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5 Tips for the Perfect Pumpkin

With the fall season already among us, and Halloween right around the corner I thought it would be the perfect chance to share my tips for making the perfect pumpkins!

1.Try something new like turning them into pots or candy holders

2. Little pumpkins and gourds can make great indoor decorations

3. Dress Up your pumpkin’s too!

4. Try a classy painted pumpkin with a monogram

5. You can never go wrong with a classic jack-o-lantern!

Wordless Wednesday: The Eng

I know this is Wordless Wednesday, but I thought this post needed a little bit of an introduction.

`The Eng` and I have been together for about 7.5 months now, and to this point I have done a good job keeping his face hidden. I did this not because I was embarrassed by him, or I didn`t want you to meet him, but because we did not have a great picture of the two of us yet.

So here we go, time to reveal the first official good picture!

Star Lake Cattle Ranch

This weekend Jon posted this video on his blog about his parents farm Star Lark Cattle Ranch. They are gearing up for their annual fall sale happening this Sunday at the ranch in Oklahoma.

I really wish we had a program like this in Canada that featured the best of our countries cattlemen and farms. Check out the video and for more info on the upcoming sale, check out www.starlakeherefords.com

Windy Chicago

I  loved Chicago. It is probably one of the neatest cities I have visited in a long time. Yes getting a dress for Crystal was pretty neat, but I will leave that for her to share about. Here is my top 5 things about Chicago!

5. Did you know that Chicago almost burnt down in 1871. You can read the story below, but this is one of the only remaining buildings from "Old Chicago". This was there water station at the time.

4. Navy Pier is pretty cool. Its is definitely a tourist attraction with the bars and shops along the pier, but it was just a neat place to hang out. I loved being able to look back and see there massive buildings with the sailboats coming into dock. The ferris wheel was pretty neat too.

3. When we were there October had just begun. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and because of that the top of all the buildings are pink for the whole month. It was pretty neat to see them lit up like that. The city also has the most amazing architecture. It was super neat to see a really old style building next to the slick and sleek office towers. Some of the buildings along Michigan Ave (which has amazing shopping minus the 10% sales tax) reminded me of the cool historic churches in NYC.

2. Chicago has a ton of bridges. Mom read that Chicago has every kind of bridge possible: train bridges, walking bridges, draw bridges, triangle bridges and so much more! This was a really neat bridge by the hotel.

1. There is pop art and sculptures everywhere! This one was by far my favorite, it is huge Marylin Monroe. She was put there in September and will stay for 1 year. Each year a new sculpture is put there. I am not sure of her exact dimensions, but as we drove by grown men would only come half way up her leg! There were so many more or random sculptures and images spread around town. Remember the infamous Chicago cows of the 90's?

Wordless Wednesday: Paris Fashion Week

Here are some of my favorite looks from the Spring/Summer 2012 Collections!

Olds Fall Classic 2011- Simmentals

This last weekend was the 2nd Annual Olds Fall Classic. The Olds Fall Classic has become a great warm up show for the year, and a great way to track the quality of your cattle before the bigger shows later this fall.

As mom and I were in Chicago during the show, Dad was left to attend by himself. He took our mature pair- Dream Date, a yearling heifer that we are selling later this fall, as well as a red bull calf that we will show this fall.

I am starting to think that maybe we should just send Dad to the shows alone as the last time he went by himself, we had Champion Bull, and this time we had Reserve Champion Female!

Here are the big winners from the weekend. 

Champion Female- Southpaw Cattle Company

Res. Champion Female- High Country Cattle Services

Champion Bull- Outlaw Cattle & Sevick Cattle

Res. Champion Bull- Fisk Cattle