LG gives its Canadian employees smoked turkeys for Thanksgiving, even if they have to courier it to their door |
The LG turkey reigns supreme in the pre-shopping fridge |
The first of many games of Settlers gets underway |
Our abode for the weekend |
Apple goodness in our very own orchard |
Testing the merchandise |
Look, no hands! |
The neighbours had a scarecrow |
The view up the drive from the road |
"Our tree fruit is packed and shipped by: Sun Fresh Cooperative Growers"... Though it seems they are not so interested in the apples? |
The lovely view from our livingroom window |
A morning round of Settlers |
Considering the Forbidden Fruit (Meanwhile the beautiful glassiness of the lake has me longing for a canoe) |
Considering a swim |
Exploring the tree |
Just hangin' |
Rethinking this swimming business |
We've got rocks and a lake, who needs anything more? |
A challenging round of "Hit the Tire" |
The rowboat was lamentably off-limits |
Steve braves the shallow, goose-infested waters |
Escape! |
The Burrowing Owl wine cellar |
Justin gives a speech |
2004 Merlot |
Not exactly sure what John's "evolution of the Coughlins" project was aiming for, but it was fun to watch |
A crowd gathers to check the results of the long exposure |
Setting up for one more attempt |
Fish pond |
Tinhorn Creek view |
Checking out the vineyards |
Pinot Noir or Merlot? |
Justin and Erica find a picturesque bench |
Brochure pose, or just one of a sequence of attempts to obscure Erica? |
Equipment maintenance at Carriage House |
Michael, a tired puppy, and a random assortment of useful items |
Equipment maintenance with a fine view |
Pomace bin at Desert Hills |
Before and after |
Pomace close-up |
Give it here. Give. |
No, really. Give. |
Box as hat? |
Box as weapon? |
Touch of Death |
Steve also analyzes the hat-like properties of the box |
Hat model |
Michael, Steve, Justin, and John square off in a match of Ulti Box in the Oliver SuperValu parking lot while we wait for André and Brian to return from the Weyerhauser woodpile |
More Ulti Box |
That's a lot of cheese |
Brian sautées the veggies while Erica makes salad |
Steve prepares a slide show of the day's photos |
Justin examines the day's catch |
4 wineries, 23 bottles of wine |
Popularity contest winners: Carriage House Kerner Dry, Carriage House Pinot Noir, Desert Hills Gamay, Tinhorn Creek Kerner Late Harvest |
Slideshow is imminent |
Almost dinner time |
André and Cynthia demonstrate shuffleboard (a game I have yet to learn to play) |
Apples by night |
E.T. caught on film in our orchard |
Thanks, Weyerhauser |
Turkey |
Pie |
Master Baker |
Say "ah"... |
Stuff, stuff, stuff |
Settlers moves outdoors for a change of scenery |
Row upon row of fall goodness |
Deadfall |
Maple leaf? |
Peaceful... |
Granny smith, golden delicious, crispin, ... ? |
Delicious, rome, ... ? |
The runt of the litter |
A perfect pair |
Orchard with a view |
The tractor next door |
House, lake, hills |
A stroll down our street |
View south down the lake from the box factory |
Valve for effluent pipe that disturbingly runs straight into the lake |
Another view from the box factory |
Bumps at the north end of the lake |
A closer look at the lumpier bummp |
The neighbours were in harvest mode |
You can't keep a good tree down |
Ready to go |
FOL |
Tractor as storage device |
Justin carves turkey #1 while Erica plays the traditional role of turkey thief |
Yes, you can barbecue brussels sprouts (but you should probably pay more attention to them than we did) |
Testing the potatoes (made with cream cheese, sour cream, and fried onions... does that basically make them like mashed perogies?) |
2 turkeys (1 roasted, 1 smoked), 5 bottles of wine, 3 apple pies, a small mountain of potatoes, squash, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, stuffing, gravy, homemade cranberry sauce |
A little bit of everything and a lot of some things |
Cyn: "I want to play the Daddy" |
Justin: "I get to play the Mommy" |
André shows off his plate |
Whipping the cream |
Ice cream and whipped cream, together at last |
Would you like some pie with those dairy products? |
Justin hits the bottle |
Justin attempts to make contact with the digitally-enhanced space aliens |
Michael prepares the next round of poker |
Brian folds |
Cyn completes her Stitchin' Bitch hat |
The tension mounts |
Feel the energy... |
Something's not quite right |
Modelling the finished product |
A parting view back over the town dump towards Osoyoos Lake and our lovely abode |