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December 3rd, 2011Outter Limits Fun Run
October 15th, 2011This was the 10th anniversary of the Outter Limits Fun Run and it has been getting better every year. The growing number of people in attendance is a testament to what a great event it is. My brother and I ran in the very first Outter Limits Fun Run together so it was kind of nice to be able to run it again together on the 10th anniversary.
The 10 or 5 km run/walk takes place 30 minutes north of Flora Bora at the beautiful Elk Ridge Golf Course at a time of year when the fall colours are spectacular. The folks from Outter Limits do an amazing job of actually making the words ‘Fun and Run’ go together. There is bag-piper at the start line, bongo drummers and musicians along the route, prizes for the best costumes, lots of fun games on the go, participant gifts that rock, great food, and two kegs of beer!
2012 Fun Run will be September 29 so register for the run and book your yurt early!
Start Line Of the Outter Limits Fun Run.
He ain't heavy he's my brother.
Wearing my dorky Maui hat as I was heading there on the Monday after the run.
On the trail.
Portion of the run is on the golf course.
Happy runners at the finish line!
A September to Remember!
September 25th, 2011This has been a wonderful September. There has been lots of beach days, lake temperatures have been perfect for swimming, no crowds and the tree’s have been spectacular.
2nd week of September
Boundary Bog trail in Prince Albert National Park is a favorite anytime of year but it really shines in the fall with the tamaracks’ changing colour.
Great time of year for hiking or trail running.
Showing how elegant and unflexible I am.
Sandy Lake is located on the south end of Prince Albert National and only 15 minutes from us. It is such a nice lake with a sandy bottom great for swimming, its never too busy, great sites for campfires and a hiking trail that hooks up with the Elk Trail.
Another lake option so close to us.
Roasting hot dogs.
Three generations taking a stroll.
Amazing time of year to be on Emma Lake.
Morning paddle on Tuddles Lake.
Beautiful fall colours on the third lake.
Momma having some fun - September 24
It was +27C and we had the lake to ourselves...I didn't want the day to end.
Gift Cards
September 1st, 2011I’m wild about these cutie petootie gift cards that Niseemade designed for us, plus check out their splendid kraft paper envelopes. Such a nice gift for any occasion.
The gift of a new experience…thoughtful indeed!
Flora Bora's Gift Cards
Summer Road Trip Comes to Flora Bora
June 22nd, 2011
We just had the pleasure of having Becky Poley-Schutz and little Rocco of Tourism Saskatchewan come visit us!
Becky was so much fun, we paddled, hiked, biked and picnicked today.
Heading out for a paddle with Becky Poley-Schutz.
Becky Poley-Schutz canoeing on Tuddle's Lake.
The lovely couple!
Flora Bora's nature trail.
Twinflower.
Bunchberry
Sunnyside Beach Emma Lake.
Biking to the Beach.
Relaxing and having a picnic at Emma Lake.
More on Becky’s time at Flora Bora
Grand Opening
June 13th, 2011
Grand Opening Forest Party!
May 29th, 2011
Making Friends with Salad
May 18th, 2011Well the garden is planted! I’m so excited about this year’s veggie consumption…our salads are going to be beautiful thanks to Heritage Harvest Seed Company. A couple of items I’m particularly looking forward to brightening our plates will be Purple Dragon Carrots, red celery, black lettuce, 5-colour Swiss chard…at the very least I hope it gets our wee ones more interested in veggies.
Heritage Harvest Seed specializes in rare and endangered heirloom varieties of flowers, vegetables, and herbs. I am so glad there is such a worthwhile company like this, who do an amazing job of preserving and protecting valuable genetic material. Their catalog is extensive and the historical accounts for their varieties is fascinating with some seeds having their start as early as the 9th century.
Budding leaves - yay spring!
The Wonderful WWOOFers from France
May 10th, 2011Flora Bora is a host family for the international organization called Willing Workers On Organic Farms (WWOOF). The WWOOF organization links up volunteers with organic growers in exchange for accommodation, food and the opportunity to learn more about rural way of life.
For the past few weeks we were lucky to have two wonderful WWOOFers from France. It was great sharing and living together. We learned a lot from them, and it made us a bit nostalgic to our traveling days and we were sad to say good bye.
They arrived to snow and ice and left with the arrival of spring.
Francois's favorite chair- one week before the ice came off.
Photo courtesy of Marie Colin
- Francois took a liking to chopping wood, he was a regular lumberjack.
- Cruizing Emma Lake.
- Relaxing in the woods after a days work.
- Marie and Francois made this beautiful trellis for my garden plants to climb…thank you I love it!
During their stay we visited Prince Albert National Park where we hiked three trails, saw an elk grazing by the Waskesiu River and that evening the Aurora Borealis made a showing… shortly after they voiced how nice it would be to see the northern lights during their stay.
- Marie heading to the ‘eye of the bog’.
- Waskesiu Lake- Early Spring
- Elk by Waskesiu River – photo courtesy of Marie Colin
On a rainy day we painted trail signs
For Marie and Francois’s last night we melded our two cultures with crepes and hot tubbing!!
- They taught us how to make Crepes…yah I love them!!!
- Hot Tubbing + Crepes =Magic
Tous les meilleurs sur votre nouvelle aventure François et Marie … nous espérons que nos chemins se croisent à nouveau un jour!
The Interior Lovins’
March 29th, 2011Here are some of the handmade, reclaimed, and/or repurposed items that went into the making of the Yeti’s interior.
Justin built this Swedish bed and coffee table. The wood for the coffee table came from old crates. The wall hanging may not be from central Asia but it is handmade and it is special to us as a dear and one of my oldest friends brought it back for me from India.
We were lucky enough to find this school house light at the Habitat for Humanity store. The live edge shelves are special to me as I got them from a local saw mill that is owned by a wonderful man and one of my first soccer coaches who I’ll be for ever grateful to for teaching me the game of soccer that I’m still in love with and playing to this day. The antique pedestal table with pressed back chairs I got in an auction at the Salvation Army, that I admit my emotions got the better of me and my competitive side took over.
My mom and I sewed this shower curtain with Skinny laMinx screen-printed fabric which is called ‘Herds’ and my little nod to the nomad culture and their herds. The towel ladder is made from Tamarack trees that we salvaged from a farmer who had logged a portion of their land but these poles were too small for their end purposes. It was great for us as the wood helped heat our house one winter and we’ve used it in many a project around here. Justin made the mirror frame and shelf both were also made from reclaimed wood. Although not visible the vanity light we also got from the Habitat for Humanity store which we rewired and spray painted.
Looking into the bathroom.
Stay tune for upcoming pictures of the Betty’s interior…
