Kayak is a Palindrome
Just a random fact because we gave Dane a kayak for his upcoming birthday to maximize the in-water time this summer. When there are brothers you pretty much need two of these.
Author: Garry
Dock Re-Build – June 30 – July 3, 2023
Eric has taken a day off work to pick up another 4,000 lbs of lumber for the dock project. He is joined by Jared and Ryan to help unload and build for part of the weekend, It’s Sunday morning and Eric is now running solo in putting on the deck boards. The new deck is Read More …
Burger No Bun
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 …
Cookie Love
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 …
Woodpecker at the Lake
Caught this guy in the tree near the walkway to the cottage one morning.
Dock Rebuild: June 16-18, 2023 – Father’s Day Weekend
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 …
Other World Problems?
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 …
Dock Rebuild: June 9-11, 2023
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 …
Dock Rebuild: June 6 – 9th
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 …