How do we pass the time in the frozen north?

Winter nights can be very long in the northern parts of Canada.

Even the short days have their share of tribulation:
all photos by Hive account@onceuponatime

So just how do Northerners make it through the night?

Well, here's what some of my friends and I get up to:

We gather together many different munchies, drinkables and smokables...............

Mmmmmmmm............ blue cheese, beer and coffee!

(and there's almost always some smoked salmon from the harvest earlier in the year)

Indeed the harvest was bountiful!

Sometimes the conversation turns to the future year ahead:

Don't bogart that bong my friend...................................

and then we slowly start to tune up!

And THAT is how some of us Northerners make it through the night!

(And as a last aside, I want to let you know: I taught my parents everything they know.)