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Post by lizmc on Feb 15, 2015 2:41:53 GMT
I envy you.....I'd love to be at a cottage with a roaring fire in the winter.......quiet, no bugs........where is the cottage? I love the Haliburton area.....
Cheers
The cottage is on the west side of Lake Simcoe, south of Barrie. I've been watching the crazy ice fishermen driving their pickup trucks and snowmobiles to their ice fishing huts. There's a foot of snow on the ground, a roaring fire and a nice glass of Pinot Grigio going on here  ! The only antidote to winter IMHO! Oh, yes, lovely area......I've watched the ice fishermen at Jackson's Point, and frankly, I think they are nuts.......I love being out in the cold, but being active, like XC skiing, romping with the dog or snowshoeing, but sitting in a hut watching a hole in the ice?
Cheers
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Post by Hodge on Feb 15, 2015 2:43:12 GMT
The cottage is on the west side of Lake Simcoe, south of Barrie. I've been watching the crazy ice fishermen driving their pickup trucks and snowmobiles to their ice fishing huts. There's a foot of snow on the ground, a roaring fire and a nice glass of Pinot Grigio going on here ! The only antidote to winter IMHO! Oh, yes, lovely area......I've watched the ice fishermen at Jackson's Point, and frankly, I think they are nuts.......I love being out in the cold, but being active, like XC skiing, romping with the dog or snowshoeing, but sitting in a hut watching a hole in the ice?
Cheers
Can imagine it's pretty tedious sitting in a hut waiting for a fish to bite.... |
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Post by lizmc on Feb 15, 2015 2:44:30 GMT
Yes, I'll be there......looking forward to it.....
Cheers
Can't wait to meet you! Should we have a secret handshake or something??  Maybe wear funny hats? If the TTC pulls their usual weekend closedowns, like the last lunch, I'll be the one arriving late looking for the last chair..... |
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Post by snacky on Feb 15, 2015 2:47:00 GMT
We know you have another down day coming up in a month too! I can't wait!!! Is anyone else in the group coming to the MM luncheon in Toronto besides Hodge, eus and myself?? Ooh there's a party and I can't go?!  |
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Post by lovemondays on Feb 15, 2015 2:47:33 GMT
The cottage is on the west side of Lake Simcoe, south of Barrie. I've been watching the crazy ice fishermen driving their pickup trucks and snowmobiles to their ice fishing huts. There's a foot of snow on the ground, a roaring fire and a nice glass of Pinot Grigio going on here ! The only antidote to winter IMHO! Oh, yes, lovely area......I've watched the ice fishermen at Jackson's Point, and frankly, I think they are nuts.......I love being out in the cold, but being active, like XC skiing, romping with the dog or snowshoeing, but sitting in a hut watching a hole in the ice?
Cheers
I can see Jackson's point from here...practically 45 degrees south east from here. My mission for next summer is finding out where the proposal was filmed. It was either on the west side of Cook's bay or on the east side across from Georgina or Thorah Islands. I'm stuck on thinking it's this side of the lake because I'm sure it is Fox Island in the background. Kempenfelt is a possibility, but I doubt it. Do you know??? |
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Post by lovemondays on Feb 15, 2015 2:49:10 GMT
Can't wait to meet you! Should we have a secret handshake or something?? Maybe wear funny hats? If the TTC pulls their usual weekend closedowns, like the last lunch, I'll be the one arriving late looking for the last chair..... I can pick you up if you're anywhere on the east side of the DVP. |
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Post by Hodge on Feb 15, 2015 2:50:12 GMT
Can't wait to meet you! Should we have a secret handshake or something?? Maybe wear funny hats? If the TTC pulls their usual weekend closedowns, like the last lunch, I'll be the one arriving late looking for the last chair..... Will you be coming alone? Maybe we could save you a seat. |
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Post by lovemondays on Feb 15, 2015 2:50:14 GMT
I can't wait!!! Is anyone else in the group coming to the MM luncheon in Toronto besides Hodge, eus and myself?? Ooh there's a party and I can't go?! One of these days we're all heading to CA to have our own MM event!!! It will be EPIC! |
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Post by Hodge on Feb 15, 2015 2:53:19 GMT
Ooh there's a party and I can't go?! One of these days we're all heading to CA to have our own MM event!!! It will be EPIC! No reason why we can't organize our own event, no need to wait for others to do it for us....  |
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Post by lizmc on Feb 15, 2015 2:54:09 GMT
I can't wait!!! Is anyone else in the group coming to the MM luncheon in Toronto besides Hodge, eus and myself?? Ooh there's a party and I can't go?! I think it filled up within 24 hours of it being announced.....they had to ask the restaurant if they could have more space.... |
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Post by lovemondays on Feb 15, 2015 2:59:08 GMT
Ooh there's a party and I can't go?! I think it filled up within 24 hours of it being announced.....they had to ask the restaurant if they could have more space.... How do you know this stuff??? I was afraid it filled up within the hour. I saw the email about 5 minutes after it had been sent and responded. Hodge was all cool about "of course we'll have a seat" and I was on tenderhooks till I got the confirmation, lol! |
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Post by Hodge on Feb 15, 2015 3:03:10 GMT
I think it filled up within 24 hours of it being announced.....they had to ask the restaurant if they could have more space.... How do you know this stuff??? I was afraid it filled up within the hour. I saw the email about 5 minutes after it had been sent and responded. Hodge was all cool about "of course we'll have a seat" and I was on tenderhooks till I got the confirmation, lol! I wasn't as cool as that but I was pretty sure we'd have a seat. I responded as soon as I got the email. I have my gmail account on my phone so as soon as it comes in I know w/o having to keep checking on the computer. It did fill up pretty fast though. |
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Post by lizmc on Feb 15, 2015 3:04:27 GMT
I think it filled up within 24 hours of it being announced.....they had to ask the restaurant if they could have more space.... How do you know this stuff??? I was afraid it filled up within the hour. I saw the email about 5 minutes after it had been sent and responded. Hodge was all cool about "of course we'll have a seat" and I was on tenderhooks till I got the confirmation, lol! I saw it initially on Twitter, but I didn't get an e-mail...somehow I got dropped from the list, so I sent an e-mail right away.....the bit about booking more space was on Facebook...... |
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Post by lovemondays on Feb 15, 2015 3:08:08 GMT
Maybe wear funny hats? If the TTC pulls their usual weekend closedowns, like the last lunch, I'll be the one arriving late looking for the last chair..... Will you be coming alone? Maybe we could save you a seat. It looks like we will be a party of 6!!! |
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Post by lovemondays on Feb 15, 2015 3:09:59 GMT
How do you know this stuff??? I was afraid it filled up within the hour. I saw the email about 5 minutes after it had been sent and responded. Hodge was all cool about "of course we'll have a seat" and I was on tenderhooks till I got the confirmation, lol! I wasn't as cool as that but I was pretty sure we'd have a seat. I responded as soon as I got the email. I have my gmail account on my phone so as soon as it comes in I know w/o having to keep checking on the computer. It did fill up pretty fast though. You are just waaaaay more experienced than I am. I bow to your knowledge O Padawan Master! |
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! The only antidote to winter IMHO!
