Spring Work

On Monday and Tuesday this week we were able to get a bit of our spring work done. Then it started raining again. Here I am spreading manure with the new spreader.


And here is my view from the tractor.

Catching Up

So you see why there has been no posts all week! We went to Ottawa 2 weeks ago, and stopped at a Costco in Quebec on the way home. Gotta love Costco and Quebec beer prices!

We left here Thursday, April 23rd, and went to a meeting in Sussex, then an open barn in Petitcodiac, then up to Sheila & Arts for supper. Then on to Tanya's for the night. Friday we drove up, stopped near Magog and picked up Mike & Taylor. Had a beer, or 2, with Chris, then on to Ottawa. We might have enjoyed a beer, or 2, again that night. Saturday we met up with Brigitte, checked out her house, and she came over for a beer can chicken, or 2. I think we had a beer then, or 2. Then a bottle of wine, or 2. I know it was 2 chicken.

Sunday was David's birthday..17..yikes..1 year till he is legal in Quebec. No matter, he has a good ID and is legal everywhere now. We went to Kelsey's for a birthday supper Sunday night, and gt a 20% discount because David works there. Cool. Good meal too.

Jim & Mary Anne took Monday off, so we went for a drive. It was 31 degrees that day, so I had to borrow a pair of shorts. We checked out the Rideau Canal, and some other nice places, on the way to Brockville, where we stopped for a beer. We missed the cheese place that Sarah wanted to see, as Jim was 100% sure it was closed. It was open. But we had a good day.

On Tuesday we met up with Kelly at her small animal clinic, then stopped at a number of farm equipment dealers, and after a really nice drive through rural Ontario and Quebec, we got to Greg & April's. We had a great supper with them, and a wonderful visit. No pictures though, because Greg is in such great shape, it would make me look bad. Like worse. I'm gonna start walking around the block again. Soon. Actually, no cameras were out. Your loss. He looks good.

Happy Birthday Emma

A belated Happy Birthday to Emma, who turned 7 on April 30th. We hope she had a good day.

New Milk Tank

OK, I was happy with the old tank.

But it died...and we tore the barn apart..

So we got a new one...
of course bigger is better...


And patched the hole for now...Thank you Dad for buying lots of tarps...I inherited a few..

Sarah likes the new one..

I always wanted a tank with a ladder..


Carl tells me the cows will milk more when they see this big new tank...

Big First Happy Birthday to Sarah

We are all excited to wish little Sarah many Happy Birthday wishes. She is a wonderful little girl!


Kinda like her Mom at the same age!

Easter Pictures

We were fortunate to have Tanya and her family for Easter. Here are Emma, Madilyn, Sarah, and Carrie waiting patiently to start their Easter egg hunt.

Sarah is happy, she got the whole bowl while everyone else was looking for eggs.

T J is happy too!

Sheila helped a lot with dinner, Sarah ate.

Carrie ate.

Kara is thinking about eating.

Stacy lost her ears.

Grandma avoiding the confusion.


Sheila & Art, Mike(just returned from Afganistan), Charles (who is soon leaving for some island in the Caribbean to learn how to be a doctor) and his girlfriend Charlene.

And David made the trip all the way from Ottawa to enjoy our Easter ham. Victoria & Brad, and Brad's father Carl were here too. Carl came all the way from Iqaluit, Nunavit.

And here is Jesse , Gilbert, & Bradford hiding in the back room, making the decisions that will change our lives!

High Speed Internet

Hey! What's that guy doing up our telephone pole? Oh..It's Brad, Gilbert's Dad, and he is hooking up our high speed internet!!. Yes! And then he came in the house and got it all set up for me. It works great. Thanks Brad!

Colonoscopy

Today I enjoyed the pleasure of a colonoscopy. Despite all the warnings of how miserable it would be, it went off smoothly. (It helped to be laying next to a fellow waiting to pass a kidney stone). Even the cleaning out went well yesterday, and I did a good job as you can see from the picture. Many thanks to Tanya, who made a special trip down to drive me in and out from the hospital. Now I'm off to gather eggs.

This Cowboy is Always up to a Challenge...

It took 3 days of searching Kings county for the roughest, toughest, meanest, dirtiest steer with the biggest, sharpest horns, but today we found it... And at 52 years old I climbed on and rode it, not for just 8 seconds, but it must have been 8 minutes, while Jesse took various pictures(he needed just the right light!!).

Happy Birthday Dad!! HiJacked Blog!!

Bruce celebrated his 52nd Birthday yesterday. Hopefully he enjoyed the stormy day and received lots of well wishes from family and friends. The day was topped off with some McCain Deep n' Delicious cake courtesy of Alpine!

This photo is a couple of years old.. I wonder if the 52 year old could still handle it? :)

BRHS Variety Show

Last Thursday, Carrie performed in her high school variety show. She was in a few skits, and also followed in Victoria's footsteps, and sang for us.

New manure spreader

Today, Jesse and I went up to the farm machinery show in Moncton, and picked up our new manure spreader. We had bought our last one in 1990 and had it delivered to the farm show in 1991, so last fall when we anticipated needing a new one, we ordered it with plans to have it delivered to this years show.

Mike's Snowmobile Party

Last Friday I drove up to Quebec for the weekend. After a visit with my good friend Barry in the afternoon, I met Jim & David and we hit a few bars in downtown Montreal. Saturday got us to Mike's, and a good time was had. A good Quebec snowmobile party. Not many pictures, but they will come. This is the fire we had to warm our beers, so we could drink them when they froze.
Thanks to Jim, I have some pictures. Here is Jim and I enjoying a beer. You can't see his because I think he dropped it. He did that a few times. Dunno why.

Here I am with the sled I liked the best. Only the sober guys wore helmets. Thanks Mike for letting me use it.

We enjoyed a great BBQ, and a few beer. This was Jim's table.

I think this is where everyone else put there empties.


The morning after, before I headed home. We all enjoyed my eggs, and Jim's bacon (the whole pound) and toast, cooked by Mike, and served by Mike. No plates. Great weekend!

And seeing as we have the picture, would you believe this fellow is now the CEO of a corporation. Rothiemay Farms Ltd. Est. Mar 17, 2009 (Saint Patricks Day)

Happy Anniversary Tanya & TJ

Today, Tanya and TJ have been married 4 years. Isn't it funny how after spending so much time together, spouses start looking like each other. We all hope that you had an enjoyable day.