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Thursday, June 4, 2015

Boo!

jambaloney here!

i know it has been a long time since i have posted - i really have been busy at lobsters rus - then home to work on whatever homesteading stuff we have going on... we are actually in really great shape considering the long winter and late spring ;-)))))

however one thing i have not done much of is fish - i only got out in the canoe for the first time monday - june 01, latest ever.... did i get some trout - oh yeah - have a look at the end result!!!

and this was the first...

and here is the daily limit for pioneer p and sandy to fight over - sorry for the delay guys but they are all yours!!!

here are wild strawberry blossoms on the way down to the river - they are delicious but as you all know tiny - no worries - k got us a bunch of plants that produce bigger berries that went in the huggie kulture!

actually a dreary rainy day - LOL!!

no matter - i missed this...

back to the stream..i keep forgetting how much the SAME it is year after year - very soothing... lots of green starting to show!!!

here is an inlet i don't frequent..

and here is a TINY wood frog where i hide the canoe key... that key is one inch long - go figure!!

now that things are stabilizing a bit - i will post more and visit your blogs - i hope you are all having a great spring!!!

cheers!

19 comments:

PioneerPreppyJune 4, 2015 at 5:39 PM
Ha!! Beat Sandy.... All Ur Troutses R Belongs to Me.
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DaniJune 5, 2015 at 2:16 AM
Yum - those trout do look good... have you tried smoking 'em?
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Toirdhealbheach BeucailJune 5, 2015 at 9:14 AM
Yay Fishing! Looks lovely. I have not fished for years, but trout were what I learned to catch first. Fresh trout is the best - I have not had smoke trout (good idea, Preppy) but it sure sounds good.
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Sandy LivesayJune 5, 2015 at 1:49 PM
Jam and Sweet Kymber,

Hardy Har Har......PP beat me to the trout, that's okay!!!! I know there's more when they came from :-)
Great catch there Jambaloney!!!! Fishing up there looks so nice and relaxing.....and quiet. Especially out on your boat. No noise..... unlike over here when you go fishing in a public/state park. I see Kymber made one of her awesome salads too. Breakfast is on!!!!

Don't work to hard my friend. Sending hugs and love to you and Sweet Kymber
P.S. fishing here is done for a while because of all the flooding and heat. So I will have to like vicariously through you when you go fishing.
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Kev AlvitiJune 7, 2015 at 10:42 AM
If I ever get to go to canada again I'm going to get you to take me fishing. Looks so good and nothing tastes better than fresh caught fish!
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RobJune 7, 2015 at 10:12 PM
Hey still kicking in MN. With school for daughter, marching band, same daughter, and dance wrapping up. Both boys working different shifts and oh I have my CAP too. Plus I have a butt load of testing to finish by months end, and a fundraiser too. Something had to give, blog snapped in half. LOL stay safe kids...Rob
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johnnybJune 8, 2015 at 9:35 AM
You guys are so lucky.
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ChrisJune 8, 2015 at 1:43 PM
Perfect fishing weather! Love those brook trout. Ever tried your fly rod on that stream? I bet they'd go nuts for a bushy dry fly in that faster water up there.
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Flier389June 10, 2015 at 4:02 PM
HERE FISHY FISHY! Boy those do look good. I've got my smoker ready to go. And am waiting for lakes and streams to go down. Went and checked out some beaver ponds on the western slope last week. Some, still buried in snow and ice. others, could not get to, because of mud. Hope next week to drown some worms for some brookies.
Tell your other half we said: HOWDY TO YOUR FACE!!
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jambaloneyJune 11, 2015 at 11:53 PM
Hey there flier!!!

hope the water goes down soon for you - fishing is fun!

we'll be smoking this year - do you have good trout recipe?

HOWDY BACK BUDDY!!!
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kymber here and talking about jambaloney.

i've always called him my angel. my rock. my best half. the best part of what i have always wanted to become.

he has a soul as big as the biggest mountain, he is strong, he is in incredible physical condition, he is 51 and yet most people think he is under 40. he is humble and modest, charming, gorgeous and will help anyone with anything at anytime. he never grumbles and only every now and again complains or is a tiny bit cranky (nothing that a hug can't fix!). he can cut both sides out of 70 tires in minutes, build raised beds from scrap wood that he drags out of the forest, weedwhack 800ft of our road down to the river, and haul more wheelbarrows of dirt, mulch, rocks and seaweed than is probably medically-advised. he's learned how to braid, make bread and no one makes better rice - not even the chinese. he supports my every, crazy endevour. he went 44 years without a driver's license and got his license after being trained by my crazily-wonderful french canadian friend in 2 weeks. she never stopped talking the whole time. in french.

he has biked everywhere his entire life, at one job he biked 24km EACH WAY. that's to and from! 24km to work AND 24km from work! oh and just accidentally has an honours degree in philosophy.

i believe that he is Our Lord's most beautiful and perfect creation. but i might be biased. he can very accurately shoot a ben pearson cougar re-curve from both the left and right. and his aim is dead on.

he is bow-legged and only 5'7", but has the most incredible eyes. and a tiny mole on his upper lip. he writes the most romantic "insta-poems". he tells me he loves me several times a day. he calls me "babe" and "honey". and he means it.
he loves hot sauce and spicey things like cayenne and banana peppers, he buys (or now picks) me flowers, he left a lucrative, high-paying IT job and his family to follow me here to this remote little island. he builds me shelves and washes all of our laundry with me by hand.

oh and he was baptized Anglican. and was an alter boy. sheesh. somehow, through my intervention, i am turning him into a pagan-christian-fundamentalist-confuscian. look, even i can't figure that out!

the name jambaloney is a nickname that i gave him over 10 years ago. he still uses it. he can be reached at "jambaloney@gmail.com". he loves comments or emails. and he loves me.

if i were given the opportunity to wish one thing for the world - i would wish that every woman on the planet had a jambaloney. i know that i could save the world this way. i have friends who have asked me to clone him. i am trying. believe me, i am trying. one day i will perfect the science involved, and when that happens, i promise all of you a jambaloney.

i love him more than...breathing, lobster, boiled dinner, fresh bread out of the oven, bugging out, singing back up for Madonna (ok...i made that one up!), fresh sheets on the bed, a glass of red wine after a long day, sunflower seeds, lavender, growing my own potatoes, T.S. Eliot, dancing, my babies (who are really just cranky old cats!) and the Bible.

i love him more than i love Framboise Manor. and i really love Framboise Manor.

About kymber

(this pic might seem odd. trust me, it's not. 20 yrs ago kymber went shopping with a girlfriend from the military and bought this dress. then she hooked up with that girlfriend recently. they caught up through email and one day kymberz friend mentioned that specific dress. kymber said she still had it (kymber still has her prom gown for crying out loud!). the friend did not believe it. so we had to take a pic of kymber wearing the 20yr old dress for her friend. kymber always likes to add accessories...and well, we had the bunny ears laying around. ya know, cuz everyone always has pink bunny ears laying around. ok, that's it...i am out of here! jambaloney)

what can i say about kymber?? A LOT!! most of it will have to wait for blog entries ‘cuz i just don’t have enough space here to do her justice…

so i’ll have to do my best… first and foremost, kymber is my partner and i will love her forever. she is the best partner anyone could ever have, i am one lucky guy!! she is 46, she is sweet as can be, smart as a whip, super cute, exceptionally feminine, strong as an ox, honest, kind, empathetic, wise, an amazing dancer, a master wit in speaking and writing….i could go on..i will!

at 5’ 1’’ she packs a wallop – a true force of nature - she is a master gardener and chef and spent 10 years in the Canadian Military – she has done 2 tours of Alert (the north bloody-cold pole). she is a UN-certified Korean linguist and spoils our 2 cats rotten. she also spent 12yrs working in the federal government, as a communications analyst at SolGen (now PSEPC) and Fintrac. she loves nature in the true sense of the phrase..the wildflowers, insects and birds here at framboise manor keep her entranced and captivated for hours.

anyone who is her friend knows that she will stop at nothing to help and heal, dedication and loyalty are an integral part of who she is and she is dead serious about anything she puts her mind to. yet she maintains the most delicate touch and a smile on her face always, never afraid to live and love no matter where and when.

she is the most genuine human being i have ever met! and she has encouraged me to embark on the most crazy and exciting adventure i could imagine… thank you babe - i sooo love you!!!

(and she can be reached at kymberzmail@gmail.com)