the corn is coming off

 Our glorious fall weather continues

and the farmers are finally getting the corn off.

 It's a beautiful sight seeing those combines raising dust in the fields.

 But the weather next week looks like real Manitoba

fall weather.

Our days of 20 degrees C are coming to an end.

the loon

 Katy's boyfriend, David, brought us a loon

that he had carved.

We love it.

He said he was almost finished when he dropped it

and the beak broke.

 Because the floor was covered in wood chips,

he could not find the piece that had broken off.

So he had to carve the head down to make it

proportional to the new beak size.

He did an amazing job.

It is a beautiful piece of art.

thanksgiving weekend

 I'm a bit behind....

We've had two very busy weekends in a row and

somehow the weeks just zip on by.

I will start this post with my first ever apple pie creation!

I have never been a pie baker but I am determined to change this.

I was very happy with this pie result

and those that ate it agreed.

 Katy, the ultimate poser, at our Thanksgiving table.

 This is David. 

He is Katy's dear one

and we think he's pretty special too.

He came all the way from Maine to spend Thanksgiving with us -

well, with Katy really....

but we were privileged to enjoy a good amount of time with him

as well.
I actually made the pie especially for him...

 Beth with her dear young man, Terence.

 Katy is very happy to have another man in her life

to beat on!

Her dad will be missing her "love" punches now!

 Aren't they just the cutest?

And they look pretty nice too!