What we've learned about retiring early, health, technology, RVing and an active lifestyle.
Mark Boothby
First off and most importantly, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Despite all the restrictions of the pandemic, Della and I had an enjoyable Christmas day. I spent part of Boxing Day creating a Facebook Live to outline what we’ve been up to during the holidays. I’ve Facebook Lived before but never using OBS to … Read more
Della and I decided to start a new Christmas tradition this year. Della spent the day baking and we headed out to make some drop-offs and look at Christmas lights. Alberta has such a huge sky that my iPhone Camera can’t do it or the Chinook Arch Justice. I think we captured the “Christmas Star” … Read more
I’m writing this in early December. We closed the campground in late October. Of course, 2020 was much different. Since I prefer to focus on the positive this blog focuses on the positive aspects of this past summer. There is positive in every situation and 2020 is no different. Physical distancing and masks were a … Read more
It’s late September, the grass is green, days are high teens, nights are high single digits. Still we’re planning to close the campground October 14th. The 2020 season was shortened by the Pandemic and travel was restricted. Still were calling our season 4 a success. The campground is getting pretty quiet. The geese are returning. … Read more
We planted in June and harvested Sep 15th. We had many meals and giveaways during that time too. Still, it was the best garden we’ve had. It was a slow start mind you. We started the garden indoors then transplanted. It was a cold spring and they seedlings didn’t survive. But a quick re-seeding produced … Read more
Fall weather has arrived. Days are warm and nights decidedly chillier. That means sweaters in the morning and shorts in the afternoons. It’s a great time of year.
Della did a great job this summer getting the Tower Garden going. She often spoke to people about Health as well. We don’t “sell”, we just talk about our story and what we know about an amazing product line.
The weather this week is beautiful and there’s no shortage of campers. We fill up each night and empty out each day. The challenge is prepping for the inevitable winter shut down and not leaving things to the last minute. We close to campers the Monday after Thanksgiving. We spend the remainder of that week … Read more
We walk as much as we can. This morning was glorious so we went for a walk on a slightly different path. There is a closed rodeo event going on this weekend so there are livestock and a few trailers in the infield.
The Williams Lake Stampede Campground has a number of Mountain Ash. This year they’ve been spectacular both spring and fall. The blackbirds are starting to gather so they’ll soon be feasting on the berries. They are my favourite tree in the campground. They are easiest to keep trimmed and are out of the way of … Read more