Christmas passed quickly and was a busy day for many people. Within a few more days we will be celebrating the beginning of a new year. Hope it will be a happy, peaceful one for all.
We really can鈥檛 be too unhappy about the weather. The temperature has dropped, but there is little snow and the roads have been good for travelling. Also, the scenery has been gorgeous with all the hoar frost on the trees.
People in the district had a busy Christmas with a lot of visiting as well as family gatherings being part of the day. There were also many Christmas Eve family gatherings.
Some people had been away but came home for Christmas. Lynn and Murray Blyth had spent some time in Arizona, but came home a few weeks before Christmas. They had all their family home on Christmas Eve.
Bill and Terry Pike did a lot of travelling prior to Christmas. They travelled east as far as the Atlantic and explored the area there, then back west to Arizona where they left their motor homes and flew home.
Bill Pike hosted his mother Florence Pike and all family members for Christmas Day. Terry travelled to spend time with his daughters.
Other households were also busy with lots of visiting.
Helena Pike and Christine Pike were guests of Helena鈥檚 daughter Ellen and her husband Maurice Odden for Christmas day.
I don鈥檛 always hear how everyone spent Christmas, but I鈥檓 sure it was a busy time for all.
It is so interesting to receive cards, letters and phone calls from former district residents and to know they and their families are well and busy. Among those I heard from is Enid (Tasker) Christianson, who always leads a busy, interesting life.
Another person I hear from each year is Marlene White, a former Waseca teacher who completed her teaching career in Rosthern, where she retired. She has now moved to Saskatoon where her son Scott lives with his family.
I still think Christmas cards and letters are a wonderful part of the Christmas season.
Gully Gus says, 鈥淭he driver is safer when the roads are dry and vice versa.鈥�
