A Farewell to Boots

Boots 1998-2006

My dearly beloved boots have finally met their end. Purchased in 1998 they have seen me at my best and at my worst. They have walked the cobblestone roads in Asuncion and climbed the Andes in Chile. They have slipped on glaciers in British Columbia, walked the streets of San Fransisco, and carried me up a 'mountain' in Mexico. The boots were resilient, resisting fire in the fields and weathering the salt and slush of city streets without complaint. I will miss boots, but will always cherish the memories that we have created together. Goodbye boots, and well done.

A hearty welcome to the Raichle Kooteny 5 is in order! These boots are full of promise and potential for things to come. Already they have had a taste of the life in store for them as they experienced the May long weekend. The scent of adventure is in the air as the aroma of fresh leather wafts from the boots. Not yet having developed the characteristic odours of well loved boots, one can only imagine the imprint that Grenada will have on these soles. Perhaps these will be the boots that will finally take me over the pond to visit Europe, or hike the wilds of Alaska. The future is limitless!

Happy wandering!

Kristy

Oh, how I loath moving

Well moving time is upon us. Over the past few days we have feverishly been trying to empty out our Winnipeg apartment, move into the house we're renting near Steinbach, paint the aforementioned house, and farm. Needless to say, the days have not been boring. If anyone has been trying to call us in Winnipeg, I would suggest calling Jason's cell phone from now on. We don't have a land line in our house yet, so the cell is the way to go. If you don't know that number, send me an email or leave a comment and I will let you know.

On the Grenada front, we recently received an email from GRENCODA giving us an approximate budget so that Jason can apply for extra funding from Menno Simons.

Looks like we will have a three bedroom, fully furnished house at a reasonable rate. Hmmm, three bedrooms?? I guess we will have to have lots of visitors to keep the house full. ;)
Local transport will most likely be the bus or bicycle. The estimated budget looks quite reasonable though we will have to pinch our pennies during the summer to last for a full 7 months.


kristy