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 ...
We’re off on a mini-road trip to day and the destination is Niagra-on-the-lake for some wine tours. As with the rest of the trip, this is not the best season for wine tours, the vines are bare, there are no leaves and there is not much happening. However, there are wine tastings! En route, we Read More …
The highlight of today and of the trip is to see my Uncle Stan, and cousins Wendy and Kathy for an afternoon visit and then dinner with Leslie, Carol & Mel Around noon, after a leisurely morning of many cups of coffee and then breakfast, we head off to Oakville to where Uncle Stan and Read More …
First full day in Toronto and we spend all morning sitting around drinking coffee and talking with my cousin Leslie. We’re really enjoying being in a home and home cooking, thanks Les! By late in the morning we’re beginning to think we should do something before the day totally slips away after all we’re tourists Read More …
Like the previous days before leaving town we have a look around for a few hours to quickly take in some of the local sights. Water is always a big attraction for me so off to the waterfront we go. And what do I find? A lighthouse of course. We’re seeing a lot of lighthouses Read More …
Day 2 – Thunder Bay to Sault Ste. Marie Today’s drive highlight is to visit Richards Landing on St. Joseph’s Island and Sudbury, the city of two of my childhood homes. But 1st we need to checkout of the hotel. Checkout is not a problem it’s the packout that is more of an issue. It Read More …
The day in pictures, sort of. Pick up a Persian. Checked out the view from a lookout tower. Saw a lighthouse. A sunny drive until around noon. Then it clouded over and snowed pretty steady into Sault Ste. Marie. Saw some geese. Checked in at the hotel (nice) and went to a recommended Indian resturaunt Read More …
On the road by about 9:39am. A bit of a surprise start as we’re driving in a bit of a snow squall off and on all the way to Kenora. Pretty uneventful drive except for a couple of deer running across the road, thankfully I spotted them well in advance and just slowed a bit Read More …
We had Easton and Clark for the weekend, which was a lot of fun. Part of the weekend was a “guys” trip to Fort Whyte Alive for some outdoor activities on a very warm and sunny Saturday afternoon. I was interested in the geese, but the boys were way more interested in the ice, water Read More …
As it starts to warm up a bit lots of the family are starting to think of the lake. Apparently so is Apple photos.
Well, lessons and practice are starting to pay off. Level 2 lessons finish up this Tuesday and I think I’ve made some good progress since November 2018. Today I shot three solid rounds including a 246 personal best. My shot process is improving in consistency and execution thanks to John Dudly and The Scool of Read More …