No Phone, Wet and Windy

Well now we are really isolated no phone and no Guard phone. And who knows for how long this will be. The Guard phone system has been out now for about a month well sort of out. And our phone went out yesterday and we have had it out for as long a month before (they) who ever they are can get out to fix it. There are two native villages that rely on it as well for being connected to the outside like I do . And for them even more so they use it for finding out about the ferry that comes once a wk or not coming depending on weather and stuff. For that they have to call so this means that some of them can not get off to Christmas shop, or get out to see family on the main land. For me it is losing contact with those who do not have internet and I have family who do not have it.. so that makes it a bit hard on them as well as me.

We had snow the other day but gone now thanks to the rain and wind. All gone as the saying goes. Dark and isolated is the feeling one can get out here on days like today. But thank heavens for the sat tv and sat internet. It is very helpful to chat with those who have it and receive email and of course SHOP.

I was not feeling very Christmasy but a friend is sending a package so I decided that if she could go to all that trouble to see that I have something here on the day that the least I could do was have a tree for it to go under as well it will be nice to have a few gifts to open as I am here alone this yr. Hubby is working else where and he is right not like we have not spent Christmas apart before only I had our son and friends about. My neighbours will have me over for Christmas dinner with will be nice and I will see what I can add. It is nice to have friends out here they are great people and we are blessed to have them here. As there have been times on other lights where we did not get on with the other couple.

Up above is the photo of one of the many tugs that pass us .. thought it was a neat photo on our snowy day. Well lets hope that (they) will get out to fix the phone lines before Christmas day. Getting on to weather time so I have to get ready like I said we do it every three hours.. no matter how much we dislike the weather and get soaked just doing it.. that is what we are here for and get paid for. Take care from the Bluff and hope everyone is happy getting ready for the Day. Oh yes for me putting up the few lights and the wee tree has helped get me in the Christmas mood.. so great to have friends that care.. from the Bluff