Scuppered Again
Friday, December 20, 2013 When we arrived home from the little house in the city on December 3rd, I had no idea it was going take until last night, December 19th, to get out into …
Category: 2013
The Drama Queen
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 We slept soundly as the house slowly cooled, nested in a sea of cold white, under the bright moon. Attila arose early to fire the heater, and by the time I …
Cold Snap
The roads were bad yesterday, Sunday, preventing us from attending a family get together. I would have loved to have been there, but circumstances were beyond anyone’s control. The temperature this morning was -26C. A …
Window Treatments
Wood heat brings the humidity in the house so low that I begin to experience nose bleeds. This is a chronic winter problem, in this house heated exclusively with wood. I have a pan of …
Icy Mantle
The main highway has reopened, other roads in the area have been closed. The snow continues to drop like a veil from the sky. Gusts of wind make it difficult to see, even from the …