now.

My dual-purpose swing is in full service mode once again.

As for the missing clothesline and pulleys from the past...

they will serve as spare parts if they are ever located!

If you have jobs that need doing around your place...

tell us about them in a blog post.

Then things happen!

:)

how many is too many?

This little JD is usually parked in the barn...

and used for pushing up feed for the cows.

It is meant for one driver.

Usually.

Emme and Spencer quite like driving it around...

just for fun.

But they can't ride it solo.

When they skootch forward to reach the controls...

the tractor thinks there is no one left on the seat...

and refuses to budge.

So they always ride double.

And sometimes...

when they have friends and cousins over...

they really load it up.

I'm thinking five is too many!

shopping in a foreign city...

If you have ever flown into Vancouver...

you have been to the city of Richmond.

YVR is twelve kilometers from downtown Vancouver...

but is situated on Sea Island...

which is within the Richmond city limits.

Last week when we were in Vancouver...

we also crossed the Fraser River and went shopping in Richmond.

We waited for our salesman in the guest lounge.

I thought I would pass the time by reading the paper.

I guess not!

There were many newspapers...

but they were all Greek to me.

As for the sales people...

most spoke Chinese and English.

I was not always sure which language they were speaking.

Though we were so close to home...

it felt like we were in another country.

Richmond has the largest Chinese population of any city in North America.

Eighty percent of the residents are of Asian decent.

I may never get to China...

but I can always go to Richmond for a wee bit of the culture.
A trip to their Summer Night Market is a good cultural immersion experience.
We are planning an outing there in July...
hopefully on a warm summer night.
And...if we need advice as to the best eateries in Richmond...
we can always ask our son-in-law...

who grew up in there.

It may not be mainland China...
but it almost feels like it.
And I can visit without a passport.
Richmond, B.C....

something to experience!