Easter has come and gone, all but the happy memories that are left behind. We had such a wonderful time with family and friends.
Most all the churches had special Easter services to help us remember the true meaning of Easter.
The First Mennonite had a breakfast at 9:30 which I was invited to and it was very special for me.
The service following breakfast was also special. As we were growing up on the prairie the Easter celebration was a big thing, every one from far and near would come out.
All the ladies would have a different hat to show off. Puts me in mind of the old song that goes like this “Put on your Easter Bonnet with the blue ribbons on it, while I hitch old Dobbin to the shay.”
Open water
Every day we look out and there is more open water, sure be great to have it all open. It’s going to be late this year as May is sneaking up on us pretty fast.
Last night there were six deer in our corral. They were nipping on what grass they could find. They were very bold and I just walked right up to them. It’s no doubt they are hungry and my presence was not important to them.
There are still come big loads of hay going through and with such a late spring the ranchers will be feeding for some time yet.
It’s now the end of April and low and behold it’s snowing and big time. We just thought spring has sprung and not it’s snowing again.
Out foxed
There are also some foxes looking over the local’s chicken houses. In fact they have done better than just look, they have some pretty good pickens too.
In fact one fox is so smart it climbs up the fence, walks along the top rail and jumps into the chicken yard and after a chicken or two climbs out the same way with its catch, pretty smart.
Hospital visit
I visited our local hospital to visit one of my very old friends Clarence Durban (Babe).
We had a grand visit as we both go back over 60 years. Lots to talk about. While there I had a short visit with John Meyers who I also know very well.
Both Babe and John were long time residents of the south country. Babe and his wife, Gloria, now live in Burns Lake and John and his wife, Julia, now have moved to Topley.
I know all their old friends will wish them a speedy recovery. They are both in a very comfortable place and having the best of care.
Water week
I keep getting in our mail letters requesting money to protect our water. They say as a whole Canadians are using too much water for one thing and the other is the U.S.A. has it’s eye on our fresh water. Maybe every house hold does use more water than they really need.
This letter gave the number of gallons the average family of four uses and it’s lots more than you would realize.
An eye opener to me. After growing up on the prairie and going through the depression and the big dry, water was always in short supply.
No rain for weeks and that hot wind always blowing. We had three wells and we would pump them dry every day.
The Eyehill creek only had water in little pot holes so water was rationed and big time. We always felt so sorry the work teams. Just imagine how much water eight or 10 work horses would go through.
They were always thirsty. Even our milk cows were short of water so the milk production was down. It was a tough time for everything.
Friday night and maybe Sunday night was bath night. The bath tub was a galvanized wash tub and the whole family took turns. Little brother Peter then me and mother then dad.
He was a big man and how he got into the tub I couldn’t figure it out. Then mother would wash the floor with the bath water and what was over went into cold frame for small vegetables.
During the summer we used to take a bar of soap and a towel and as there was a couple of water holes we would have a good wash off. That sure beat that wash tub.
When Jo and I were first married and raising our family there was no power at that time and like Saskatchewan we had no bathroom. We also had a wash tub for washing closes in and bathing.
We hauled water from the lake with a big barrel and stone boat and a horse. In the winter we melted snow in a barrel as well.
We just hauled up the drinking water. For drying the clothes in the winter months I made Jo a rack that was over the cook stove and it worked okay.
When we got the power what a godsend that was as we were able to have a proper water system from then on. Jo was washing clothes with the motor washing machine, the motor caught on fire and Jo managed to push the loaded machine outside. She didn’t weigh a 100 pounds herself so I would guess in an emergency you get more strength and she did.
Our water is precious, we should all try to conserve it.
A little story
A 70 year old lady went to the doctors office where she was seen by one of the younger doctors. In about four minutes time she burst out of the room screaming.
She was in a terrible state. A senior doctor stopped her and asked what her problem was, the older doctor took her to another room to cool off.
He then went down the hallway and found the younger doctor writing on his clip board. “What’s the matter with you,” the older doctor demanded, Mrs. Terry is 71 years old and has grown children and grandchildren and you told her she was pregnant.
The younger doctor kept on writing and without looking up and said “Yeah but does she still have the hiccups?”
Always remember that God loves you and so do I.
Thought for the day The next time you feel like complaining about food remember your garbage disposal probably eats better than 30 percent of the people in the world.
