{"id":2288,"date":"2019-03-15T14:10:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T21:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?p=1644"},"modified":"2019-03-15T14:10:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T21:10:02","slug":"weekend-fun-with-friends-when-its-25-or-lower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?p=2288","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Fun with Friends when it&#8217;s -25 or lower!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February 23rd&#8211;25th, 2019<\/p>\n<p>There is always lots to do during winter in the Lakes District area&#8211;recreational activities like snowshoeing, snowmobile riding and races, ice fishing, x country or downhill skiing, fat tire mountain biking, curling, hockey, etc.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2288 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1645'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ecdf9bf8-6b6e-47df-9acb-83559d58a1e9-collage-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ecdf9bf8-6b6e-47df-9acb-83559d58a1e9-collage-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ecdf9bf8-6b6e-47df-9acb-83559d58a1e9-collage-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ecdf9bf8-6b6e-47df-9acb-83559d58a1e9-collage-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ecdf9bf8-6b6e-47df-9acb-83559d58a1e9-collage.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1645'>\n\t\t\t\ttimestamp=1622078100\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1647'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_0062-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1648'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_0069-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1648\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1648'>\n\t\t\t\tScreenshot\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1649'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_0071-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1649\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1649'>\n\t\t\t\tScreenshot\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1650'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_0073-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1650\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1650'>\n\t\t\t\tScreenshot\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1652'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2415-e1620443840149-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Then there are the constant winter jobs: shoveling snow, cutting wood and kindling, keeping your vehicles running etc. Sometimes it is even interesting to walk through the &#8216;mall&#8217; and shops displaying historical photos and information about the area. I doubt there are many moose and fish this large left anymore?<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2288 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1653'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2624-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1654'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2753-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Any winter activities I could access, I tried! But, sometimes when the weather is -25 or lower&#8230;.It&#8217;s just more pleasant to stay in your home with friends feeling the warmth of Blaze King wood stove!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2288 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1655'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2784-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1656'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2953-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1657'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2993-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1658'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_3003-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1659'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_3078-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I guess that is partially why there are so many talented and creative artisans in this area! <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1660\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/img_8962.png\" alt=\"img_8962\" width=\"1125\" height=\"2001\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When Brat the cat would finally allow me to get up (She loved to sleep on my lap in the evenings) I enjoyed knitting and working on 1,000 piece puzzles. You can pick up beautiful puzzles for $1.00 or free at the local Thrift shop or the Reuse shop near the local dump. They are both quite popular drop in locations up here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 23rd&#8211;25th, 2019 There is always lots to do during winter in the Lakes District area&#8211;recreational activities like snowshoeing, snowmobile riding and races, ice fishing, x country or downhill skiing, fat tire mountain biking, curling, hockey, etc. Then there are the constant winter jobs: shoveling snow, cutting wood and kindling, keeping your vehicles running etc. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}