Although the numbers dwindle drastically during the colder months, the ladies of Boultbee Road continue to keep active, physically and socially, throughout the winter. Several ladies continue to walk the length of the road every day. Their “walking pool” style of organized activity allows anyone to join the group at any point of the road and drop off the walk in the same manner. Some of the casual “rules” for the walk are relaxed during the winter when there is less traffic, distractions and participants. For instance, dogs are normally discouraged for the simple reason that they are an uneccessary distraction but when there are only two or three walkers, well-behaved dogs with their humorous antics, are a welcome addition to the group, not to mention a safety benefit when there have been recent cougar and wolf sightings. The walkers send a big thank you out to Interior Roads for the early plowing and sanding enjoyed after the big snow fall earlier this month and a big thumbs up to Mother Nature for providing such great weather conditions. The Boultbee ladies don’t look too hard for a reason to get together for some laughs over tea and goodies. On January 10, the five remaining ladies on the road enjoyed coffee and cake at Marg’s house as a send off for a couple of neighbours leaving for a short while. A visit or return by one or two ladies of the road will be all the reason the group needs to get together again for more laughs.