•March 21, 2009 •
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So it was the first day of spring & it was showing it’s beautiful head!

And even though I thought I’d never see anything as beautiful as an icicle … icicles are starting to appear. They may be small but they are a sight to behold after such a cold winter. It gets much too cold up here for them … lots of others too!

Because of the setting sun the icicles are too bright white to photograph clearly but it is an icicle. I counted 3 on the whole roof! WoW!! Spring just might be here …
‘S e an t-earrach a th’ ann! It’s spring!
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Tags: icicle, La Ronge SK, Sasgaitseuan, Sasgaitseuan tuath
•March 6, 2009 •
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Just had to post this photo of my neighbours …

… in spite of the -27ºC they’re still singing.
What up with that?
Slàinte mhor a h-uile duine
Best to you all!
Posted in La Ronge, Saskatchewan
Tags: birds, Cedar Wax Wing, Northern Cardinal
•March 6, 2009 •
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It was evening, the yesterdays ‘chores’ ‘were over, Gàidhlig class was over & I was free to lay back & do nothing. So I did! Watched the boob-tube all night … Thursday evening is Survivor night in our house & while I normally don’t enjoy these types of shows I enjoy making fun of the participants nitt-picking; bickering & making boastful plans about how they can lead the others to their doom. Best part of course is when they’re the ones who get the ‘boot to the arse’!!! But my favourite shows are generally the Reno/DIY more especially the Cooking shows. Last night it was a Reno show …. hmm? I’m thinking that a wall needs moving.
And today I worked on carving fish fins for my present project. A Paiute Cutthroat Trout indigenous to the one area of north eastern California. Since then I have been working on a poster for the local Arts Council’s March exhibition.

It’s Friday evening, and I believe it’s time to head down the basement, have a nice bottle of Samuel Smith’s fine brew & then knock a few balls around.
Slàinte mhor a h-uile duine Best to you all!
Posted in Gàidhlig, Gàidhlig - cha bhithinn às a h-aonais!, La Ronge, Lac La Ronge, Pool Room, artists, beer, carving, fish, pool, pool table
•January 7, 2009 •
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The CBC is reporting that Saskatchewan has a had a couple of days of below seasonal weather. 28 days to be exact. ! Today it is forcast to go up to -23ºC And when you’ve gone through -30ºC to -38ºC degrees we’ve gone through lately – 23ºC is considered warming up. I’m not complaining. It could be worse! We could still be back home either digging out from the snow &/or freezing rain & high winds.
Here’s a photo fo the main highway around 3pm on a sunny but frigid day. Note that the roads are barely clear of snow. That’s because it doesn’t melt here … once the snow falls it stays until the spring You don’t even see icicles until the spring melt! The snow just doesn’t melt!

Can you feel the warmth of the day?
Here’s another … This photo was also taken in the late afternoon on a very sunny day but the heat of the day just wasn’t there. As you can see the snow & is still wel packed on the trees. No wonder our Chihuahuas aren’t fond of this adventure;

And last but not least here’s a photo of the sundog

A Sundog on Jan 03-09
We’ve several amazing & very beautiful solar phenomena since we moved back here. The last one was as if the lights of heaven were being cast down in a blazing beam of intense light. Too intense to get a photo unfortunately!
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Posted in La Ronge, Saskatchewan, snowdog, winter
•November 24, 2008 •
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“The only difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to be credible. – Mark Twain”
Today we received this wonderful Christmas greeting video from our young granddaughter back on PEI.

3 little elfs
While this photo is in itself an awful funny bit of creativity I really think that watching this short video she put together is definitely hilarious
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Bu mhath an sgàthan sùil caraid.
[A friend's eye is a good looking-glass.]
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Posted in La Ronge, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan
Tags: Christmas, funny, grandchildren
•November 23, 2008 •
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Friday evening our friends/neighbours dropped down to help me level the slates on my pool table … well Rod did, his wife came along to visit with Pam. It didn’t take long for Rod & I to do the table & then we had a couple of beers to visit. Dry business that work.
Saturday is usually our ’shopping, library day but this Saturday it was all shopping. Christmas is coming up & we want to get on top of it before the big day. The local Christmas craft fair was also happening on Saturday & the weather, while cool is sunny & quite comfortable. So we wrapped Molly up in her down jacket, set Chesney up with a tasty treat & a warm bed & off we went.
The Craft Fair was great, lots of great stuff, art & crafts & a table full of Cree beadwork, some antler carvings but I can’t say what in case our kids & grandchildren happening to be reading this blog. Wouldn’t want to ruin their Christmas. I picked up a couple of nice photos & great Cree painting by a local artist. After leaving the fair we headed off to Robertson’s Trading Post to look at more local leatherwork & check out the meats. You never know what surprises that the butcher has brought in. Could be some elk, or bison or boar & most times there is the sausages! Blueberry & wild rice, cranberry & pork from down south. Or, hopefully the best of their sausages Bison & MuskOx links.
And finally we finish our day’s outing at the local Co-Op picking a few groceries. As you can see a day in LA can be boring.
Today I paid the price of a day of leisure by filling the seams between the pool table’s slates & screw holes. After which I worked on getting both my workbenches setup again. While for most folks these tasks would simple but for me it becomes a mammoth & exhausting task so I work for 30 mins at the most & then rest up for the next burst. It is taking a long time to get setup but one day, soon I will be back at the carving & art & posting the results right here … so keep watch.
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Bu mhath an sgàthan sùil caraid.
[A friend's eye is a good looking-glass.]
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Posted in La Ronge, Saskatchewan, dog
Tags: La Ronge SK, pool table, presents, workshop