Fallen Timbers Meadery and Calgary

Today was a lovely lazy morning. We just spent the morning relaxing and then we left at noon to make our way to Fallen Timbers Meadery which is to the northwest of Crossfield. The kids went with Paul's parents in their car and Paul and I followed in the van. We would have travelled together but Paul, the kids and myself were heading into Calgary afterwards to have dinner with Paul's sister Nancy, her partner Jo and our niece Kira. Kira is over visiting from Germany for a year. 

After a minor issue where the road we were to take was closed and we had to find a new road to take, we made it to the Meadery. The Meadery makes mead from honey and makes it into wine. We were meeting up with part of Mary and Gerd's RV club; 10 very nice people who were really excited to meet us. 

We had a lovely tour with Nathan Ryan, one of the Ryan family who owns the Meadery. Some interesting things we found out- many beekeeper's children are allergic to bees (Nathan was one of them); honey never goes bad; queen bees live for 4 years and drone bees live for 3-4 months.

We got to taste the wines available and 2 that were just created and not even for sale yet. They all had a slight taste of honey, with other flavours like cinnamon, oak, traditional, etc. We left with some honey and 2 bottles of wine. Here is their website: http://www.fallentimbermeadery.ca/

At about 230 we left and headed into Calgary. It was a gorgeous drive with a beautiful blue sky and lots of sun. We arrived at Nancy and Jo's about 4ish. We ordered some pizza and with perfect timing, Jo arrived home from work just as the pizza arrived. 

After dinner we walked over to a frozen yogurt place. It was delightful! You can fill your cup or cone with any of the 12 flavours of yogurt (like vanilla, chocolate, smurfberry, piña colada) and add toppings of your choice ( from about 30 that included, glossette raisins, macaroons, brownie, cheesecake, etc)

You pay by weight, not by size. It was lovely walk and we enjoyed sitting in the sun and eating our frozen treats. 

Once back at the house, we played a game called Cards Against Humanity. It was quite funny and if you get offended, don't play it. It is just for fun and should not be taken seriously. It was a game full of laughs as we played many hands. We headed back to Crossfield about 1030. The sky was a light with a gorgeous red and orange streak.