Happy Birthday Vacation, or What?

We’re currently in Winnipeg, visiting B-R-C’s family. What an amazing vacation it’s been!

On Friday night, we went to B-R-C’s cousin Lor’s farm for dinner and a “Family Burn.” That’s a big, ritual bonfire where they purge stuff from their past. We had grain-fed chicken for dinner AND B-R-C even ate some! It may be the LAST time she eats chicken, but at least she tried it.

There was SO MUCH paper (B-R-C’s father’s old account books, for example) on the fire that Lor and I had to stay up late to tend the fire. While waiting for everything to burn, I saw the Northern Lights for the first time! It was amazing! Blue and green streaks dancing in the night sky!

On Saturday, it pissed down rain. It was so windy (government storm warnings!) B-R-C thought the roof of the farm house would blow off! We were supposed to go to the Winnipeg Folk Festival, but because of the rain we decided not to. Instead, we went to see Cirque du Soliel. What an amazing show. We want to get the soundtrack.

Sunday was just beautiful, weather-wise. Morning temp of 13C, and forecast to go up to 23C or more by mid-afternoon. We went to the Folk Festival, and had a great time. I bought a couple of CDs, but didn’t get all the ones I wanted. I didn’t want to buy the CDs of groups we hadn’t seen yet, and the music tent closed before I could get back to it. The big show at the end of the night included Joan Armitrading and Ray Davies (of the Kinks)!

B-R-C took me out for a Birthday Lunch yesterday, where I had a Bison Burger. I wanted something that was A) representative of Winnipeg or Manitoba, and B) something I wasn’t likely to get or have back home. We were supposed to go out after dinner for drinks in the trendy part of town, but instead we stayed in and I made Strawberry Daiquiris. Yummmmmy!

Karma has been in good hands this week, staying at our neighbour’s house. Yesterday we got a photo of a very happy looking dog, lying on the grass in the shade with a ball between her legs!

I fly home on Thursday evening; B-R-C won’t be coming home until Monday. It’s BACHELOR TIME again! I want to get together with A Certain Someone on Friday night, or Saturday night, or maybe even Sunday night; I’m just waiting to find out when that will be.

I’m also supposed to meet my Birthday Twin psychopomp_dk for drinks and philosophical conversation this weekend as well. I need to figure out when that will be. Perhaps leer is going to join us? eh?