I took myself out for a spin this week to enjoy some of the beauty of Lonesome Lake. Both the black flies and mosquitoes are horrendous...

This photo, courtesy of a kind friend, was taken on May 10th in our neck of the woods. I totally missed it! I got up in the middle of...

This bear and I watched each other for a long time this past week. I spotted him as I was headed back home from town. He's was enjoying...

Gaston and I took my boat out for a spin this past week, and we brought the boat into a nearby marsh. Keep moving on for spectacular...

As we were driving into town this past week, I spotted two calves going into the bush from the road. They disappeared, and then their...

I didn't expect this result of the solar eclipse! (Covered at about 80% when the eclipse was waning.) We actually witnessed about 98%...

Gaston consulted Ricky, and they concluded that an apprentice beaver created this odd carving we found on a trail a few years ago. Last...

Gaston surprised me with this beautiful Knitter's Loom by Ashford for Christmas. It's called a Knitter's Loom because it's portable,...

The Black Flies were bad, thus the head net. This dates back a few years. Yes, it's going to be getting irritating again soon, and with...

What a week it has been! Yes, one of the tracks on the Mule came off. Ugh! It all started when I had cabin fever and decided to leave...

We went ice fishing a couple of times this past week. One of the wonderful advantages of winter is that we can quickly buzz over the...

This scene shows some of the land behind our cabin. Our generator is in the "dog house" you see, and several bird feeders are set up. We...

It's beautiful AND nippy this morning. -8F Put on a coat and toque, and it's nice and comfortable, for about 30 seconds.

What tragedies do you see here? Not only has this slipper been burned by a flying ember from the wood stove, it was caught in a mouse...

Winter is starting to drag on a bit, so I thought I'd share a lovely nature scene and the "Wisconsin," my very own boat that my husband...

There are three new additions to today's blog. First of all, Gaston caught a beautiful Lake Trout right in front of our cabin yesterday. ...

You may be wondering why Ricky has a corner on my blog. Ricky says he has what it takes to be a writer and knows that we have pretty...

I guess I shouldn't have put my pizza dough in a plastic bowl and then stuck it in the propane oven to rise. Without thinking, I turned...

This is our Model H, "Beatty" antique washing machine built somewhere between 1932 and 1938 in Fergus, Ontario, Canada. On it's side...

This is me yesterday morning! (The sunglasses are a pure accessory.) We woke up at 4:30AM, yesterday, to the coldest morning of the...