The Curse is Broken

We were sad because Saturday was our 4th time out to the shack this winter and we still hadn't caught anything.


...but finally, a fish. Pat caught a Pike and broke the curse. We missed a couple more after that, but at least now we know the fish are there.


It was a quiet day. We were pretty much the only ones out on the ice.

Deer Hunt 2007

I got up to the Farm for the first week of the hunt this year. It was really great to meet the crew that I've heard so much about. The pre-hunt was a blast and so was the early morning celebration on Tuesday after Dad shot his first Buck. Who knew how delicious a beer could be at 7:30am in a crisp and sunny clearing in the woods. It's really too bad half the gang had to leave Tuesday afternoon. With the deer I shot later on Tuesday afternoon, my first deer, I think we really could have got into some trouble. The rest of the week was a little more relaxing but not too many signs of deer. I came home on Saturday but Dad and Uncle Brian stayed for a few more days. I wonder if they shot any more deer? I guess I'll find out tomorrow.

What a beautiful weekend to get primed for the opening on Monday. I didn't get a photo of Wiener or Cecil. Sorry guys.


Here's the view from Vazzy's stand where I spent the first few days. It's hard to concentrate in there for some reason. I shot my deer about 100 yards directly behind the two big trees in the foreground.


Here's the view from Chummy's stand. Oh Canada. If you don't like the weather, wait a couple of minutes.


Here's Dad's, Tuesday 7:10am.


Here's mine, Tuesday 3:30pm.

Lake Clear - One Last Time For The Year

Bah, humbug!

The Veggies Keep Coming

The herbs are doing very well. I've made 2 big batches of pesto so far (30-40 mini-muffins) and I still have enough Basil to make 6-7 more batches. The Chives are just crazy. Parsley is doing great and the Rosemary is doing good too, although it's pretty buried at this point. Bees and Wasps are always good to have around the garden.


The Cayenne have been turning red for quite a while now and the rest of the peppers are finally changing colours too. The Green Peppers are ready, the Orange Peppers are turning. I picked 2 of them the other day and the rest are still turning. The Habaneros are finally turning orange too. Kickass! I'm not sure what to do with all of them though. Louis made hot sauce so maybe I'll make jelly. The El Jefe peppers did great but there aren't many of them left since I pickled most of them last weekend. Can't wait to try those bad boys.


The tomato plants look like hell these days but the tomatoes just won't stop. I can pick a colander full pretty much every 2 days. Thank god for roommates and co-workers! I thought the Green Beans were done, but no, another hue load of them today.


I thought the cucumbers were done for the year... but I was wrong. Apparently, they just needed a break, and they're back in full swing. Also, I've got 4 Cantaloupes that look like they're pretty much ready to eat. Can you spot all 4 of them?


Here's this morning's tomato and bean harvest. Not shown is the cucumber I picked and the Orange peppers I picked yesterday. Bring it on.


Here's Dale's Sunflower. It's doing quite well considering it was grown from seed and planted pretty late in the season.

Back to Lake Clear

We headed back to Lake Clear again last Saturday. We had a beautiful day but not much luck fishing. It was a little on the hot side but we had the bimini top to give us some shade.

Louis is the only one who caught anything worth mentioning and even then, nothing to write home about. Pat caught a few but they were too small to bother putting down my rod and picking up my camera. I hooked a couple but never got them in the boat.