The big question on everyone’s mind is …. How much snow will we have for Christmas. Well not much if any so the forecast tell us. All we need is enough for Santa’s sleigh to land on. It’s pretty rough landing on non-snow covered surfaces especially for the reindeer.

It would be nice to have at least a dusting.

Just 12 days to go. Christmas trees have gone up hydro bills are increasing because of the lights that brighten up the night. It’s all worth it especially for the kids one last wish I hope that we have snow for Christmas. After that I have mixed emotions. Drive safe over this Holiday season.

Boats are all put away, docks and walkways secured. Cottages are cleaned and put to bed till April when work starts again. We are still busy preparing for next year but that will soon end for a while. yes we are preparing for Christmas and New year. Outside lights decorate Trent House in a week or so we’ll put up  the tree and set up the village under it’s boughs. Yes complete with trains that snake through the snow covered village. This is my favorite time of year. Still haven’t started Christmas shopping.

Time to finalize the list and get everything done. Why wait till the last minute to get things done, do it now.

This November 11, is a beautiful day not like the ones I remember when as a Boy Scout when we marched alongside the Vets on our way to the Cenotaph In Beauharnois. The debate always was, “do we ware our coats or not”.  The weather mirrored the emotion of the day, cold and blustery, damp and drizzly, sombre. The Cenotaph was located in the park on the shore of Lake St Louis where the wind was always blustery the flags flapped wildly. It was an honour to march and stand along the Vets on that day, many had tears in their eyes. I was proud to be there with them, standing along with the Vet’s and especially standing alongside my dad.

In Flanders Field

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
John McCrae

The question is, did we have an Indian summer this year? Considering what the last couple of days have ushered in, COLD temperatures, below the freezing mark at night and bone chilling winds. The freezing of the bays, ponds and puddles are a sure sign that summer has long gone and fall is coming to an end.

The Ice huts are itching to get out on the lake.

Is it too late to have an Indian Summer?

The temperature is changing daily. Cooler both during the day and at night. Tonight it is suppose to go down to -8C about 27 F.

Not only has the temperature changed so has the appearance of the resort.

Every time I see the pictures of the devastation in New York and New Jersey I feel for the all the people it has impacted on. My thoughts are for the families who have lost love one’s, lost their homes and have been displaced. Our problems do not mount to a hill of beans when compared to the devastation has Sandy has visited on: from the Caribbean, the Eastern Seaboard all the way up to Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. I am not complaining!

Batten down the hatches! Heavy winds and rain for the next 3 or 4 days. Today was a wipe-out. Rain and more rain all day. yet tonight the moon is out, but for how long. Sure hope the weather forecast is WRONG.

Guess we will get wet tomorrow. If the predicted wins hold true some boats will have to be moved either out or to a safer mooring.

Every day is different. It’s hard to keep up with all the work that has to be done. Warm days, cold days, rainy days and changing weather days. Took this post video yesterday between rain showers. http://youtu.be/sZZi8EIpHeU.