https://chasing-the-rainbow.hurin.ch/en/tags/fooddrink/ Recent content in fooddrink on Chasing the Rainbow • A Traveller's Blog by Frauke Knappmann Hugo -- gohugo.io en-GB Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:39:33 -0800 https://chasing-the-rainbow.hurin.ch/en/posts/026-processing-animals/ Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:39:33 -0800 https://chasing-the-rainbow.hurin.ch/en/posts/026-processing-animals/ Without heating, without power, without sewers I already talked about the differences in infrastructure between Germany and Canada in my post about Wildfires, Hybrid cars and Recycling. Here in the Rocky Mountain areas the situation is similar yet still slightly different compared to the prairies. Occasional power outages are no rarity but more something like an (annoying) everyday thing, especially when it turns dark early during the winter months. Seven Pines also has no connection to a public sewer, just a buried septic tank behind the house - which is the reason why we are not allowed to drive over that part of the ranch with a tractor, because the weight and vibrations the machinery causes might harm the tank and the pipes leading to it. https://chasing-the-rainbow.hurin.ch/en/posts/025-silent-night/ Mon, 28 Dec 2020 12:39:09 -0800 https://chasing-the-rainbow.hurin.ch/en/posts/025-silent-night/ Christmas - A family celebration I found my current host family on workaway, while looking for a spot to stay at for Christmas - specifically with Christmas in mind. I wanted to celebrate at a place with good chances of white Christmas and a family around me that could help me, not, to forget about the absence of my own family, but to at least make the separation enjoyable. And I hit the jackpot with the Peterson family. https://chasing-the-rainbow.hurin.ch/en/posts/019-kamloops/ Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:25:34 -0700 https://chasing-the-rainbow.hurin.ch/en/posts/019-kamloops/ A new Home The puppies from the first two litters (Irish Wolfhound, Boston Terrier) are now old enough to go to their new families. All puppies are already spoken for, at least on paper. But Canada is big and to get the young dogs to their new owners without it being too much of a hassle for one side, a certain ability in planning is needed. Luckily, most of the buyers live in British Columbia and one place that seemed to be more-or-less halfway between Seven Pines and everyone else, is Kamloops. https://chasing-the-rainbow.hurin.ch/en/posts/017-thanksgiving/ Mon, 12 Oct 2020 17:39:14 -0700 https://chasing-the-rainbow.hurin.ch/en/posts/017-thanksgiving/ Celebrating with the Family In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated yearly on the second Monday of October - a celebration comparable to our “Erntedank” (harvest-thanks), except that Thanksgiving is a lot bigger, usually used as a chance to meet up with the family and celebrated not on a Sunday but on a Monday which is a bank holiday in all of Canada. George usually celebrates Thanksgiving around the time he also starts finishing up the guest season, with the helpers and neighbours. https://chasing-the-rainbow.hurin.ch/en/posts/006-towns-and-cities/ Tue, 11 Aug 2020 21:22:19 -0600 https://chasing-the-rainbow.hurin.ch/en/posts/006-towns-and-cities/ Canadian Dimensions While villages and cities are located in direct neighbourhood in many places in Germany, the prairies offer a great amound of space - La Reata, for example, officially belongs to White Bear, which is about 25 km away from the Ranch. Kyle, too - which, unlike White Bear, also has a post office, so La Reata’s postal address is listed there - is more than 30 km away from the ranch.