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Wednesday April 30, 2008
Hope you all have your taxes done....I do!!!
Well last night we had a good frost, it went down to minus 4, brrrr. This
weekend will see warmer temperatures but darn it all, rain is in the forecast
along with it.
The ice bridge finally went out. Dwight used the canoe to bridge the gap between
the dock and ice bridge, hi hoe, hi hoe, its off to work he goes....and when he
came back in the evening everything was gone.
The sound here in the late afternoon and evening is almost deafening with all
sound of all the peepers. This morning we awoke with a robin in the throe of
song.
My cold was actually bronchitis but it has almost cleared up. Lots of stuff
planted in the garden, peas, spinach, radishes coming up, lettuce, etc. We have
4 laying pullets arriving July 17th so need to build a four by four chicken coop
along with 2 sheds. Speaking of sheds, Dwight has found a pile of lumber someone
is selling that we can get a hell of a deal on along with many other things we
need. Build build build. We hope to get the bulk of our work done this year.
Today I hope to get some caulking done on the cabin then tar paper before the
board and batten goes up. I may build the foundation of a 6 by 8 deck today by
the side entrance. Choices, I will probably end up doing something else.
Dwight was very busy on the weekend clearing and cutting wood from the sides of
the road coming in. It was all left by the loggers, he also set up a car
shelter at the trailhead that he picked up to park and store stuff out of
the weather. This is a man that is not afraid of work. I have never seen a man
persevere and spend three hours getting a huge root system out. The loggers will
come in about a week to fix up the road that they messed up. We are still not
able to drive right to the trailhead.
Yesterday I picked up the Rubbermaid stock tank that we will be using for our
home made hot tub. We are still working on the many options we have to heat it
with. Dwight paddled it across the pond yesterday. We are having sooo much fun!
I am so happy to have found my soul mate. We are like a couple of kids with
adventure around every corner.
Thursday April 17th, 2008
I have one hum dinger of a cold,
first bad one in a few years. It's does slow me up a bit. It is so very nice to
have someone taking care of me.
It is totally amazing outside, snow is
melting quickly, it is supposed to go up to 21 degrees today. The last of the
snow disappears off the garden so I will be planting snow peas soon. The rhubarb
is popping through the patch at the edge of the snow. The blue heron was here
yesterday, turkey buzzards, ravens, crows, all form of birds. Dwight saw four
wild turkeys and a deer on the trail coming home a few days ago. I say a deer
yesterday.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Wow the snow is melting
fast, as long as the rain stays away we will be okay. It was a great weekend,
warm, had my bathing suit and chainsaw boots on. Driving the Grizzly around with
the new Cat Tracks Dwight had put on. It goes everywhere now. We have lots of
projects lined up for the new year....YIPPPEEEE
Thursday, March 17, 2008
Well it is raining today, supposed
to be a fair bit. My packed trails must have four feet of packed snow underneath
and is impassable with the ATV now. Dwight has ordered a set of Cat Tracks for
my ATV which should come in today. With these we will be able to go anywhere.
They float on the snow and go through the mud. Loads of traction for plowing
too.
Miss Lucy and Dwight leave for Florida to visit Dwight's parents for
a week on Saturday. I am hoping that at least two feet of snow disappears while
we are away. When we get back Dwight moves in and we begin living our authentic
lives.
My little back room is coming along slow but sure. On the weekend
Dwight dry walled it and I mudded and am still mudding.
Looking forward to
having my son Josh for supper tonight.
Friday, February 29, 2008
I finally have my composting toilet set up. The birch forest painting behind the toilet is
finished which has given me the bug to start painting
again. I covered the vent of the toilet with birch bark which gave me the inspiration to do the painting/mural.
My carpenter is up for a few weeks to help out with some stuff that needs doing like finishing the soffits before the squirrels
take up residence in the spring. Before the spring thaw I am going to bring up my drywall and have him install it in the spare room.
I will do the mudding. Right now he is finishing up a closet for me in the loft.
Living at the cabin is the best....I love it! I have absolutely everything I could possibly want!
I need to get a big float done in the next four weeks for the sauna....yup a floating sauna. That is one of Dwight and Lucy's
projects.
Tues, February 12, 2008
I will be going to Florida for a week at the end of March with Dwight to visit his parents and meet his brother and
niece
from San Fran.
Im running low on firewood and the snow is kind of deep to be pulling it out of the bush so I have asked the loggers if
they spot a few dead ones standing if they could drag them out for me and leave them on the side of the road. Then I will get
the ATV and drag em back to the cabin and block and split them there.
I love my life! It's just so not stressful and I have a kindred spirit to share it with.
I have five coming for an overnighter on Saturday. I have never had so many stay over. Should be a hoot.
Wed, January 16, 2008
Winston is barking up a
storm but that’s okay. While it was still light I looked out to see what he was
barking at and it was a pair of coyotes on the lake and what a show I had.
Winston would start to go towards them and then they would spread out and start
running towards him ( and they can run fast) and he would turn around and run like hell and when the big
one got too close then Winston would turn on him and he would run. I almost
thought they might start to play. The pair were kind of playful with each
other. I was a bit nervous for a while cause I thought that they would gang up
on Winston so I got my bear guard ready to go out and save the day but I was
enjoying the show.
The coyotes would go back to the end of the lake and one
would lie down and then they would ambush Winston all over again and he barked and got closer. Finally the
one came and lay down near the rink and then a third coyote appeared and then
off they went. Now it is dark and I don’t know what the heck is happening out
there. Wow I have the most amazing experiences right out my back door. Maybe I should get my gun license or something
.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Weather here is crazy, only in Canada can you have 30 degree swings in one week!
Josh and Hanna are off to the Dom. Rep. on Saturday and the kids are REALLY looking forward to that. An all inclusive resort.
In the meantime I have been staying at Dwight's in Ottawa for a few days while this extreme warm weather and rain blows over.
was able to fix my 74 skidoo Elite (broken prime line and stuck throttle) and bring it to the trailhead before the lake got too
wet to cross and the trail too soft. Brought over my 74 Elan and ATV as well. My arsenal of machines await my return this afternoon.
I have sold a selective wood cut on the property and wow there sure are some changes in them just prepping the roads and
I may be getting another way to the cabin that would be a bit easier. When I left on Tuesday they had already started cutting a new
trail....looks good.
Wed, January 2, 2008
We made an outside room on the lake which was a snow bank that we lined with a row of balsam as a windbreak. Inside we put
a cast iron fireplace that my girlfriend gave to me. Inside we put the silver punch bowl....very decadent indeed.
Dwight cut a fallen birch up for a base for the big New Years bonfire then dragged out a few standing dead trees for the
big blaze and what a blaze it was.
We shoveled off a rink and with the ATV we made a skating path around the pond. Even John and his girlfriend Sheila joined in
the New Years celebrations.
Click here
to see some pictures of our New Years that a friend took.
Thursday, November 29/2007
Dwight is coming to visit tonight and we will cross the lake with the ATV, I want to wait for him....just in case. The grizzly (ATV)
is a heavy sucker should it go through.
I have begun decorating my little log cabin for Christmas even though it is not finished yet. It is going to be a wonderful winter here in
Lucy Land.
I walked out a couple of evenings ago to get my mail. It takes an hour there and back. Winston and I were able to make our way in the
dark by following the white glow of the road through the woods.
I got a quote to have my road plowed (its about a km.) but it was too expensive. With the last snow we got (about 6 inches)
I tried with the Grizzly and plow and it worked like a charm so the plowing contract is with myself. I am also getting a quote to
get my 1973 Yamaha Elite (side by side, double track) fixed. I wont get stuck with that baby.
Life is different off the grid, there are other more important basic things to think of and lots to experiment with. I look
forward to making my rink on the lake and skating path.
Tuesday, November 13/2007
Hoping to have my deck in off of the kitchen, there is one post in already and five more to go before the frost settles in the
ground...after that there is no problems to build the deck.
My son Josh saw a lynx not far from here.
Monday, November 05/2007
Had friends over on Friday and we got about 4 cords of wood cut....good friends to have. Halloween was a blast, I was a witch
with 36 inch long hair and Dwight and I went somewhere in Ottawa to meet up with my son and even dancing right in front of he and his
girlfriend he did not recognize his own mother, that was a blast. I dropped in to see a patient that I see at St. Vincents
and got a great picture of the two of us that I am going to frame and give to him.
I don't think I have gotten dressed up for Halloween in over
thirty years so I think it is about time.
Heard some coyotes yipping and howling, I guess with all the hunters there is a feast of leftovers in the bush.
The cook stove works like a dream, I have already made a full meal on it including the bread with lots of hot water in the
reservoir for dishes and bathing.
Kitchen is done. I have almost completed the vapor barrier in the new bedroom bathroom addition. Slow but sure. Still lots to do.
Winter is coming very fast.
All the family is well. Life is good.
Wednesday, October 03/2007
I had a lovely birthday weekend. My girlfriend somehow brought over a canoe full of balloons, what a picture that made.
On my birthday morning around 4am I was wakened by a wolf howling, only the second time I have heard one here. The first
one was a couple of years ago and that is why I called my cabin Lone Wolf. Anyway the lone wolf howling made Winston howl and
so here I was lying in bed being serenaded by two canines. The wolf was back howling again the following morning.
Hunting season is upon us and I can hear the occasional rifle and shotgun in the distance. I even heard a hunter doing a
moose call. Now you don't hear this in just any back yard.
As I write on my PC I am looking across my little lake at the beautiful fall foliage with pine needles raining down in the wind.
I got my 500 lb cook stove moved in yesterday, that was a job, now I just need some parts and it will be up and cooking.
Tuesday, September 18/2007
By months end I will be celebrating my 51st birthday, its just keeps getting
better. My new kitchen addition is almost done and it is totally awesome, I am
so happy. The bedroom addition is well on its way and at the moment
(excuse the interruption but Winston my dog is softly growling outside so I know
some animal is nearby, this should be interesting) anyway back to my blog. I am
busy doing trim, sanding, staining, prepping. My friend Dwight hooked up my
water and redirected and reconnected my propane appliances and he did a stellar
job. No leaks! There is so much to figure out here at the cabin being off the
grid. Thank you Dwight for fueling and understanding my fire. He has also taken
on the firewood! Poor guy, every time he comes up it seems to be work work work
but he says he loves it....my kind of man!
I had my first cabin warming party
with my family and more to come with different groups of people. I am so happy
here. I know I will be able to start painting again this winter. Christmas will
be awesome in my little cabin. My son Josh is doing very well, I am so proud of
him. He has a lovely girlfriend by the name of Hanna.
Wed., August 28/2007
I have all my permits for my expansion and deck in place....yippeee and start my second lesson for scuba diving this evening.
I have decided to replace my little wood stove with a cook stove that I have in storage. This will solve my hot water problem
for the winter as it has a five gallon water reservoir with spigot and did I mention a bigger oven than what I have on my propane
stove. There
will be lots of baking and cooking going on this winter. Dinner parties....
Improving the road coming in is still an ongoing project and more firewood to bring in. Today I am going to prep some 4 by 6
pine beams that will be going in my additions to support the water reservoir.
Wed., August 08/2007
I got my floating dock just about finished, an 8 by 12 but I am short 5 boards for the decking so I will be off shortly to
go and get them. I prepped another dock to stain but now it has rained overnight so it needs to dry. I may do some road work
this afternoon, so much fun stuff to do! 50 and loving it!!! I have my little log cabin and a big backyard.
Dwight upgraded my 1000 watt inverter to a 3000 watt and hooked it up for me (thank
you Dwight) and now I am adding a
few more batteries, appliances, bread maker (made my
first loaf yesterday, microwave and I think by winter I may buckle and get a TV with satellite.
Monday, August 06/2007
Tuesday July 17/2007
I will add some new pictures next week but right now it is frantic getting things ready for the renters with all this construction
underway.
The surveyors were up yesterday to divide the land and then I had my 3 yards of 3/4 inch gravel delivered to the trailhead
but they sent the big truck and it got stuck but it all played out cause like I said I have horse shoes up my.....
Anyway they brought in the backhoe and I nabbed the owner about fixing my road. I had been at them for about three weeks and
now finally he was here and I told him I would tie him up so he couldn't get away. They are going to come and finish today...yeah so I
have to run, finish my coffee and go haul some cinder blocks off the trailhead so they can make my parking lot.
Tuesday July 10/2007
Monday June 25/2007
It will be a very busy week with tying up all loose ends and organizing the building of my addition starting July 1st.
Dwight was busy working on the bush road coming in so that Gina (golf cart) and myself can drive in to the trail head. Cutting
branches out of the way and huge rocks out of the road! We just keep plugging away and its all fun.
OMG I have to tell you, I was working with the pick axe on a little flower garden and I hit something. It was a horse shoe, now
what are the chances of that way out there. Perhaps it was a horse shoe that hung off the cabin door that used to be there
years ago before it burned down.
Does not matter, it is supposed to be good luck and I always said I have a horse shoe up my ass.
Thurs. June 21/2007
Misty morning coffee
Sat. June 09/2007
My friend Dwight is hooking up my solar system for me, he's good with all kinds of stuff around the cabin and loves doing it all and
full of ideas to bounce off each other, it's very nice, I love it!
Monday June 04/2007
The enchanted garden
The garden has a guardian we have named the Bird of Paradise, which is a root system Dwight pulled out of the ground and
I stuck on some red tailed hawk feathers that I found by the creek. It looked like a red tailed hawk met his maker so I
gathered up all the feathers.
Solar panels are up on the roof, should be up and running by the weekend. Started working out the plan for the little
kitchen addition. It was muggy this weekend and the deer flies have started.
Black flies are finished, it was a very
short season for them. Peepers have just about stopped peeping, the bullfrogs are starting and there are lots of nests with
baby birds everywhere.
Enjoying the paper on one of the docks on an early Sunday morning, trees reflected in the lake ahhhhh such is life
The creek on either side of Deer Crossing Bridge, log bridge just before the cabin
Monday. May 28/2007
Later in the afternoon a big water snake had a good sized catfish still wiggling in its mouth....only the catfish was
sideways and my natural instinct is to rescue so while the snake was readjusting its grip I flicked Charlie catfish back in the
lake....Sammy snake was none too pleased!
Weekends at Lone Wolf are awesome, a place to relax and unwind, stresses melt away. Lots of work to do but nothing that
is stressful or pressing.
I am hoping to have my solar panels and setup by the weekend. If all goes well it should be installed by Sunday....I am
so excited. My generator bit the dust, something serious but it might still be covered by warranty, I think it is a
manufactures
defect....so that is what is prompting the solar.
There is going to be another showing at Stanyar House tomorrow.
Tues. May 22/2007
I will be heading back to Stanyar House this morning. My renters are checking out.
Yesterday I went into Ottawa and my friend Dwight took me sailing in his kirby 25, we screamed down the river at over 6 knots.
When I came back to the cabin Winston was gone, I would suspect that he is back at the house.........I hope. Busy week ahead.
Beautiful bleeding heart in front of the outhouse
Sat. May 19/2007
I still cant get over having a satellite hookup here at the cabin. It totally blows me away but makes me happy to be connected
for my work and research and well as being in contact with the outside world when I so choose.
Stanyar House at the moment is rented out till next week then I am back to pack up and prep some more things and tie up
a lot of loose ends. There are a couple of cottage rental places I have to clean up next week for my friends so lots to do. I
also need to get a carpenter here for my addition, not to mention having time for my sweetie.
8PM, I had a lovely day planting and preparing gardens start naked, not many places you can
do that! At 5:30 I tried my hand at catching some pike but they are not biting yet. At 6 there were 6 geese that fly into
the far end of the lake. It was a grand day...just what I needed, it will be early to bed for bucko. I called my
carpenter and he is going to drop by tomorrow afternoon.
Friday May 18/2007
Bit by bit life gets easier. I will be moved up here full time by the end of June....still lots of work to be done but
it is done with great pleasure and satisfaction. John will be running Stanyar House B&B
Tues. May 22/2007
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Wednesday April 30, 2008
Hope you all have your taxes done....I do!!!
Well last night we had a good frost, it went down to minus 4, brrrr. This weekend will see warmer temperatures but darn it all, rain is in the forecast along with it.
The ice bridge finally went out. Dwight used the canoe to bridge the gap between the dock and ice bridge, hi hoe, hi hoe, its off to work he goes....and when he came back in the evening everything was gone.
The sound here in the late afternoon and evening is almost deafening with all sound of all the peepers. This morning we awoke with a robin in the throe of song.
My cold was actually bronchitis but it has almost cleared up. Lots of stuff planted in the garden, peas, spinach, radishes coming up, lettuce, etc. We have 4 laying pullets arriving July 17th so need to build a four by four chicken coop along with 2 sheds. Speaking of sheds, Dwight has found a pile of lumber someone is selling that we can get a hell of a deal on along with many other things we need. Build build build. We hope to get the bulk of our work done this year. Today I hope to get some caulking done on the cabin then tar paper before the board and batten goes up. I may build the foundation of a 6 by 8 deck today by the side entrance. Choices, I will probably end up doing something else.
Dwight was very busy on the weekend clearing and cutting wood from the sides of the road coming in. It was all left by the loggers, he also set up a car shelter at the trailhead that he picked up to park and store stuff out of the weather. This is a man that is not afraid of work. I have never seen a man persevere and spend three hours getting a huge root system out. The loggers will come in about a week to fix up the road that they messed up. We are still not able to drive right to the trailhead.
Yesterday I picked up the Rubbermaid stock tank that we will be using for our home made hot tub. We are still working on the many options we have to heat it with. Dwight paddled it across the pond yesterday. We are having sooo much fun! I am so happy to have found my soul mate. We are like a couple of kids with adventure around every corner.
Thursday April 17th, 2008
I have one hum dinger of a cold, first bad one in a few years. It's does slow me up a bit. It is so very nice to have someone taking care of me.
It is totally amazing outside, snow is melting quickly, it is supposed to go up to 21 degrees today. The last of the snow disappears off the garden so I will be planting snow peas soon. The rhubarb is popping through the patch at the edge of the snow. The blue heron was here yesterday, turkey buzzards, ravens, crows, all form of birds. Dwight saw four wild turkeys and a deer on the trail coming home a few days ago. I say a deer yesterday.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Wow the snow is melting fast, as long as the rain stays away we will be okay. It was a great weekend, warm, had my bathing suit and chainsaw boots on. Driving the Grizzly around with the new Cat Tracks Dwight had put on. It goes everywhere now. We have lots of projects lined up for the new year....YIPPPEEEE
Thursday, March 17, 2008
Well it is raining today, supposed to be a fair bit. My packed trails must have four feet of packed snow underneath and is impassable with the ATV now. Dwight has ordered a set of Cat Tracks for my ATV which should come in today. With these we will be able to go anywhere. They float on the snow and go through the mud. Loads of traction for plowing too.
Miss Lucy and Dwight leave for Florida to visit Dwight's parents for a week on Saturday. I am hoping that at least two feet of snow disappears while we are away. When we get back Dwight moves in and we begin living our authentic lives.
My little back room is coming along slow but sure. On the weekend Dwight dry walled it and I mudded and am still mudding.
Looking forward to having my son Josh for supper tonight.
Friday, February 29, 2008
I finally have my composting toilet set up. The birch forest painting behind the toilet is finished which has given me the bug to start painting again. I covered the vent of the toilet with birch bark which gave me the inspiration to do the painting/mural.
My carpenter is up for a few weeks to help out with some stuff that needs doing like finishing the soffits before the squirrels take up residence in the spring. Before the spring thaw I am going to bring up my drywall and have him install it in the spare room. I will do the mudding. Right now he is finishing up a closet for me in the loft.
Living at the cabin is the best....I love it! I have absolutely everything I could possibly want!
I need to get a big float done in the next four weeks for the sauna....yup a floating sauna. That is one of Dwight and Lucy's projects.
Tues, February 12, 2008
I will be going to Florida for a week at the end of March with Dwight to visit his parents and meet his brother and niece from San Fran.
Im running low on firewood and the snow is kind of deep to be pulling it out of the bush so I have asked the loggers if they spot a few dead ones standing if they could drag them out for me and leave them on the side of the road. Then I will get the ATV and drag em back to the cabin and block and split them there.
I love my life! It's just so not stressful and I have a kindred spirit to share it with.
I have five coming for an overnighter on Saturday. I have never had so many stay over. Should be a hoot.
Wed, January 16, 2008
Winston is barking up a
storm but that’s okay. While it was still light I looked out to see what he was
barking at and it was a pair of coyotes on the lake and what a show I had.
Winston would start to go towards them and then they would spread out and start
running towards him ( and they can run fast) and he would turn around and run like hell and when the big
one got too close then Winston would turn on him and he would run. I almost
thought they might start to play. The pair were kind of playful with each
other. I was a bit nervous for a while cause I thought that they would gang up
on Winston so I got my bear guard ready to go out and save the day but I was
enjoying the show.
The coyotes would go back to the end of the lake and one
would lie down and then they would ambush Winston all over again and he barked and got closer. Finally the
one came and lay down near the rink and then a third coyote appeared and then
off they went. Now it is dark and I don’t know what the heck is happening out
there. Wow I have the most amazing experiences right out my back door. Maybe I should get my gun license or something
.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Weather here is crazy, only in Canada can you have 30 degree swings in one week!
Josh and Hanna are off to the Dom. Rep. on Saturday and the kids are REALLY looking forward to that. An all inclusive resort.
In the meantime I have been staying at Dwight's in Ottawa for a few days while this extreme warm weather and rain blows over. was able to fix my 74 skidoo Elite (broken prime line and stuck throttle) and bring it to the trailhead before the lake got too wet to cross and the trail too soft. Brought over my 74 Elan and ATV as well. My arsenal of machines await my return this afternoon.
I have sold a selective wood cut on the property and wow there sure are some changes in them just prepping the roads and I may be getting another way to the cabin that would be a bit easier. When I left on Tuesday they had already started cutting a new trail....looks good.
Wed, January 2, 2008
We made an outside room on the lake which was a snow bank that we lined with a row of balsam as a windbreak. Inside we put a cast iron fireplace that my girlfriend gave to me. Inside we put the silver punch bowl....very decadent indeed.
Dwight cut a fallen birch up for a base for the big New Years bonfire then dragged out a few standing dead trees for the big blaze and what a blaze it was.
We shoveled off a rink and with the ATV we made a skating path around the pond. Even John and his girlfriend Sheila joined in the New Years celebrations.
Click here to see some pictures of our New Years that a friend took.
Thursday, November 29/2007
Dwight is coming to visit tonight and we will cross the lake with the ATV, I want to wait for him....just in case. The grizzly (ATV) is a heavy sucker should it go through.
I have begun decorating my little log cabin for Christmas even though it is not finished yet. It is going to be a wonderful winter here in Lucy Land.
I walked out a couple of evenings ago to get my mail. It takes an hour there and back. Winston and I were able to make our way in the dark by following the white glow of the road through the woods.
I got a quote to have my road plowed (its about a km.) but it was too expensive. With the last snow we got (about 6 inches) I tried with the Grizzly and plow and it worked like a charm so the plowing contract is with myself. I am also getting a quote to get my 1973 Yamaha Elite (side by side, double track) fixed. I wont get stuck with that baby.
Life is different off the grid, there are other more important basic things to think of and lots to experiment with. I look forward to making my rink on the lake and skating path.
Tuesday, November 13/2007
Hoping to have my deck in off of the kitchen, there is one post in already and five more to go before the frost settles in the ground...after that there is no problems to build the deck.
My son Josh saw a lynx not far from here.
Monday, November 05/2007
Had friends over on Friday and we got about 4 cords of wood cut....good friends to have. Halloween was a blast, I was a witch with 36 inch long hair and Dwight and I went somewhere in Ottawa to meet up with my son and even dancing right in front of he and his girlfriend he did not recognize his own mother, that was a blast. I dropped in to see a patient that I see at St. Vincents and got a great picture of the two of us that I am going to frame and give to him. I don't think I have gotten dressed up for Halloween in over thirty years so I think it is about time.
Heard some coyotes yipping and howling, I guess with all the hunters there is a feast of leftovers in the bush.
The cook stove works like a dream, I have already made a full meal on it including the bread with lots of hot water in the reservoir for dishes and bathing.
Kitchen is done. I have almost completed the vapor barrier in the new bedroom bathroom addition. Slow but sure. Still lots to do. Winter is coming very fast.
All the family is well. Life is good.
Wednesday, October 03/2007
I had a lovely birthday weekend. My girlfriend somehow brought over a canoe full of balloons, what a picture that made.
On my birthday morning around 4am I was wakened by a wolf howling, only the second time I have heard one here. The first one was a couple of years ago and that is why I called my cabin Lone Wolf. Anyway the lone wolf howling made Winston howl and so here I was lying in bed being serenaded by two canines. The wolf was back howling again the following morning.
Hunting season is upon us and I can hear the occasional rifle and shotgun in the distance. I even heard a hunter doing a moose call. Now you don't hear this in just any back yard.
As I write on my PC I am looking across my little lake at the beautiful fall foliage with pine needles raining down in the wind.
I got my 500 lb cook stove moved in yesterday, that was a job, now I just need some parts and it will be up and cooking.
Tuesday, September 18/2007
By months end I will be celebrating my 51st birthday, its just keeps getting better. My new kitchen addition is almost done and it is totally awesome, I am so happy. The bedroom addition is well on its way and at the moment (excuse the interruption but Winston my dog is softly growling outside so I know some animal is nearby, this should be interesting) anyway back to my blog. I am busy doing trim, sanding, staining, prepping. My friend Dwight hooked up my water and redirected and reconnected my propane appliances and he did a stellar job. No leaks! There is so much to figure out here at the cabin being off the grid. Thank you Dwight for fueling and understanding my fire. He has also taken on the firewood! Poor guy, every time he comes up it seems to be work work work but he says he loves it....my kind of man!
I had my first cabin warming party with my family and more to come with different groups of people. I am so happy here. I know I will be able to start painting again this winter. Christmas will be awesome in my little cabin. My son Josh is doing very well, I am so proud of him. He has a lovely girlfriend by the name of Hanna.
Wed., August 28/2007
I have all my permits for my expansion and deck in place....yippeee and start my second lesson for scuba diving this evening.
I have decided to replace my little wood stove with a cook stove that I have in storage. This will solve my hot water problem for the winter as it has a five gallon water reservoir with spigot and did I mention a bigger oven than what I have on my propane stove. There will be lots of baking and cooking going on this winter. Dinner parties....
Improving the road coming in is still an ongoing project and more firewood to bring in. Today I am going to prep some 4 by 6 pine beams that will be going in my additions to support the water reservoir.
Wed., August 08/2007
I got my floating dock just about finished, an 8 by 12 but I am short 5 boards for the decking so I will be off shortly to go and get them. I prepped another dock to stain but now it has rained overnight so it needs to dry. I may do some road work this afternoon, so much fun stuff to do! 50 and loving it!!! I have my little log cabin and a big backyard.
Dwight upgraded my 1000 watt inverter to a 3000 watt and hooked it up for me (thank
you Dwight) and now I am adding a
few more batteries, appliances, bread maker (made my
first loaf yesterday, microwave and I think by winter I may buckle and get a TV with satellite.
Monday, August 06/2007
Tuesday July 17/2007
I will add some new pictures next week but right now it is frantic getting things ready for the renters with all this construction underway.
The surveyors were up yesterday to divide the land and then I had my 3 yards of 3/4 inch gravel delivered to the trailhead but they sent the big truck and it got stuck but it all played out cause like I said I have horse shoes up my.....
Anyway they brought in the backhoe and I nabbed the owner about fixing my road. I had been at them for about three weeks and now finally he was here and I told him I would tie him up so he couldn't get away. They are going to come and finish today...yeah so I have to run, finish my coffee and go haul some cinder blocks off the trailhead so they can make my parking lot.
Tuesday July 10/2007
Monday June 25/2007
It will be a very busy week with tying up all loose ends and organizing the building of my addition starting July 1st. Dwight was busy working on the bush road coming in so that Gina (golf cart) and myself can drive in to the trail head. Cutting branches out of the way and huge rocks out of the road! We just keep plugging away and its all fun.
OMG I have to tell you, I was working with the pick axe on a little flower garden and I hit something. It was a horse shoe, now what are the chances of that way out there. Perhaps it was a horse shoe that hung off the cabin door that used to be there years ago before it burned down. Does not matter, it is supposed to be good luck and I always said I have a horse shoe up my ass.
Thurs. June 21/2007
Misty morning coffee
Sat. June 09/2007
My friend Dwight is hooking up my solar system for me, he's good with all kinds of stuff around the cabin and loves doing it all and full of ideas to bounce off each other, it's very nice, I love it!
Monday June 04/2007
The enchanted garden
The garden has a guardian we have named the Bird of Paradise, which is a root system Dwight pulled out of the ground and I stuck on some red tailed hawk feathers that I found by the creek. It looked like a red tailed hawk met his maker so I gathered up all the feathers.
Solar panels are up on the roof, should be up and running by the weekend. Started working out the plan for the little kitchen addition. It was muggy this weekend and the deer flies have started. Black flies are finished, it was a very short season for them. Peepers have just about stopped peeping, the bullfrogs are starting and there are lots of nests with baby birds everywhere.
Enjoying the paper on one of the docks on an early Sunday morning, trees reflected in the lake ahhhhh such is life
The creek on either side of Deer Crossing Bridge, log bridge just before the cabin
Monday. May 28/2007
Later in the afternoon a big water snake had a good sized catfish still wiggling in its mouth....only the catfish was sideways and my natural instinct is to rescue so while the snake was readjusting its grip I flicked Charlie catfish back in the lake....Sammy snake was none too pleased!
Weekends at Lone Wolf are awesome, a place to relax and unwind, stresses melt away. Lots of work to do but nothing that is stressful or pressing.
I am hoping to have my solar panels and setup by the weekend. If all goes well it should be installed by Sunday....I am so excited. My generator bit the dust, something serious but it might still be covered by warranty, I think it is a manufactures defect....so that is what is prompting the solar.
There is going to be another showing at Stanyar House tomorrow.
Tues. May 22/2007
I will be heading back to Stanyar House this morning. My renters are checking out.
Yesterday I went into Ottawa and my friend Dwight took me sailing in his kirby 25, we screamed down the river at over 6 knots.
When I came back to the cabin Winston was gone, I would suspect that he is back at the house.........I hope. Busy week ahead.
Beautiful bleeding heart in front of the outhouse
Sat. May 19/2007
I still cant get over having a satellite hookup here at the cabin. It totally blows me away but makes me happy to be connected for my work and research and well as being in contact with the outside world when I so choose.
Stanyar House at the moment is rented out till next week then I am back to pack up and prep some more things and tie up a lot of loose ends. There are a couple of cottage rental places I have to clean up next week for my friends so lots to do. I also need to get a carpenter here for my addition, not to mention having time for my sweetie.
8PM, I had a lovely day planting and preparing gardens start naked, not many places you can do that! At 5:30 I tried my hand at catching some pike but they are not biting yet. At 6 there were 6 geese that fly into the far end of the lake. It was a grand day...just what I needed, it will be early to bed for bucko. I called my carpenter and he is going to drop by tomorrow afternoon.
Friday May 18/2007
Bit by bit life gets easier. I will be moved up here full time by the end of June....still lots of work to be done but it is done with great pleasure and satisfaction. John will be running Stanyar House B&B
Tues. May 22/2007
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