Here it is, my last full day at the little house in the city, for this visit. There is so much to do! After chatting with Attila, enjoying my morning coffee and slice of breakfast apple crisp, I began bottling yesterday’s cooked and cooled tomatoes. I labelled the jars and found room for them in… Continue reading End of the Visit
Month: October 2014
Pork n Beans Two
Monday, October 6, 2014 A quiet day has sped by, once again. After chatting with Attila, I enjoyed a cup of coffee and some apple crisp for breakfast. Then I headed down to the basement to turn off the dehumidifier, and flip the breaker off for the hot water heater. The price of hydro goes… Continue reading Pork n Beans Two
The First Time ‘Round
Sunday, October 5, 2014 The clouds were rolling by today, white and grey and dark, billowing along at a great pace. It was 8C outside this morning. The wind was brisk. The rain came, and then it went, and then it came back again. Some of it was misty, and some of it was thick.… Continue reading The First Time ‘Round
Pork n Beans
Friday, October 2, 2014 I am sitting on the back verandah at the little house in the city. It is 8:00 a.m., I have already chatted with Attila, enjoyed a cup of coffee, paid the dreaded bills (ouch!), and put the blue box out to the curb for pickup. While taking out the blue box… Continue reading Pork n Beans
Three Days
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 I have just arrived at the little house in the city. Attila and I pulled out of the country house driveway at the same time. At the highway junction he turned left, I turned right, and we flashed our headlights at each other. It was still dark enough to see each… Continue reading Three Days