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I think summer weather is finally here. It has been a long time coming this year. Or maybe it is just that lack of patience.
Well, I have found my true calling. Yep. If I didn't own a lodge I would be a mason. I have spent days and days gathering rock and making gardens and things. I absolutely love it! This passion is so insane, I want to build a castle... and I think I can. Does that sound normal to you? I think not.
The only thing is I don't have any machinery so I have been hauling rock by hand. Being a pretty small person this has proven to be difficult. I do have Popeye arms now. I am the resident arm wrestling champ!
So, I have been gardening, building things with rock, I did some staining and I am the cook everyday of my life. So picture this......I go into town this week for supplies and I may have put on some pretty clothes and make-up but I had dirt embedded under my fingernails from gardening, scratches and a black fingernail from the rocks, I smell like food and black flies are out so I have several bites all over me. Scary hill-billy girl.
Our down time for this playing of mine is over so I will have to create inbetween guests. Unless, let me think...anyone want to help me with that castle?
Take care, enjoy life and keep creating beautiful things!
Jody
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Well, well, it certainly has been a good winter for snowmobileing. Unlike last year we actually got snow.
As usual we would like to thank our returning guests and all the new ones that visited this winter. It is good people that make the long northern winters do-able.
I must say I am looking forward to bright sunny days and warm weather. I thought about getting my canoe out this week because I am a little anxious, but no one would help me chip the foot and a half of ice out of the bay. Patience is not one of my virtues.
I don't know about you but warm summer days and starry nights is about as good as it gets for me.
So lets all welcome in spring with happy attitudes, warm hearts and gentle souls.
One last thing to say about winter....See ya!!
Take care and enjoy life.
Jody
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We would like to take this time to wish all of our guests, family and friends a very Merry Christmas. We wish everyone good health, peace and true happiness in the New Year.
May your nights be starry and bright and your days filled with sunshine and laughter.
From all of us at the lodge to you...cheers!
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Thursday, November 15, 2007 |
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Hi everyone. I have had a few comments that I have not updated my blog lately. I
do apologize I have been busy but that is no excuse.
Winter is coming and
it's going to be a good one! Lets hope snow!
A few new things to let you know
about. Our new website should be up and running in a week or so. It is more
informative with less nonsense. It will have a trail conditions report each day
for snowmobiling. It will report events such as retreats we will be holding and
our new outfitting gear etc. I think you will like it.
We hope to see you all
out snowmobiling and cross country skiing this year. Enjoy it,
this is Canada
it's what we're all about..yee-ha!
I have to run (well walk very fast) so
talk to you soon.
Take Care
Jody
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Thursday, August 23, 2007 |
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What's new for fall and Winter
Summer is coming to an end shortly and we are
getting ready for fall and winter activities.
ATVing is always great at the
lodge with tons of trails and adventures. If you are not an ATV'er there are
beautiful trails for nature walks and mountain biking. Canoeing and Kayaking is
great in the fall, no bugs and beautiful scenery.
For winter remember we have
groomed cross country ski trails and there is nothing more amazing than skiing
out to the middle of a back lake in the wilderness and just stand there for
awhile.
I think people need to have a little more adventure in them so I
would like to introduce this year winter camping! Back lake wilderness stuff
where we supply tent, accessaries and even the food for you to cook, set you up
there, leave you there and see if you have it in you!
If you have any
questions or comments please call the lodge or email us anytime.
I checked
off a few things on my list of stuff to do this summer. I Kayaked the Wahnapitae
river with my brother which apparently no one has done in about ten years. I
went canoeing with some great guys who build their own cedar canoes! I went
surfing behind a boat on the base of a wind surfer. I even water skiied on old
wooden ski's behind a fishing boat with a 9.9 motor. Now that is some
talent!!
I spent time this summer with good friends and down to earth good
people and that is what it is all about.
I have had a great
summer.
Take care.
Jody
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It's July !
Summer is in full swing here at the lodge. It is
great to see our guests from last year returning.
Canoeing is big this year
and we have had some great groups come through.
Bass are biting this year big
time and wildlife is everywhere including the bugs!
You don't have to ATV or
fish or do anything some guests are coming to just relax and lay on the beach
and be fed. Sounds good to me. That's my kind of vacation. Feed me and don't
make me do anything and I'm good!
Well, if you are coming to the lodge this
summer, I will see you then. If not you really should.
Take care.
Jody
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Well the trails are all closing and the lake stakes are down, it must mean it's
spring!
We had about two weeks of good sledding this year. What a crazy
winter. Just a fluke, don't sell your sleds yet next winter will be
better.
ATV season will begin soon and by the looks of it a little early this
year. Spring fever I think.
We are looking forward to all our guests from
last year coming back and I would like to welcome all the new ones we have
booked in.
We also have some off road bikes coming in and some mountain
bikers. I am glad the word got out that this place is great for any off road
toys. Welcome all!
We do ask that proper safety gear be worn for any off road
playing and please respect protected land and waterways.
Take care of
yourselves and if you have any questions about the lodge please do not hesitate
to drop us a line.
Jody
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Thursday, December 21, 2006 |
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We would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! We hope the New Year
brings happiness and good health to all.
A special Merry Christmas to Paul
and Brian who read my blogs all the time. Thanks Guys and I will see you in
February.
Jody
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Monday, November 06, 2006 |
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It's Been A Year!!
Wow! A year sure goes by fast.
George, myself,
our kids (Cortlin and Luke) had a lot of adjusting to do moving up north and
running a business. It's a long way from Wainfleet. I think we are all settled
in now and have most things figured out. I also figured out I worked 5,096 hours
this year! Are you kidding me? I must love the place or something.
We were
very lucky our first year at the lodge. We had a lot of business and ninety nine
percent of it all good. We met some fabulous people from all over the world and
some from just around the corner. Guests, businesses, everyone was willing to
help and make us welcome.
We can't thank our guests enough, I know I have
said this before but we really get some great people here. It must be the
wilderness.
Everytime someone new walks through our door we wonder if they
will like the place and us. Then after they leave some send us thank you notes
telling us what a great time they had. You don't know how good it is to see
those, knowing that well, maybe we're going to make it.
I wonder if "tent
boy" will ever forget his tent again or if the McAllister group is still riding
snow machines and partying yet another year younger. I wonder if in ten years
the Morin Family will have another reunion which I must tell you about 110 of
them and the closest, warmest, loving family I have had the pleasure of meeting.
I wonder if all the guys I had to take care of and feed and tell them to be
careful out there because their wives were not here to remind them. (Wives, know
I run a tight ship and they get away with nothing). I wonder when they got home
did they thank God they didn't have me as a wife?
We are going to be into
snow season soon and I hope it will go as well as last year. I hope to see
guests back again and new guests come to visit. I think I better hope for snow,
or we will be living out here in the boonies by ourselves!
Again, thank you
all, and cheers to our first year.
Jody
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Friday, September 01, 2006 |
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Summers End
It is labour day weekend which means summer is
slowly fading away. It went way too fast!
We had a great summer season with
some exciting times such as the Rally Connex Adventure Ride. What a great bunch
of people. We hope to have the ride held here for many years. Thank you to all
who were involved for a great time and the opportunity to meet some truely good
people.
Of course we had our ATV'rs such as Kevin Frieburgers group who gave
us some really cool shirts and were always on time for meals. (I get a little
not so happy when people are late for meals.) Nice respectful boys!
All in
all, a good summer. I will miss it as I miss some of the guests who pass through
our doors, knowing it will come again...hopefully so will they.
See you in
Fall
Jody
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