had to cut grass already

[squirtthecat]

I have to mow again today...   We had tons of rain, then some 80° days, then more rain.   It's growing like crazy now.

[Captainslug]

Captainslug,

Is there any other good thing about living in Edmonton? Oh, right, the best Kubasa !! I don't make my own cause a friend goes to Edmonton quite a bit and brings back a box full which he then is nice enough to provide me with in exchange for some of my smoked cheese and smoked olives. Good deal for both of us!!

Loved the April fools joke the Oilers pulled on the media !!

Yea The Oilers pulled a good one.  Too bad its the only good thing they did all year.  :(  Oh well, the only direction they can go is up in the standings (next year of course!).

I admit that the weather here is not as good as 90% of other places of North America, but home is home.  What can I say.  I grew up here and no matter where I vacation I am always happy to come home no matter if it's -40*C or +35*C. (although I hate the mosquitos!) 

If you have a chance to have some Mundare sausage, yes, it is wonderful. Mundare Sausage is famous all over Alberta.

The Capt'n

[Ka Honu]

...what is a chigger??

It's a mite that lives in damp, woodsy areas; I think they call them harvest mites or scrub mites outside the South.  They inject some sort of enzyme into skin pores and follicles to rupture the cells and create a "straw" through which they feed on the cell fluids.  The chigger gets fat and you get a red, itchy bump that lasts for days.  Traditional treatment is to put a drop of clear nail polish (red would work but you'd look really funny with red spots all over you) on the bite to seal it and reduce the itching (a little, anyway).

[Kummok]

Grass?!?!?!?  I spent a few hours on the control end of my big snowblower today, digging out my summer truck and my neighbor's boat....  :-\

[Slamdunk]

Captain you got it!!  Mundare sausage - great stuff. Goes great with smoked cheese !!

[pensrock]

The important thing is you got the boat dug out.  ;D

[Kummok]

10-4 Pens...got it down to bare frozen ground Saturday, then woke up to 6 more inches today! :o  It's okay for someone to turn off the snow valve now...  :-\

[ronbeaux]

I think I would rather have snow than 1/4" of pollen on everything I own. Everything is green and I think I may have set a world record sneezing!

[pensrock]

Kummok, I remember you asking for snow last fall. Now you are getting it.  ;D ;D ;D
Course given a choice I would rather be out on that boat with you.