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Halloween Leaf Bats Made from Maple Leaves and Upcycled Egg Cartons
With Halloween fast approaching and Bat Week in full s-WING, it’s time to take advantage of freshly fallen maple leaves and recycled egg cartons to...
Late last week a cold arctic wind came blowing through the valley. We packed up our van while being pummeled by cold slanting rain and then made our way up into the mountains on snowy roads. Our friends organized a lovely weekend family singing retreat with singer-songwriter-instructor Anna B. at Manning Park. Most of the group stayed at the very unique Last Resort, a large building with numerous bedrooms, bathrooms, a kitchen and living room. It was the perfect size for our group of close to 35. The only complaint was that it wasn’t particularly warm inside which I am sure wasn’t helped by the close to -25C weather outside. I should add a reminder for myself to bring slippers and long johns for next time.
The landscape at Manning Park was picturesque. It was a veritable winter wonder land. The trees were covered in snow and the air was cold and crisp. The children enjoyed sledding and cross country skiing. There was even a pool and hot tubs were we could go to warm up chilly toes after winter play. We gathered together for singing twice a day, once in the morning and once after supper. It was an experience reminiscent of Jam Camp, which we’ve been to this year and last year. Our weekend was filled with plenty of jamming, energetic singing and children running around like hooligans.
Thank you to S and E for organizing this great weekend! We hope there will be more weekends like this in the future.
I really enjoy all the photos and your comments are so well explained. You have enough talents that maybe one day you might have a column in a newspaper. A column in the newspaper was a suggestion from my good friend Betty. Peace and love.
Wow, look at that powdery snow!! Looks fantastic. I love the snowy pics too. =) I miss the mountains…
That's so kind, thank you Alice.
I love the mountains and snow, but I also like summer (a lot!). It looks like there's snow at your place, are you boys having fun in the snow?