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Jul. 26th, 2007 10:22 amYesterday I travelled to the exotic town of Girouxville to visit a local apiary and watch honey extraction. The whole process involved a lot of machinery and reminded me of those, "This is where your food comes from" sections that used to be on Sesame Street.
After exploring the apiary, I stopped in at the Girouxville museum, because my editor recommended it to me. The area about 2 hours north of Grande Prairie was settled by people from Quebec. It's very strange. Many signs are written in French, and it's not uncommon to hear various conversations entirely in French.
The museum showcases the history of missions in Northern Alberta and includes a lot of church stuff from the area. It was somewhat creepy. Another special exhibit was a stuffed five legged squirrel, which was holding three peanuts in its three forearms.
I would really like my next move/trip to be to a place with older history. This "50 year" history is not cutting it for me any more.
On Monday, I went for a little trip out to Beaverlodge to visit a farmer who is growing Rhodiola Rosea, a plant that has properties similar to ginseng.
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Editing my own work is very amusing to me because I keep on spotting my own mistakes and inconsistencies. My characters will say the same things twice, jump positions, repeat actions and contradict themselves. I'm already looking forward to my second edit.
After exploring the apiary, I stopped in at the Girouxville museum, because my editor recommended it to me. The area about 2 hours north of Grande Prairie was settled by people from Quebec. It's very strange. Many signs are written in French, and it's not uncommon to hear various conversations entirely in French.
The museum showcases the history of missions in Northern Alberta and includes a lot of church stuff from the area. It was somewhat creepy. Another special exhibit was a stuffed five legged squirrel, which was holding three peanuts in its three forearms.
I would really like my next move/trip to be to a place with older history. This "50 year" history is not cutting it for me any more.
On Monday, I went for a little trip out to Beaverlodge to visit a farmer who is growing Rhodiola Rosea, a plant that has properties similar to ginseng.
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Editing my own work is very amusing to me because I keep on spotting my own mistakes and inconsistencies. My characters will say the same things twice, jump positions, repeat actions and contradict themselves. I'm already looking forward to my second edit.
