I'm from Winnipeg and many of my relatives still reside there. As a consequence, Winnipeg was all about family. I stayed with my cousin Marilyn and her husband Earl. They were very kind and generous to Sugar and me; Earl was especially kind to Sugs vis-a-vis treats. Though they do not have dogs, they still had dog treats in their cupboards. When I arrived, I boldly stated that Sugar was a very good dog and has never done any damage and that I could confidently leave her alone. The first night we went out leaving Sugar in their home, she mangled a sheepskin rug that their daughter Kim had brought from Scotland. When I went into the living room there were bits of sheepskin fur all over the place. She even tore the skin part. Obviously I was embarrassed and am now on the hunt for another sheepskin. I guess I can now confidently assert that Sugar won't do any damage unless there is a sheepskin rug in which case all bets are off. So even though Sugar was a bad dog, they still liked her and gave her treats and took her for walks.
Marilyn still liking Sugar |
Sugar getting some ear action from Earl |
The hugely over its banks Assiniboine |
Marilyn and Earl have two daughters who get along really well. I don't get it myself but there you have it. Krista, the younger of the two, had Marilyn and I over for supper one night with Kim and her husband Ronald. Kris's husband Roger showed up after work and it was very nice to see that both of them married really nice guys. Roger took me for a ride in his new Charger and I was thinking I might get one until I realized I couldn't see out of the back window. That night, Kim joined me on a long walk with Sugar and it was kind of nice to touch base with her now that we are both adults. I'm only about 6 or 7 years older than Kim but she was always a kid when I lived in or visited Winnipeg.
I spent some time with my brother Jim too. Jim is the eldest in our family. He had a stroke several years ago which affected his speech but we find that we communicate well over movies. We went and saw Midnights in Paris which Jim had seen before but enjoyed enough to see a second time. I think it's the best thing Woody Allen has done in a long time. We also drove down to The Forks for lunch where Suggie sucked up to Jim to get some of his lunch.
Sugar looking like a good dog so Jim will give her some of his lunch |
The old shack. The trees have really grown in 35 or so years |
I had to leave Winnipeg at some point and so I did. I was picking up Sue (not my Sue) in Calgary on Friday morning so I headed west on the Wednesday. I stopped over night just outside of Swift Current at a park called Saskatchewan Landing. I have to say that Saskatchewan in very beautiful and all you naysayers have likely never been here.
Saskatchewan Landing is on Lake Diefenbaker and it is gorgeous. I just missed the sunset but I did wake (at 4 ish) for the sunrise.
Moon going over the hills |
The bridge over Lake Diefenbaker |
So as you can see the landscape of Saskatchewan is not all flat and wheat-covered. Nope, lots of it is flat and canola-covered.
After my night at Saskatchewan Landing I booted over to Calgary because I had to pick Sue up at about 9:00 in the morning. I found a hotel near the airport, did not explore Calgary, and had my supper at the hotel. So nothing to report on Cowtown. I shall end this here and the next one will contain my adventures with Sue.
3 comments:
sask is really gorgeous. sugar's capacities to misbehave and still win over confirmed again.
Can't wait to see the photos from Grasslands park!
(I've gotten over my fear of having a google account, but have tried to post twice and failed. Must be more of a techno peasant than I thought I was.) Clearly, I succeeded finally, though.
Yo, Jan. Where are you now? Thinking I may have missed you when you and Sugar arrived in Alberta. Terrific photos!
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