Let’s see…it’s been more than two months since I last posted!  Here’s a very brief photographic overview of that time:

In July-August my Mom, brother and I spent a month in Waskaganish:

Then, in August, my Uncle came to Lake McDonald and we insulated and re-sided the house:

In early September, I purchased a new-to-me 1994 Nissan pickup:

We packed/sold/gave-away/threw-out practically everything in the house in Cochrane:

I loaded my truck and moved to southern Ontario to serve as coordinator of a mentoring-in-mission program with a mission agency:

Mid-Sept, Alisa drove up to visit me for several days and to see the area around here where we plan to live after we’re married:

On Thursday, I arrived back after almost three weeks on a recruitment trip with the mission.  We visited individuals and colleges in B.C, AB, and SK.

This Thanksgiving weekend I’m getting settled into the house near Dorchester (near London, ON) where I’m renting a room.  It’s only about 7 minutes from the office, in beautiful farmland.

I’ll try to keep this blog more updated in the coming days.

This post is dedicated to Ben, a patient friend and dedicated blog-reader

Yes, winter’s grip had started to loosen while we were in Quebec last week!  Consequently, water was running pretty much everywhere, as evidenced by these photos.  This all must mean spring is finally nigh!

Photo by: Marilyn L.

 
Photo by: Emilie L.

 
Photo by: Emilie L.

Mom and I spent last week at home in rural Quebec.  One spring tradition is making maple syrup.  We were privileged to visit one sugar camp to see their high-tech process involving reverse-osmosis and old fashioned boiling in very modern equipment:

 
Photo by: Bonnie D. (Mom)

Friends Jo & Emilie examining their recently-purchased cans of sweet liquid gold

A couple of days ago we went to visit a friend in Timmins.  Before we left, we took these photos of some of his Egyptian Arabian horses.

No, really!  This evening, we were included at a feast of local wild delicacies.  Among the selection of various foods was stewed wild rabbit.  In addition to a piece of leg meat, I also tried the eye, tongue, and brains of the rabbit.  No chocolate Easter bunnies for me

Recently my friend and the Missions Department Chair at GBS, Dr. Dan Glick, started a blog.  I’ve been blessed by his initial postings, and encourage you to check out his blog @

http://danglick.wordpress.com

Wednesday morning I arrived home after two great weeks in the States!  Alisa was on late winter break from college, during which time we were able to spend two long weekends at her parent’s home in KY.

Here are some photos from our time together…

Photo by Angie

Cincinnati by day

Cincinnati by night

Being bandaged at Alisa’s EMT class
Photo by ?

Supper with Angie

Speaking at a KMBC chapel service
Photo by Alisa

Photo by Amber

Alisa and Amber walking in the hills of KY

I have a few minutes and thought I’d post about today.  Alisa and I went with Meredith and Angela out for lunch at Panera Bread.  Afterwards, we went back to Meredith’s and spent the rest the afternoon talking around the fireplace.  It was a great way to spend a cool (ok, cold) and snowy afternoon :-)  Yup, the ground is white from last night’s snowfall, and the snow is still lightly falling outside my window here at GBS.

On Saturday, Gerald took Cam, Damian, Pat, Yves, and myself to Mount Kanasuta in Quebec to go skiing.  We had a wonderful day together!

Perhaps this post’s title will cause less confusion than “Downhill Skiing” :-p

Here’s a short video I put together using footage from our snowmobiling last weekend:

This also marks my first upload to YouTube