ALEX:

I missed the bad weather yesterday ... was in my hidey-hole bunker all day/nite ... knew we had rain ... but white stuff? We all pray for a wonderful prolonged Indian Summer to makeup for what is said to be Manitoba's worst summer on record. Today is horrible ... COLD/wind ... by the way, don't need me no woodpile and kindling anymore as I no longer need a firepit ...got me a nice little occilating tower heater with a REMOTE!

Regards FIDLER ... yes ... HBC brought them over for sure. Geneology stuff still in boxes...no tables/desks etc but soon I'll be arranging piles around the perimeters of the rooms... my "military interests and projects", including EXPECTED FROM OTHERS projects have grown far beyond a simple family history .... can go many many directions now if I'm "capable" ...

yikes ... scarey!