tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post9201441720468390702..comments2024-03-27T10:30:15.253-06:00Comments on Standing Into Danger: Lac Seul SojournFundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-70137743672903999872018-07-03T12:00:43.832-06:002018-07-03T12:00:43.832-06:00I really, REALLY hope you are considering putting ...I really, REALLY hope you are considering putting this all into a memoir and publishing it. So many memories, so vivid!!!Donna B. McNicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209611782116113024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-75732176375602430852018-07-02T06:02:10.078-06:002018-07-02T06:02:10.078-06:00Another name for you story should be the adventure...Another name for you story should be the adventures of Louise. Your mother is so brave to go to this remote cabin and have someone give her a shotgun...just in case. So scary. And how about you, sitting and watching those stars with a sense of wonder and one eye on the lookout. As always your pictures enhance the story. This memoir is amazing. Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610347687911147219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-90097083915300631302018-07-01T20:03:04.311-06:002018-07-01T20:03:04.311-06:00What a beautiful way you described that night!! I ...What a beautiful way you described that night!! I could see it and feel it! Thank you for your writings Louise! Happy Canada Day! Big Hugs!Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-11473982601568237482018-07-01T14:34:48.667-06:002018-07-01T14:34:48.667-06:00I really don't know how you all carried on. I&...I really don't know how you all carried on. I'd collapse.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-13884224356813232972018-06-30T10:57:21.985-06:002018-06-30T10:57:21.985-06:00Hi, Andrew! Thank you for your thoughtful comment...Hi, Andrew! Thank you for your thoughtful comment! Roy and I had a blast together when we were kids. As our younger sisters grew older, they joined in. I don't know how my mother did it ~ LOL! But then, most mothers had a lot on their hands. Have a good one, Andrew!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-78697052185733786242018-06-29T22:51:19.579-06:002018-06-29T22:51:19.579-06:00Greetings Louise. A well-written piece that I enjo...Greetings Louise. A well-written piece that I enjoyed reading. Sorry you had the scare of bears! Tut. Sounds like your outhouse at the time was a mission, but I'm so glad you got to enjoy the lights in the area at the time. I'm glad you were trained not to touch lethal weapons. You mother was a strong woman to handle firearms and use them if the situation warranted it. You and your brother were sure mischievous with each-other, I bet the first time you drooped the wolf skin over his face was a real scare! Ha. You had to contend with a lot at such a young age. Blessings to you. Love love, Andrew.WordsPoeticallyWorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932809387878012226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-12136385491024135102018-06-29T20:00:55.297-06:002018-06-29T20:00:55.297-06:00Hi, Adam! That's exactly why Fritz brought my...Hi, Adam! That's exactly why Fritz brought my mother a shotgun! Having the shotgun made her feel a little better, but not much. I hope that you and Daisy have a great weekend! Take care!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-23798644774350322032018-06-29T19:42:30.283-06:002018-06-29T19:42:30.283-06:00I laughed at "longdrop." What a perfect...I laughed at "longdrop." What a perfect description, Jean! I'll bet you were really glad to move into your new home! My mother had a core of steel until she lapsed into unconsciousness for the last time. I admire her more than anyone else I have ever known. Thanks for your kind words about my writing. I worked had on this piece. I hope that you and Hugh have a nice winter weekend. We hit 105º F/40º C yesterday, tying a record. Too hot ~ enjoy the cool!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-89934284863315484522018-06-29T19:32:06.765-06:002018-06-29T19:32:06.765-06:00You captured it perfectly, Debra! That night was ...You captured it perfectly, Debra! That night was a moment of beauty and grace. Nature has always soothed my soul. Have a great weekend with your Rare One!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-50081359289259751112018-06-29T19:27:25.853-06:002018-06-29T19:27:25.853-06:00Thanks, Kay! I worked hard on this post trying to...Thanks, Kay! I worked hard on this post trying to capture what I experienced in words. Emotional whiplash for me. The trauma of what happened to me on the train didn't slam me until later in the summer, and it impacted me into my thirties. Sending you a big hug, my friend!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-47771387305764870532018-06-29T19:18:03.255-06:002018-06-29T19:18:03.255-06:00Lucky you, Diane! To this day if I wake up and ha...Lucky you, Diane! To this day if I wake up and have to go, I can't hold on till morning. I went on digs a couple of summers with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and I would wake up every night and have serious conversations with myself about staying in my sleeping bag. Eventually out I'd bolt, running for the nearest sagebrush because I was too scared to hike to our latrine. There were always kangaroo rats hopping about and other things. I don't miss outhouses! Enjoy your weekend! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-37926389275405746532018-06-29T19:07:57.507-06:002018-06-29T19:07:57.507-06:00Hi, Alex! You're right ~ It was amazing! I mi...Hi, Alex! You're right ~ It was amazing! I miss seeing the stars I saw in my youth. When I was small and living in rural Nova Scotia, the Milky Way was spectacular. In the north we saw more of the disc and less of the core because of the higher latitude; but with no light pollution, literally no light at Two Point on Lac Seul, the stars were unforgettably beautiful. Bluff, Utah (near Monument Valley) had fabulous views of the Milky Way thirty to forty years ago, but the skies are hazier now, so the view isn't quite what it was. People who have never experienced a truly dark sky have no idea what we have lost to light pollution. Have a great weekend with your wife! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-54700373590773393702018-06-29T18:25:14.999-06:002018-06-29T18:25:14.999-06:00Yes, Roy did find out about the wolfskin. The kic...Yes, Roy did find out about the wolfskin. The kicking/wolfskin squabbles escalated until Mom, backed by Dad read us the riot act: If there was another fight, the person who started it would be demoted to the double bed, and Donnie would get the lower bunk. In the last squabble we had, Roy and I were shouting at each other in the middle of the night and pulling on opposite ends of the wolfskin, me on the top bunk, Roy on the bottom. Mom confiscated my wolfskin for several days, and warned us that the next instigator would be in the double bed. We obeyed, because neither one of us wanted to get stuck in the double bed with Barbie.<br /><br />We were brought up around rifles (my dad was a marksman and shooting instructor), and we knew not to touch them. Mom kept the shotgun well under the cot, and we were rarely, if ever, in the cabin without her. I'm sure she worried, but we were more worried about Dad skinning us alive if we touched it. You would have had a tough time with the outhouse ~ LOL The northern lights will always be one of the most spectacular things I've seen in my life. I'd love to see them again. Many of the stars where I live now are invisible because of development. Enjoy the weekend, my rhyming friend! <br /><br /> Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-39074260776810250812018-06-29T16:44:28.280-06:002018-06-29T16:44:28.280-06:00That's the thing about shotguns, worthless at ...That's the thing about shotguns, worthless at mid to long range, best weapon to have in close quartersAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-21003351565654864702018-06-29T13:20:11.823-06:002018-06-29T13:20:11.823-06:00Outhouse, we call them a "longdrop" and ...Outhouse, we call them a "longdrop" and we had one for almost a year while our other home was being built, when the 4 of us lived in a caravan. Bravery beyond what we could imagine for your Mum, and your words evoke so many feelings, as always, I could be there. The best writing of all when it inspires this.Nancy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854698513524662527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-76382805888595935402018-06-29T07:03:54.724-06:002018-06-29T07:03:54.724-06:00What a tumultuous time that was in your family'...What a tumultuous time that was in your family's life and in your own life in particular! I'm glad there was that moment of beauty and grace, though, under the starlit night sky with the northern lights and the loons.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-90602372342144962852018-06-29T06:29:42.832-06:002018-06-29T06:29:42.832-06:00What lovely writing, I think I held my breath when...What lovely writing, I think I held my breath when you went out to the outhouse, I was afraid of a bear for you but instead, I was thrilled with the Milky Way, Northern Lights, fireflies and loons! And just the night before...what down and up emotions for a child. xxKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-62741503642263511542018-06-29T06:28:36.881-06:002018-06-29T06:28:36.881-06:00With the threat of bears in the area, I would'...With the threat of bears in the area, I would've held it until morning. I remember staying at my grandparents' cabin as a kid and the outhouse was just ten feet from the back door, but I still wouldn't go out at night.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-70949406191275509002018-06-29T04:33:34.057-06:002018-06-29T04:33:34.057-06:00Quite a change in just a couple nights.
I bet seei...Quite a change in just a couple nights.<br />I bet seeing the stars and everything else so clearly was amazing.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-63005274827043262312018-06-29T04:23:06.494-06:002018-06-29T04:23:06.494-06:00lol at the wolfskin. Did he ever find out what you...lol at the wolfskin. Did he ever find out what you were doing? Having a shotgun handy must have made her feel a little safe from the bears. But keeping it out of reach of you guys must have made her a little nervous. Blah to the outhouse. Bears and outhouse in the night, yeah, see ya. Bet the lights were sure something to see. Don't think I've ever heard loons call.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.com