Who is Breader Pedder?

This was the question I was asked a few days ago in my beginning ESL class. Breader Pedder? As you can imagine, I needed a bit more information.

• "He's old. Lots of hair on face."
  
• Hmmm.... I needed a bit more.
  
• Amidst a jumble of Mandarin I hear "beautiful girlfriend."
  
• Um, Angelina Jolie?
  
• "Yes!"
  
• Brad Pitt?
  
• "Aah, Brad Pitt! Yes, Brad Pitt."

Never knew Brad Pitt's alias was Breader Pedder, now did you?

Back at the Cafe!

What's on the table tonight? Well, John is enjoying my favorite: a turtle moo. What is it? It's a steamer with a shot of chocolate and a shot of caramel. Takes me back to my ski team days. My cup? What a bummer it is to order spiced cider, get the cup, take a sip, and discover it's from a mix. Still warm though...

So yes, we've made it back. Before the updates some have been asking for, let me share good news. Internet is being hooked up in 8 days. My wonderful husband was patiently persistent and finally got through to someone (the 5th person he talked to) who could run an American credit check. That means we'll be able to talk on the phone again...we've missed you and your voices!

Next thing: pics of our new place. We took some and then enjoyed it would be much more fun to make a video. Sorry about the bad lighting. We get so much light from the huge windows during the day and there's lots of light at night for us but it of course looks different through the lens. Enjoy...



A few additions that must be made to the video's commentary:
1) Did you notice the windows?
2) How about the dishwasher?
3) The full-length mirrors are great for John's daily moonwalking practice session.
4) Anybody notice the windows? Not as notable when the blinds are closed, but they're there!
5) Outside our front door is a patio, a small lovely backyard that we get to ourselves, and a grill that we get to use!
6) We forgot to mention the storage closet - great for all that stuff we used to store in the 2nd bedroom.
7) Did I mention the windows?

We're really loving the place. Our old home was very nice but ever since we moved I've realized how down I felt and how little motivation we had to really do anything. There's really something to bright sunlight!

It's been awhile...

Since we moved 20 days ago, we've been living without internet. That really cuts down the time one has for blogging! Tonight we decided to go over to a nice coffee shop and fill you in on what's been going on in our lives. Make sure to check the posts that follow this, as I loaded them by the date the events happened instead of all on today!

Coming soon - photos of our new abode!

The Cranberry Festival

The area we live in supplies Ocean Spray with many of its cranberries, so there's the Fort Langley Cranberry Festival to celebrate the fact! It's actually quite fun. Last year we attended but only had a short time to walk around because I had to go cook at Earl's. Well, today we experienced the whole thing!

Have you ever seen a field like this and thought "Well, they say it's a cranberry bog but I really don't see any berries?"


You have to take a closer look.


When the berries are ready to harvest, then the bogs are flooded. The machine below - a beater - then drives through the field to separate the berries from their runners, and up they float.


Then all the cranberries are pulled together using this rubber band.


Then they are sucked out of the bog, washed, and the process of turning them into juice begins. Did you know that 95% of all cranberries grown are used for juice? The other 5% are used as fresh cranberries in products, turned into wine, dried into delicious snacks, or...


used to create a cranberry bratwurst! Believe it or not - absolutely delicious.