Campfire

Rien and I had a campfire today

Chicken, so yummy 

Amazing weather for last day of October 

 

Fire

A neighbour’s barn was in fire this week 

In the neighbourhood chat they asked if people could come to help with the cows, come with trailers, the neighbours came and it was dark, not easy but powerful to work together as a community 

We live in a community that’s there when needed, thankful for that

Amazingly most cows came out alive 

 

Corn harvest

In the evening dry corn was harvested at our place

Next day at the dairy farm

The corn is running well

Just over 20%

A beautiful day for combining 

 

Craft Weekend

A very social time

With good food

And sometimes being goofy 

Our annual craft weekend

Ivy came for the first time, she made an octopus 

some were painting

and some were sewing

diamond art and some photography books were organized

and we visited

Lots of nice material to work with

Baby Henri came for a visit too

very cute baby

time to get outside

gorgeous sunshine

the beaver dam was just taken out

a carpet of leaves

still beauty

lots of cars parked in the yard

One of my irises is flowering 

 

Last day in Holland

we went to Naaldwijk

always nice here

AH grocery stores were hacked, so some empty shelves

next stop, the beach

a favourite place

so many more people in the Netherlands now have a motorhome

but some of the campgrounds are very boring

drive past the ferry to the UK

last evening, play games

drive to Schophol, so many birds in the air close to the airport

dropped of our rental, we really like the car 

a Toyota Carola

ready to go home

the trees around Toronto were at peak beauty

 

Sunday

we had a quick visit with my mom again

Then a get together with cousins

It was loud and very fun

most came by bike

on Monday we had coffee with my mom 

goodbye!

 

Family

we visited with family

we took some pictures

glad we had time to see each other

the olive tree has actually olives,

Holland had a super nice summer

my high school

how we can walk to church