Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
Spent a nice couple of hours out on the lake today doing some fishing. It was sunny with a light west wind and a little cool at about 8°C. While I was picking up some minnows I received a tip about a spot in Moore Bay from a local guide that was producing yesterday, but Read More …
Opened the cottage a little early this year, the Thursday before the traditional May long weekend. I took a few days off and came down Wednesday evening. Part of the early opening was a group ride that was taking place in the Kenora area, billed as a “Spring Training Camp” which seemed like a lot Read More …
The first cottage experience in my life was the Caddy Lake cottage. I don’t have a lot of memories about this place as I was only 3 at the time, but a couple of them are quite vivid. The one that stands out the most is in fact probably family legendary, and it involves a Read More …
A 27 hour power outage follows a violent 5 minute storm where severe winds cut a swath just down the road from us and take the tops of two hydro poles. Where are those candles again? We’re just getting ready to start dinner and this storm blows through and takes out the power. Nothing too Read More …
As a result of the boat show, and a few conversations in the family, we’re now the proud owners of a Sea-Doo Spark. On May 10th, our 1st weekend at the lake we’re getting ready to take it out for its maiden voyage. The weather is not the best. It’s cool/cold, overcast and a little windy. Read More …
Part 3 and hopefully the final chapter for another 30+ years. After detecting the problem in 2013 and doing the first half in 2014, it’s time to finish of the job. Pipes 3 & 4 get dug up and replaced. Scott & Eric were a huge help and made the job go so much faster Read More …
It’s August 2014 now and the problem is back. Apparently the previous years fix was just temporary and now we really need to dig into it, literally, in to it, all of it. “It” is the stuff inside the pipes in the field. There are 4 pipes going out across the field. It’s decided that Read More …
It’s August 2013 and it’s backing up. Never happened before. Another cottage 1st. The “it” is the septic field. This is not a good thing. The fluid from the rectangular settling tank is not flowing out into the field. This pretty much puts the cottage on high alert as everything that flows into the tank Read More …
I invited the guys to the boat show. We saw some impressive water craft. Drooled over some ridiculously expensive fiberglass. Went out for wings and a beverage and talked about stuff. And then, the next day, it started. There were a few more discussions and then today we’re in a store looking around. Parker Read More …
This last week on vacation I tackles a few cottage maintenance projects. Some required by the passage of time, some required by this years unusually high water levels. The first was to replace a post that had floated away. At the shore end of the newer dock section I suspect that some serious wave action Read More …