Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
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 …
As part of the Kenora Arts Project Arts Fest this year there are displays all over downtown Kenora entitled “Muskies on Main”. Here are a few of my favourites.
First off, I’m at the lake, so how sweet is that! Next, it’s not raining and I got in a ride with Arthur Fast instead of the usual solo effort. I did flat on the way out to our 9am rendezvous at Tim’s East in Kenora but still made it on time after donating a Read More …
This is the 4th weekend in a row at the lake. It’s quiet, just Shirley and I. The lake is calm with a high overcast and about 10°C. A fishing boat went out at day break (~5:30am) and other that that, very still, very quiet, peaceful. This is the “bug” weekend. The May flies that Read More …
Last fall just as we were closing the lake down for the season, shutting off the water etc. the septic field decided to stop accepting any new contributions from the holding tank. This is a bit of a problems as in order to winterized the system you need to pump down the main tank into Read More …
I join ed up with about 12 other folks including Doug L. and Dave M. for this inaugural ride out to Minaki and back for just over 100km. This was my fastest 100km ride ever, thanks to some young guys setting a blazing pace on the way out, and dropping us on the way back. Read More …
On Thursday after breakfast we headed out on the lake for an adventure to explore a unique aspect of Lake of the Woods. During World War II there were six German prisoner of war camps on the lake, most are close to us so we went over to POW (Prisoner of War) Bay to see Read More …
As with any cottage of a certain age, there are a number of quirks that have developed over the years. In the beginning, everything is well-organized or at least planned out and then over time little changes accumulate and it helps to have insider knowledge on how things work, or why things got to be Read More …