The morning brought the sunshine, and it was a welcome sight. It was 5C this morning, when I opened the kitchen curtains to peer out at the thermometer. The day slowly warmed, and by mid afternoon it was quite pleasant. The municipality where we live conducts a spring yard waste pickup. It will take place… Continue reading Yard Waste Pickup
Black Flies!
They’re here! Black file season has officially begun for us. We spent Friday and Saturday at the Rideau Camp. Friday was cloudy, and not terribly warm. We kept busy all day, Attila finishing the camp fire pit, and me burning wood and broken bits of brush in the camp fire pit. We had our usual… Continue reading Black Flies!
Sunny Days
Thursday, April 28, 2016 It temperature dipped below freezing last night, but bounced back up after the light of dawn. Although this cold weather is not much to my liking, I am grateful not be on the west coast of Scotland right now, where some areas have received three inches of snow, and it has… Continue reading Sunny Days
April Snow Showers
It was raining when I arose early this morning. The earth and things that grow in the earth needed the moisture, it was getting very dry. Shortly before 10:00 a.m. the rain turned to sleet, and then soon thereafter into snow. The snow melted on contact, there was no accumulation. The wind came up, and… Continue reading April Snow Showers
A Quiet Day
After three days of outdoor activity, today is being spent on small domestic matters here at Mist Cottage. After the scare with the hopefully false diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease, I am on the watch for ingredients in processed food, such as Potassium Sorbate, which is used as a preservative. We love our salads, and… Continue reading A Quiet Day