Christmas Day Visitors

It was a pleasure to have a visit from Lynne, Kerry, Kaney, Lexi and Nikki. We started out with a walkabout around NK'Mip RV Resort and Spirit Ridge to see the Festival of Trees. 

It was a sunny warm day at 6 C so we were able to sit outside! 

Chicken Soup with matzah balls, latkas and banana cream pie luncheon. 

For entertainment there was the internet and iphones. 

Morning Walk Two

This morning we woke up to a dump of snow. Our view from my deck window.

The Holiday Celebrations here in NK'Mip RV Resort will be a white one. 

Path to the lower camp ground by the lake.

No foot prints

My foot prints

Beach area 

Summer camp sites 

Green Chair waiting to be used. 

Our Home

Seasons Greetings

This year the first Chanukah candle is lite on December 24 and the eighth one will be lite on January 1.

Randal and I thought we would get an early start be making 'Sufganijot' otherwise known as 'Jam Busters'. We purchased a deep fryer, olive oil,  found a recipe on Face Book to follow, set up our RV kitchen and got to work. The dough was made in a large plastic bag. This method was new and it was questionable when we saw the results.

Now I know how to put jam in the middle!!! They are better eaten when they are freshly made.

So Happy Chanuhak and a Merry Christmas.

 

My Morning Walk

Well, here it is the end of November in NK'Mip RV Resort Osoyoos BC. The park is full of Canadian Snow Birds from across Canada. Every morning I go for a walk in a variety of directions. Here is what I saw this Grey Cup Sunday. It was 3 C and calm, and the sun was out!! This afternoon we will taking in the Grey Cup Party with the many fans here.

 Path to Cottonwood Lane 

 Osoyoos Lake

 Path to Spirit Ridge

Quail

Cactus   

 NK'Mip Vineyards 

 Sonora Dunes Golf Course 

 Spirit Ridge 

Spirit Ridge out door pool was busy with three boys having fun

Crows Nest  Highway 3 coming into Osoyoos

 The morning dog meeting 

Talking to family on an i-pad to show the resort

Our Street 

Harvesting Turmeric

Leon grows turmeric in a green house. The flower has no purpose but looks good. 

Harvesting Turmeric 1

Harvesting Turmeric 2

Harvesting Turmeric 3

Leon sells it to a local Natural Food Store in Asheville NC.

Family Pictures

Time to take family pictures

Cousins Kayla and Nikki 

Nikki Lynne Lorraine Leon Kayla

Lorraine and Lynne at EarthFair Asheville

Lynne and Leon 

Nikki and Lynne at Earthaven Echo Village Pot Luck Supper

Leon's Garden

Leon composts the spoiled vegetables for a local store in Black Mountain NC. He shows off the insects that helps break them down. The left over grains from a Black Mountain NC brewery is then spread over the pile. 

Fields of Sweet Potatoes are being harvested. The vines are cut back and rolled over to act as a cover crop for the winter months on the next patch.

Lynne holding very large Sweet Potatoes. 

Kayla drives the tractor to take the sweet potatoes to the house to be washed.

It was my job to wash the barrows of sweet potatoes. 

A swarm of bees tried to settle into an empty hive, then another swarm came to see what was going on! The two groups fought for same hive. Leon said the bee had not accomplished anything so left later.