My Grandfather recently told me how he used to take holidays in Canada and also about a house that he used to own there . He told me the tale of how he came to own it and then he began describing the place to me. The place sounded amazing and I would be a crime to share it.

His house was right on the edge of Primrose Lake in Alberta. It had a giant open fireplace in the living room, 3 bedrooms and a large kitchen and bathroom. The structure was comprised of hardwood and stone and was put together completely by hand.An old photo that he found of the cabin showed just how good it looked.

In the summer time he would go out and fish for a while on the still lake. he told me that i could not know what perfect silence really was until I went there, it was beautiful he said. We live in a world where there is always a car, or plane or person making some noise or other. But not here. Here was truly silent. He used to lye down in his boat and fall asleep whilst staring up at the snow topped mountains

In the winter time he would cut a hole in the ice that covered the lake and set some fishing poles up. Whilst he waited for a catch he would ice skate on a cleared patch of lake. He would then take whatever fish he had managed to catch back to the cabin and my grandmother would make fish pie for supper.

It all sounded like it was Heaven on earth to me. And that is why, after hearing my grandfathers story, I am heading out there soon for a holiday searching for a place of my own on that same lake. Unfortunately my grandfather’s old place is not for sale but if I can find anything even close I will be happy.

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