{"id":65,"date":"2015-10-24T17:55:08","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T21:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/?p=65"},"modified":"2015-10-27T15:55:39","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T19:55:39","slug":"alberta-bound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/?p=65","title":{"rendered":"Alberta bound"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_72\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0925.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-72\" src=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0925-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Getting ready for June's memorial service in Pincher Creek, AB.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting ready for June&#8217;s memorial service in Pincher Creek, AB.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our hosts, and in many ways our protectors and safety blanket, have been Donna and Sam.\u00a0They have been kind and generous beyond compare, letting us stay at their house in Calgary, and also at their cabin on Beauvais Lake\u00a0near Pincher Creek.\u00a0So it was with pleasure that we landed on their doorstep in Cow Town, where we spent a few days sorting ourselves out, cleaning up, and generally getting ready for Ann&#8217;s Mother&#8217;s memorial service. It was a beautiful event that allowed family and friends to say their final goodbyes to a woman who has meant so much to so many. I miss her deeply&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMGA0368.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-75 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMGA0368-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMGA0368\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>With the formalities over we settled into the cabin at Beauvais like fleas on a dog. It&#8217;s so peaceful and relaxing (and warm and dry&#8230;) that we might never have left. We read, paddled and fished,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMGA0364.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-69\" src=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMGA0364-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMGA0364\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0and had\u00a0great discussions, covering Life, the Universe and Everything <a href=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0923.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-71\" src=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0923-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0923\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>. It was great just hanging out with family, relaxing, and getting ready for our next steps.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMGA0353.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-68\" src=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMGA0353-1024x138.jpg\" alt=\"IMGA0353\" width=\"768\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMGA0353-1024x138.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMGA0353-300x40.jpg 300w, https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMGA0353.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0634.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0634-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sam taking Ann fishing\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0634-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0634-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0634.jpg 956w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam taking Ann fishing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0932.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-73\" src=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0932-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Peggy &amp; Phil\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0932-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0932-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0932.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peggy &amp; Phil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMGA0351.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMGA0351-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Donna &amp; Ann ... cute?\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMGA0351-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMGA0351-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMGA0351.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donna &amp; Ann &#8230; cute?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0938.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0938-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mike &amp; Ann discover ATVing\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0938-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0938-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0938.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike &amp; Ann discover ATVing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>BTW, I should add that we are now expert hanging ceiling installers. Check out the work!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0936.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-84\" src=\"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0936-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0936\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our hosts, and in many ways our protectors and safety blanket, have been Donna and Sam.\u00a0They have been kind and generous beyond compare, letting us stay at their house in Calgary, and also at their cabin on Beauvais Lake\u00a0near Pincher Creek.\u00a0So it was with pleasure that we landed on their doorstep in Cow Town, where [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=65"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85,"href":"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions\/85"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=65"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}