when canadian national railway decided to shut down the rail line between camrose and alliance alberta, the grain farmers between the two communities stepped up to the plate.they purchased the line from c.n. and formed the Battle River Railway as a means of shipping thier grain to the world.congrats to a great group of people. the engine and passenger car in the video are from the alberta railway museum.

ive been on here for a year now.the older ya get the faster the time goes.after the end of the msn groups i wandered all over the net and ended up on canoe.ca.thanx for having me.in april my wife and i usually plan what to put in the garden,but the last few years we have wondered if we should have one at all.last year we were going to miss because of our planned trip to ontario.i fear gardening is in our blood. i opened our pail with the veggie seeds and there was a half pack of radish seed.well we should at least put that in. yep. that led to a full garden complete with spuds and squash. this year we been talking banff and/or n/sask. "its going to be too dry for a garden this year" i told my garden loving wife. " we will see" she said. i thot geez im not going to get all those photos of banff i want. iwent in for lunch today and thot id plead my case and there on the table was a half pack of radish seed....

2 beaten eggs 2table spoons melted margarine 1 1/2 cups milk 1 1/2 cups white flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder. beat until ingredients are well mixed.if batter is too thick add more milk. heat cast iron frying pan.grease lightly with unsalted fat. bake until golden brown.  

so here it is the last week of october already. sure enjoyed our trip to ontario [east central alberta to london and lake erie.]about 7000 kliks and not a minutes trouble from our little pontiac van. perhaps G.M. is closing down the wrong line. the trans canada is a little boring thru the prairies but just the oppisite thru northern ontario right down to the 401.one of our goals was to get some photos of bears. we never got any but almost hit one on the highway near thunder bay. sponging off friends and family sure cuts down on travel expenses. we had a great time and it seemed everyone was trying to prove ontario beef is as good as albertas.that with some cold 50s from the london brewery sure put on some weight. on the way home we stopped at the motor coach motel near terrace bay ont. and stayed in the same room that terry fox stayed in. after talking with the owners for a while we learned they were from chicago,usa, and for some reason were having trouble getting their canadian ci...

tomorrow a wedding in stettler and then we head for ontario. fishing and boating on lake simcoe, a trip to haliburton, boating on lake erie , visits with friends and family in london.

june 8 and we are still getting cold temps. in e/central alberta. good thing we covered our tomatoes and peppers with old flannel sheets to protect them from the frost.i think there was a new record low set last nite at the edmonton intl. airport.

seems after a short lay-off,the kids are back working 7 days a week so ill help my wife put out all her garden ornaments today....if it doesnt !no!.  have a great day moms.

happy birthday mom   born toronto ontario  april 4 1909. passed away 2002. miss you.

april2  09   -3,damp and foggy but our first robin of the year [along with a dozen starlings] has brightened the day. hopefully a photo will follow. alas  snow predicted for this afternoon here in east central alberta.