Na Ceàrdan

Last night ‘Prentiss got her last set of puppy shots. Fortunately there’s is a person up here that does the puppy inoculations for the Animal Rescue group so we won’t have to go down to the vet in PA. That saves us over 5 hours of driving … & a lost day. For those of you [...]

At Christmas each year I give Pam a Santa or a reasonable replica. Sometimes they’re store bought but mostly they’re something I’ve hand-carved myself.  Here’s a few of them. Since Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Sinterklaas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle  has been depicted in many forms. The 1881 illustration by Thomas Na […]

On Boxing Day I had the chance to go out onto Lac La Ronge in a ½-ton. The weather that day was -27ºC (-16.6ºF), partially cloudy and calm. There was very little snowfall before the lake iced over so the ice at that time was approx. 2 feet thick & quite safe for driving on. [...]