I have been promising my grandchildren to take them to the farm where my mother grew up for months. I have also been promising my uncle we would visit, but due to the social distancing rules of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been putting the trip off. My uncle convinced me we could arrange a socially distanced, outdoor visit though, so I packed us a kid-friendly picnic lunch and off we went.
My uncle (my mom’s younger brother) now owns and looks after the property with his wife and daughter. They have done an awesome job renovating and keeping it thriving. It has always been one of my favourite places to visit, although I don’t get there nearly as often as I would like to.
Enjoy this slideshow of just a few of the pictures…
3/5 of Grandma’s sweeties 
Touring the farmyard 
picking pumpkins 
Cheers! 
That’s a big rock! 
feeding the pigs 
gathering eggs 
hold on tight! 
look at that guy! 
digging potatoes 
that’s a big tractor! 
gathering potatoes 
chickens and 1 rooster 
he’s looking at me! 
Is it lunch time? 
I got some eggs! 
Grandma’s newest angel 
prize pumpkin 
standing on Great Grandma’s autograph 
Highland cattle
In the very last picture you can see writing in the cement where the girls are standing. My mother engraved her name (Eva) way back in 1941 when she was just twelve years old! I tried to explain the connection to the children, but they are too young to understand yet. Someday though I hope they will appreciate and marvel their great grandmother’s autograph as much as I do.
The kids loved their farm visit, in fact when my uncle told us to come back soon, my grandson said “See you tomorrow!”
