Category Archives: Fun

2020_Baba visits the Grandkids

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Darlene & Ken

January 2020 In January I had an opportunity to get a little Baba Time in with the kids and grandkids. I spent a few days in Winnipeg with Kerry, Megan, Katie and Tyler before flying out to Kamloops. I spent … Continue reading →

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October 2019 Visit from the Grandkids

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Darlene & Ken

October 14 to 18, 2019 We enjoyed a fabulous visit from Kelsey, Matt, Jacob and Nora. Kelsey’s best friend from school, Miranda, was getting married, and the whole family was able to come to Manitoba for a visit. Ken and … Continue reading →

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2019 Visit to BC

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Darlene & Ken

April 15 to 25, 2019 We celebrated Easter in BC. After our cross continent trip to Miami last month, we decided we had enough of driving and flew instead. We spent a few days in Kamloops with Kelsey, Matt, Jacob … Continue reading →

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Holistic Holiday at Sea

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Darlene & Ken

March 3 to 14, 2019 We have just returned from a most amazing holiday. I know I had decided I would not travel in the winter any longer (see Snow or Sand), and I did stay home this winter for two … Continue reading →

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2018 Year in Review

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Darlene & Ken

Another year gone, in a blink of the eye. How fast time goes by. It was another busy year for the Porters. Last year I reported that, five years after ground breaking, the house was essentially finished. So we spent … Continue reading →

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A New Boarder – Booksey

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Darlene & Ken

December 15, 2018 We have a new boarder staying with us for the winter – my sister Sheryl’s kitten, Booksey. Life got a lot more interesting since he arrived. Hanna is now six and Sox is five, so its been … Continue reading →

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2018 Visit to BC

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Darlene & Ken

September 29 to October 15, 2018 We are home from another great trip to BC to visit the kids and grandkids. The weather can be iffy this time of year and when we left, we had snow and cold in … Continue reading →

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Family Time – August 2018

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Darlene & Ken

August 13, 2018 My house is eerily quiet right now. For the last two weeks its been packed to the rafters with family. Our kids, Kerry, Christopher and Kelsey were here with their families. We had a fabulous time with … Continue reading →

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Workaway 2018 – Lucas

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Darlene & Ken

June 13, 2018 Our first Workaway for 2018 left today. Lucas is from Belgium and stayed with us for seven weeks. Two of those weeks he was on his own, house/dog/cat/plant – sitting for us while we were on vacation. … Continue reading →

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European Vacation 2018 – Part 2 England

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Darlene & Ken

May 6 to 19, 2018 After 6 days in and around Amsterdam we travelled to London, England by bus. We took the ferry across from Calais, France to Dover England. The first glimpse of England we had was the white … Continue reading →

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