Good morning to my family, casual visitors and those who stumble onto my blog - Welcome and welcome back! For those of you who have exploring on the moon, admiring the foliage at your cabin in the mountains or snorkeling in Cozumel, or asleep for the past two months, today is the day Canadians vote for a new Prime Minister. I can certainly understand why you all down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana or my visitors from Sweden - hello Norrtalje, Stockholm and Kiruna, Norbottens Lan ! - might not be aware of this particular day...but c'mon Canada, where have you been? The past week leading up to today one hears more about the loss of the CBC's "Hockey Night in Canada" theme song to rival TSN, Madame Palin's wink or the miserable lot of millions of poor Pakistani's (read: poverty=Islamic extremism). Sure these are all important, life -changing topics but do we really need Stephane Dion or Jack Layton rubbing shoulders with Asif Zardari? Canada has finally emerged into a nation to be reckoned with on the world stage and this is not the time for change. And yes, I'll admit it is still pretty boring stuff...,Polls close at 21:30, where will you be at 21:31? And what a fantastic weekend for Marie and I as we spent Columbus Day/Canadian Thanksgiving Day weekend at the property, staining our new cabin. The weather was wonderful, dry and warm - a typical Indian summer weekend on the higher elevations.We are so pleased with the cabin and the quality of the construction I must mention again the builders - Pinnacle Farm Mini Barns in Kingfield, Maine. As you can see from the photos it looks just great in the spot we chose for it. Next year we plan to finish the interior and do some landscaping. My previous invitation is still open to all! The drive from Ottawa to the townships was especially beautiful - nothing but every imaginable shade of yellows, oranges and reds as nature dressed in her best foliage. For those who have never experienced fall in eastern Canada you are in for a treat. And if you come up for a visit I know of a great little boulangerie in Notre-Dames-des-Bois...a bientot gws
