Helenenorth

 Hello Yes, I am back in the saddle, so to speak.  Already  a month since Christmas.  Where does the time go when you are having fun!!  We were hit by a severe blizzard last week, closing the school because of the high winds, over 100 k an hour, cold temperatures of up to minus 50 and blinding snow.  It took one full day for the loader to clear the roads so that the water trucks could run, so, we were out for 3 days.  I can not imagine what it was like before our modern way of living.  The Inuit were tough people!! I have a new neighbour, and his name is not Jaques or Pierre--I can hardly believe it.  He is Germaine!! Germaine is the new, trained, maintenance guy--how lucky he lives next door.  He wants to use my internet--sure--fine--but--I want him to drive me to get groceries and water--fair trade, don't you think! There are 4 trucks here.  In the past, it has been very easy to use the truck--kind of the honor system.  When you need it, you just get it.  I don't use it becau