FREEZE UP — again
North of us, I think in Wemindji, skidoos are crossing The River. Here The River is still open at places. The temperature has been bogged down somewhere around 10 degrees above — (F). That’s not enough to do anything — except make life miserable. Miserable, that is, for all of us except the choppers. They’re in a frenzy.
The crowd here at St. Thomas’ has taken to doing fellowship, coffee, and snacks after The Service on Sunday. Today, those snacks will include moose stew, beans, chili, homemade bread. And who knows what else….. The Anglicans know how to cook (and eat….)
MANGE
The dogs have mange. The wolves have mange. The environmentalists are worried about the wolves. The locals are worried about the dogs. And the teachers are worried about the kids. Evidently, the kids are next in line for getting the mange — which we don’t want.
So, I’m told, the wolves will freeze out there without their long-johns. The dogs are getting shot — one by one — the ones that are loose, that is. And the kids are being kept in during recess — lest they get mangy or shot.
It’s a rough world out there.