The Cottage story … a work in progress. The family cottage on beautiful Lake of the Woods was the brain child of my dad.
Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
Just a fun loving guy who’s interested in technology, passionate about family, and a follower of Christ. The blog started a long time ago when we were family camping and I had an experience with one of my sons that made me realize how fast time is going by, hence the title, Tempus Fugit. I Read More ...
Hey! Welcome to the bigDadoo website. You’ve landed here for some mysterious reason only know to you but, thanks for dropping by. Most likely, perhaps, you were looking for my original blog? Well, you are there. If you were looking for my Journey blog, well that’s over here. If you are interested in some of Read More ...
In addition to this blog I have a presence on several other online services for some of my various interests. Photography. The bulk of my online photography is over on Flickr. For the family, there are a couple of special albums that are dedicated to the grandkids. Parker Easton Dane Clark Other album collections are Read More ...
Hospital food comes in for a fair bit of criticism but in my experience it can be pretty good and sometimes interesting. Take the Burger with no Bun. So this tray has showed up for a couple of lunches now. Ingredients for a complete hamburger, except no bun! Vary curious. Pro TIp: Use the Miracle Read More …
My sister Gail flew in from North Saanich on Vancouver Island for a visit. It’s the first time we’ve seen each other in more than two year thanks to Covid and various health concern as on both ends. The primary trigger for the visit was a sudden change in The journey resulting in my hospitalization Read More …
Caught this guy in the tree near the walkway to the cottage one morning.
There is a big crew down for the weekend. Eric, Des, Parker & Dane, with Len & Darlene. Jared and Eric’s friend Barret and Scott. Crib #2 is the first to be rebuilt. During 2022 the high water caused it to separate under the water line and the top half floated off to be recovered Read More …
I think this would be somewhere beyond 1st World Problems. Spending too much on jet fuel? The E1000 GX is the ONLY aircraft that flies over 300 knots on less than 50 gallons of jet fuel per hour. Combine that with the thrill of a 4,000 feet-per-minute climb out, both achievable even when fully loaded Read More …
Shirley & I are down this weekend and the weather is quite nice. In preparation for the crew coming down for the Father’s Day weekend, we spend quite a bit of time doing spring cleaning. I washed ALL the bedding down to the mattresses and Shirley does an amazing re-org of the kitchen. At this Read More …
This is the start of the rebuild which is the deconstruction of what remains of the damaged dock. Eric takes most of the week off to go down and pull the old dock apart in preparation for the rebuild. Old lumber is stacked up by size and re-use potential. Some lumber will be firewood, some Read More …
bible.com/bible/116/jhn.16.33.NLT
When you hope, hope big, hope boldly, hope dangerously. Hope with the understanding that hope, itself, is a force, a medicine, and an agent of change. There’s light at the end of the tunnel. You can weather the storm, walk through the valley, and hold on during the midnight hour. A new horizon awaits you, Read More …