Seasonings greetings.

Thanks to all of you who take the time to read and comment on my blog.

Snow plough

I have purchased a Click-n-go snow plough for my quad to help with clearing snow from garden during the winter. Here are a couple of photos of my father-in-law testing it after we had mounted the plough on the quad.

We still have very little snow for this time of year, but there is 40cms more than when I wrote last time.

Times are hard here in the north as with many other places. We have had temperatures between minus 20 and minus 30 and with electric prices more than sig times as much as a year ago, I’m expecting my next electric bill to about £1200. It costs more to live here now than I earn each month.

Fortunately i have the woodstove to help heat the house and cook meals.

Kelly is enjoying the winter weather. Today I have been pulling her behind the snowmobile to help here with her balance training.

Unfortunately if the high prices continue, I will have to sell the snowmobile because just don’t have the funds to keep it running.

Icefishing rod

I had a broken icefishing rod and found a top from an old spinning rod and wanted to try and make a new icefishing rod.

I started by removing the foam handle from the broken icefishing rod.

I used birch bark, sallow root bur and Reindeer horn to make a new handle and glued both the parts of the handle together and the spinning rod top.

I filed and sanded the handle to the shape that I wanted.

I’m very pleased with the end result and looking forward to testing it.

We currently have almost no snow here and so it was possible to drive to the cabin last weekend.

We spent the majority of time outside. Kelly had a friend with her to play with.

And of course we grilled sausages.