WEEK 5: We still love it!

We we had another busy week! Steve and Elder Foy have been doing repairs on the floors of some of the storage barns, that hold all of the grain that has been harvested. They worked on the Safefield and Salmon farms, and did such a good job, they were asked by our boss, Ben Conway to continue doing more on Safefield, Pitt Deanne and Tibbett’s Bridge barns. The bosses were very happy with their work!The harvest is ongoing. They have finished the rapeseed, which is what they make canola oil out of, and now are working on the wheat.  I was talking to some of the farm workers, and they said the load they just placed in the barn was 17.5 tons of wheat!

Combine, mowing the wheat

They have 3 John Deer combines and 3-4 tractor/trailers going for 16-18 hours a day!  Steve and Elder Foy have also been doing some mowing of grass/weeds in between the floor repairs.

Sister Foy and I have been assigned to cleaning and painting the Grange Farmhouse, which is a very large 100+ yr old house with 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a large kitchen, 4 fireplaces, a large hallway, laundry room and 3 other smaller living areas. We are getting it ready for new renters.  The last renters left it pretty clean, but it will still take us awhile to get all of the painting done.
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Grange Farmhouse                 

 Cool pond by the house

Wednesday, we had the honor of being “judges” for the Conway girls’ annual ‘school holiday bake-off’.  They made wonderful sweet treats that we tested and they were Delicious! Strawberry shortcake with fondant frosting that Alice artfully made, and delectable brownies with a caramel layer that Esther made, and fabulous fudge that had a slight pink tint to it, made by little Cecile, and the yummy cream puffs that Eliza made.  Fortunately, we didn’t have to pick a winner, they just wanted to share the experience with us. We were definitely over sugared and decided to skip dinner.  Just drank lots of water, hoping to dilute the sugar
rush!

School Holiday Bake-off

Friday was Steve’s birthday, and the Foys treated us to a movie, “Mission Impossible: Fallout” with Tom Cruise, and it was full of excitement! We then went to dinner at Steve’s favorite Irish restaurant, McDonald’s. He’s been wanting to try it out since we got here! Yes, it tastes the same.

Us and the Foy's waiting for the movie

Saturday, we took a fun trip to Ely.  We toured the  Ely Cathedral with a good guide and learned a lot about the history of this quaint little town.  There was a large wedding there that afternoon and we enjoyed seeing the groomsmen in their tails and top hats as well as the vintage Rolls Royce looking cars parked out front for the wedding party.

Cute English Wedding Party (of course I asked! They're posing!)

We ate lunch at the nearby Minister Pub then took a short riverboat ride on the Great Ouse River.

    
Riverboat Ride

Back to Keeler Farm to get ready for a BBQ with a family in our ward, John & Pam Flattley, her sister Janet, three of their grandchildren and our local young missionaries, Elders Henrie and Stock.  We set up the BBQ grill for hamburgers and “Foy chicken”, which was yummy!! I made a potato salad and had fun finding “dill pickles”, which are called “Soured Gherkins” here. I also made some snickerdoodles for dessert.

Sunday we met our new primary class. They are the oldest Valiant class and there were 4 boys and 3 girls there today. Had a good lesson learning about Samuel the Prophet and ways we can listen to the Lord and to have the Holy Ghost with us. Great kids! We love it!!