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 ...
Still waiting for my fuel pump. ☹️. It’s been over 60 days since it was ordered on June 17, 2022. No ETA. Supply chain delays are the supposed issue. www.cbc.ca/news/business/consumer-prices-supply-chain-delays-1.6558371
Two days of fishing just around the corner of our point yielded 15 bass in short order, lots of action! The three boys kept me busy getting fish off the hook and into a bucket. /im
A nice calm and sunny day and our friends C&E are at the cottage with us for a few days so we decide on a boat cruise.
The space agency’s upcoming lunar mission will launch the ambitious Artemis program, building on the landings 50 years ago. — Read on www.wired.com/story/why-nasa-wants-to-go-back-to-the-moon/
A solo cruise over to the Route Bay boat lift into Blindfold Lake to check out the water levels at the lift. Levels are down to a manageable level and the fixed concrete dock on the Blindfold side is out of the water and the railway cart appeared to be operational . On the way Read More …
Finally, the Lake of the Woods water level appears to be on the way down. Let the dock repairs begin. ☹️
Pause in His presence. These words really impacted me this morning as I’m reading Psalm 44, right between v8 and v9 in The Passion Translation, “Pause in His Presence”, and I did! Time stopped for a few minutes. I just stared and the words and took the time to pause and really feel His presence. Read More …
We’re back at the lake and this is the view that greeted me when I went down to the dock. For those in the know there should be a 20’ section of dock with an 8×16’ floating dock attached to it over where those two random looking posts are in the water and connecting to Read More …
n worship, a lens shift happens. A beautiful shift, where the focus moves from our problems in the moment to His presence. You could be having a terrible day. You could be focusing too hard on the past. But the moment you enter worship, you start to see things more clearly through the highs and Read More …
The immediate facts of the situation created turmoil. The unchanging truth about God created peace.