Jammin'

Happy Birthday, Scott! 

Scott jammin' with the Gord Bamford Band

Another week has passed and we're on the road again. I completed my IV antibiotics on Tuesday night, and they have switched me to the pill form of the same antibiotic, Cephalexin. My hand is nearly back to normal, and we have begun our trip west. On Thursday, we toured by Outlook to check out Husbandry Farms, and to get a haskap milkshake—sadly, no milkshakes were available! We visited the Great Sand Hills of Saskatchewan, climbed a sand dune, and continued to Brooks AB that day. We backtracked through the spectacular Dinosaur Provincial Park on Friday. Then, we toured the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller. Lots of fossils and displays, we'd love to tour more in the Park if we get a chance.

Dinosaur Provincial Park

Triceratops

We arrived at Scott & Dolly's in Sherwood Park on Friday evening to find mad preparations underway for the birthday party which is the featured event this weekend. Dolly has arranged for a live band who will bring Scott on as a joint performer—a special experience for him. It was great! The markets endured trepidation through most of the week as the FED threatened and then went through with another rate hike. However, the USA economy was not to be held back as Bidenomics prevailed, and we got some late week recovery, although not up to quota. "More good news today for Bidenomics, as the gross domestic product report for the second quarter showed annualized growth of 2.4%, higher than projected, and inflation rose at a slower pace of 2.6%, down from last quarter and well below projections. Economic analyst Steven Rattner noted that as of the second quarter, 'the US economy is over 6% larger than it was before COVID (after adjusting for inflation).'" In the world of sports, the Blue Jays completed a west coast tour, and have returned home still holding down a playoff spot. The Riders have not been so successful and dropped another game today to Toronto. C'mon Riders! 

Eric and Erica are making their own preparations for travel. Today, they took in a wedding in their friends' family. 

Section 1 done!

After we got the first section of carpet laid on the stairs, Erin bid us good bye, and is now celebrating the empty nest with her cats. Kristian is travelling with us. 

Travis, Joanna and crew remain in Thunder Bay. They report that things are progressing satisfactorily with house and lawn!! 

And that's enough for this week!