The kids were the last to leave on Boxing Day. We were sorry to see them go but kids will be kids. That left Christy and I to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary alone. There was no snow for skiing and the lake wasn’t even frozen so not too much to do but clean up…

The leadup to Christmas is very Christmassy with lots of cold and November snow. Luckily we have tons of wood although not all is perfectly dry. I cut down another dead black spruce and a large poplar over by Juergen’s (it wasn’t as dead as I thought it was but there is a ton of…

It has been an interesting 10 months since our last true adventure. What has happened could be categorized as adventurous by some I suppose and for us there were plenty of thrills, spills, uphills and downhills. First, after Ben tells us in the spring of 2023 he plans to live on on his own the…

The next week or so was fascinating to witness the avian attack on the dead deer. The first day was quiet but then the crows (ravens?) found it. I’m afraid I can’t really discern the difference between crows and ravens – I heard that crows migrate and ravens don’t but that doesn’t seem to be…

Just living the life here as the weather starts to warm up. This taken a day after our return from the sunny south. Sunny here too! Then one afternoon, 5ish, day I’m looking at the trees behind the cabana, checking for likely firewood candidates. I see a bump on a tree. What the heck is…

Called Ben today and had a nice conversation tho he is busy with final year-end school projects. He’s going to be finished 3rd Mech Eng around the 25th of April and then will take bartender training at The Beach Club for his summer job. Not exactly engineering but pays well I hope. Lately he has:…

Wotta great season to spend in the north country. The weather was very forgiving generally – we often had days where we did not light the fireplace and not much snow. Good news and no so good news that – unable to have a rink this year and a very poor season for sledders and…

For the first time in our children’s lifetimes we are going to spend Christmas day not at 174 Silver Birch Ave. but in Huntsville. Although we did come here for Christmases in the early years, we were always in Toronto at least Christmas morning. Wondering if the kids will be upset? Indifferent? First thing is…

Seems like a pretty crappy start but perhaps it is appropriate. This is (near) the start of Christy and Perry’s adventures. For 3 years we have been preparing and planning the next phase of our lives – as empty nesters. Perhaps this would be off-putting to our son who is technically not out of the…