Around 9 o'clock last night we had visitors drop by for a few minutes. They went home by the shortest, whiskey induced route. Here's the evidence that the lake is not quite up to sober transportation standards yet.

What a beautiful morning, -22c



Whiskey Jack all puffed up.



And Grasshopper heads off to town.



Sleigh in tow.



We got 30 Cm's of snow the day after we took the old goat to Bedrock.



First sled ride last weekend. Moose tracks on the driveway.



The sun shining through a snow flurry.



Sun sets.











If you come to visit by sled, DO NOT come up the ramp that you did last year or you will have a 6oHP Evinrude between your high beams.



Look off to the right about 30 yards and you will see a new trail.




We have had a few sub -20c nights and have been making good ice on the lake. The lake should be open any day now. I kind of miss that guy in the "Buoy O Buoy" jacket and with a 2X4 strapped across his butt to test the ice.

The skies cleared Friday evening while waiting for Grasshopper to come home.




We have had a busy past couple of days. Sunday afternoon we decided to take the boat out. Good thing because by Monday morning the lake had completely frozen over. The ice was almost 2 inches thick and I could walk on it. We had to chop the ice to get the dock out.







Boat and dock on shore.



Grasshopper will have more/better pics on her blog soon.

I went to town yesterday. A view of the Little Tomiko River, looking down stream from the Notman road.




This morning's pics.












Grasshopper is coming home at midnight tonight. So, here's the deal, if your generator won't generate, your inverter won't invert, your pump won't pump, if your cabin needs raising, or lowering, ... OK write this down, I want you to call 911-SOME-ONE-ELSE, 'cause I plan on gettin' busy for the next day or ten. Yes Kaeden and Ellia, there might be some smooching going on here, too.

Snow!! We got a few inches of snow over night. I had to shovel out the boat.




The beavers flying back and forth like they just realized that winter is here and they are not ready. There were also fish jumping clear out of the water???? Water too cold?



Ice starting to form near the shore. It has to hold off until Saturday when I will have my girls tucked in for the winter.



At times this morning there was this eerie, what do you call it? A brightness not heard of since the days of yore and whispered about by Pagans and Wickens.



A snow angel for Grasshopper.



Pet Lamb and Captain Vic; Conversation can be rather limited when your dog is deaf, and cats just don't care. Maybe the fly is a BUG planted some one to keep an eye on me. The fly is still there.

Like Billy Talent says "I'm rusted from the rain" 'nuff said, pass the WD40. Down right depressing and SADning. A little snow yesterday to warm the cockles, but then it RAINED !




Margaret, six more sleeps.

Just a quick one to let you that I'm still alive and kicking..

Some sun sets from whenever we had sun last????







It's good to know that bush engineers some times gets it wrong too with leaners and widow makers.



This house fly has been on the outside of this window for a couple of weeks now. It is still alive as it rotates and has moved about two inches this week.







Just about in the hurry-up-and-wait mode in regards to the boat and dock. Snow machines are all ready to go. The weather is still warm, although they are calling for more seasonal temps this weekend and maybe some snow. I hope it holds off until my two favorite girls come back at Little Tomiko, both due in the end of next week. In the meanwhile, Mr. Slate keeps me busy, and feeds me supper too.

Tuesday morning we had a cloudless sun rise. Then, around 9 o'clock, a fog bank moved in from Mayor Vic's evil empire, slowly swallowing Little Tomiko.




















The fog brought a flock of ducks, who don't usually land here. When the fog lifted, the ducks were gone.

Happy 8th anniversary

Joseph and Rachel

Cathy's Mom passed away yesterday afternoon.

The matriarch of the Campbell Clan,
Shirley McDonald Campbell better known as Nanny C.
was 81 years old. She leaves behind daughters Cathy,
Janet, Anne, Liz, and Barb. 12 grandchildren and 4
great-grandchildren. And many, many friends.
She was a nice lady and I am glad to have known her.

Happy birthday Mike.


Sun rise yesterday morning.








Sun set last evening.



So, Lee came up this weekend, again, it's starting to get old. This time he brought up different slave labour, Brad and Murray, better known as Bubbles and Squeak. Here, they're finishing the side deck. That's Murray doing doing double duty of QA and rail support. That's Lee begging for forgiveness and Brad is looking for a tape measure



New side door to the basement.




Look Ma! No cribbing!





As some of you know, Grasshopper has gone to Nova Scotia to spend some time with her Mom. She has posted a couple of new blogs and promises to keep us updated from the Least Coast.


Margaret, no, I haven't started smoking yet. You are assuming that I'm the one with out will power?

Happy 2nd Birthday

Athena!







The past three days have been the nicest since April. There might have been the odd nice day now and then, but they had bugs buzzing all around. This was yesterday morning's sun rise.