Good news on the hydro bills, time-of-use billing has been postponed again until October 31st, but the price jumped from 10.1 cents per Kwh, to 12.8 cents per Kwh. It could be a lot worse! I hate time-of-use billing because hydro gets to decide when I can do what around the house, which feels incredibly… Continue reading Getting There
Category: Journal
personal journal
Not Able To Work From Home!
Today Attila returns to work. His only other option is to stay home with no income, and since we still need to eat, need shelter, well, he doesn’t really have any choice in the matter. So here we are, dreading the possible exposure to Covid-19, taking every precaution we know of to prevent either of… Continue reading Not Able To Work From Home!
Last Gasp of the Renovation Budget
When we bought this broken down, abandoned, very small house 10 years ago, it was a “tear down”. We have been renovating for this whole time, mostly addressing structural issues. Covid-19 means our income, which was just a few dollars above the poverty line, has dropped way below the poverty line. We are managing to… Continue reading Last Gasp of the Renovation Budget
Warmer Weather At Last
The weather was lovely today, perfect for sitting out on the back porch and enjoying the sunshine. Perfect for gardening (Attila), and perfect for watching gardening (me)… my kind of watching sports! The long weekend is over, it was a busy one. We stayed very close to home, as we figured others would not, and… Continue reading Warmer Weather At Last
Herd Immunity and Me
I have decided to record here some of my experiences and thoughts on the Covid-19 Pandemic. The Grandbabies will remember this time from the perspective of childhood, isolated from their elders. We won’t see them during this time, and it will be along time before we see them again. I hope this will allow them… Continue reading Herd Immunity and Me