I love this place - the cottage that is - it feels like inside and out there is a story about ever tree and artifact and plant around this place.
But tomorrow at 0605 it is time to climb onto an airplane again - destination Whitehorse YT
And again I will leave this place
Until August

Spa

An hour soaking in the mineral rich water at Watrous - sure does a body good - a nice drive over and fun to be with Don and Laura - we all need more days and hours like this

Quiet Sunday morning

One of these days I will wke up and know it is time to do the writing for the Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal - and that is going to be a job and ahlaf

But it will not be today because today I am driving into the city to have breakfast with Glen and Donna and then on to Watrous for a swim with my brother and sister in law

That will pick up the pace for today

I have been picking up threads this week - and with a 750 km drive yesterday I have had lots of time to think about travel and bikes and work and and and

Although it is more fun when Joanne is here the space to have a quiet time alone is also important.

It is funny not to want to go shopping - I will try to get to Costco this week I guess - lol but if I do not - it does not matter

Heading out

Joanne climbed onto an airplane yesterday and flew to Ottawa - then today she will fly home to Iqaluit
I have another 8 clear days here - but the weather cooled off 20 degrees overnight so the beautiful weather is done for a bit
Very enjoyable really

Saskatoon

It takes just over three hours to fly from Iqaluit to Ottawa and another three hours from Ottawa to Saskatoon - add an hour before the flight and a couple of hours between flights and an hour to drive to the cottage making it a 10 hour day - no wonder I am tired when I arrive here

Joanne was at the cottage this year before I was - last time that happened was 1979

Cottage weathered the winter in fine order - as always. Joanne's sisters will visit tomorrow which is always a happy time and then my brother and sister in law are coming on Wednesday for an overnight.

Joanne leaves on Wednesday though - that will pause me quite a bit

Family that becomes spread across the globe

I know that Tina left North America more than 6 months ago and is currectly living in Tashkent.
I know that Tania and the boys left Nunavut to visit in Ontario more than 2 months ago
I know that Tony left Nunavut for BC and the Vancouver Olympics three weeks ago
I know that Joanne left Iqaluit for Manitoba and Saskatchewan last Saturday
I know that I left Iqaluit on Monday for Cape Dorset
I know that Joanne will fly to Saskatoon tomorrow
I know that I will fly to Saskatoon on Friday
I know that I will fly to Whitehorse two weeks from Saturday
I know that I may fly to Nicaragua on the 28th of April
I know that Joanne and I will meet up in Ottawa on the 14th of May
I know that Tina will be headed for Canada in late May or early June
I know that Joanne and I will be flying to Copenhagen and then on to Reykjavik and Nuuk in July
These represent most of the news my suitcases need to know

Why is there so much paper in my world?

I was away from home for a week.
When I got home there were more than a dozen peices of paper laying in wait to capture my attention and time and detailing
Why?
I use internet excessively - so why do I need all of this paper everywhere? And, what I am supposed to do with it? I have on the desk in front of me - a list of painting prices from Gabe Gely, an empty cracker tube, a receipt for my Pangnirtung hotel bill, a list of things to consider as I do the budget for NSRT, a Saskpower bill a file folder full of paper related to the airplane, unopenned banking envelopes, 150 bucks in cash and a stack of unknown unwanted useless advertising flyers.
My office is a disaster of piles of paper - all equally important it seems.
This is not to0 mention the pile of papers on the chair to my side.
Yesterday I generated more than 500 pages of paper getting ready for a teaching module in Cape Dorset.
Paper - I could learn to hate it