Former Shropshire Star reporter Rebecca Lawrence has moved to Moose Jaw, Canada, with fiance Simon, a pilot in the RAF who has been given a three-year placement with the Canadian Airforce.

Moose Jaw, Canada. Picture from Google Earth

Thank goodness, all our stuff arrived in one piece last Friday – except for a broken picture frame.

I’ve spent the last week unpacking many a box and finding the right places to put the contents.

We’ve also cleaned the house from top to bottom and are making it ours. It looks much more homely with our pictures on the walls and lots of photos of friends and family on the shelves.

The weather hasn’t been that great but the sun is beginning to emerge now and it seems to come out at the weekends – which is the best time, I suppose.

Beautiful Canada - Rebecca in Regina

We enjoyed a night out at a Scottish/Irish pub called Bobby’s and spent Saturday exploring the shops of Moose Jaw. There is one called Cranberry Rose which actually reminds me of Wysteria Lane in Shrewsbury, as it sells all sorts of beautiful things from jewellery to candles and clothes.

As our kitchen items have now arrived. We enjoyed cooking our own dinner on Saturday night and eating it outside in the sunshine.

On Sunday, we went exploring some of the many tracks of Moose Jaw on our bikes. We also visited Crescent Park, which is a lovely area with a river and waterfall and which houses the beautiful historic library. I have yet to join it though as I still haven’t got anything with my name and address printed on it for identification.

Moose Jaw held a food festival called Motif last weekend and we enjoyed trying out various different foods – especially from the Philippines.

We’ve also been busy watching the television series Bones, which we’ve found we can hire from Blockbusters. We got addicted to the first series after our friends lent us the box set and were thrilled to find series two and three in the video store.

The cinema in Moose Jaw is just like any other. In fact when we went to see Harry Potter on Wednesday night (well worth it), I said to my fiancé we could be anywhere in the world – except the giant drinks and popcorn buckets gave it away a little.

I’ve also met a few more people. I ventured to a coffee morning at the base on Wednesday and I’ve also volunteered to help at the Moose Jaw Humane Society, which looks after abandoned pets.

On my first day last Thursday I helped mop the floor and gave some of the dogs some fresh water.

At the weekend, we’re planning to go back to Regina to try out a restaurant that’s been recommended to us and we’re also hoping to visit one of the province’s many lakes for a picnic. Let’s hope the sunshine lasts.