Adventures at home.

Now that it’s officially ours…there is a bit of work to do around the place. We have a couple of sheds, a greenhouse and an old blacksmith shop on the property……..and thanks to both previous owners, a substantial quantity of junk….!!!

Some of the junk just involves plastic barrels, old fencing, farm totes and old tires.

The most significant project though……..is the woodpile…!!!

A bit of the back story is that Milk River used to have classic wooden Grain Elevators by the rail tracks in town. They were demolished in 2020. The previous owners of our house/property did some kind of deal with the town whereby the debris from said demolition is on the bottom third of our land…..!!! Reclaimed barnboard anyone…?

Our woodpile is so substantial you can see it from space…….LOL…..

It has proven useful as the colder weather closes in……we have ample firewood supplies………probably for the next 5 generations of the family…….🤣

Gathering firewood at the woodpile…….

Let’s just say….it’s a work in progress……

Scott, up on the roof adding strapping to the chimney to stop it ‘squeaking’ in the wind..

On the upside this small town is very civilized……not only do we have a firehall, elementary and high school, golf course, curling club, bowling alley, hospital complete with ER, grocery store, liquor store, post office (and a population of just over 800…!!)...but the municipal dump is no additional charge for residents….!!!

Consequently, Scott has made many dump runs with old tires, old windows etc. etc. etc. Very nice guy that works there too…..!!!

We had our first major snowfall…….or should I say snowdrift…..the falling snow is not the problem……the blowing snow is…..

We busied ourselves inside…..with a beer, made some pineapple black pepper jam, popovers, roasted some garlic………and big roaring fires

Then along comes the chinook and blows it all away again…….

The sunrises are amazing…..the view south east is towards the Sweetgrass Mountains in Montana.

The last picture there is of one of the lights inside the house. The guy who sold us the house reclaimed some of the explosion proof lights from the grain elevators. They suit the house….we like ’em……Scott took a couple from the shed to make a “chandelier” for the dining room…!!!

The birds and wildlife are plentiful….. (partridges…!!)

….and then there’s the barn kittens……..

The cat seems to like it here too……

We might stay awhile………😁