Happy Midwinter to everyone! Tomorrow we will be midway between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. We are celebrating today because we are both off work today. The festivities are well under way here in the bush. This morning began with a leisurely cup of coffee in front of a roaring fire. Then breakfast,… Continue reading Midwinter Celebration
Category: Journal
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Clear The Deck
Well, at least it is relatively warm tonight! We are able to keep the house comfortable with two firings of the masonry heater. The price we pay for this warmer weather is MORE SNOW. Today the highways became bare, for the first time in ages. We have had one afternoon and evening of bare and… Continue reading Clear The Deck
Yellow Snow
There is more snow on the way! When I came home after work today, I turned onto our road from the highway. Then I came to abrupt halt. The snow plough was advancing towards me. The road has become a one lane road, as the snow banks have collapsed in on the road behind the… Continue reading Yellow Snow
Midwinter
Attila is busy with snow removal in the driveway this morning. He has a bit of job to do before he can leave for work. I am working for a few hours every day this week, so I need to get my car out of the driveway as well. Although it is warmer this morning,… Continue reading Midwinter
A Dark and Stormy Night
I am thinking this morning that those of us who live in areas with all this snow are becoming tunnel people. The snow banks are so high that in many instances a human cannot peer over them. Walkways are tunnels through the snow, roads are tunnels through the snow, driveways are tunnels through the snow.… Continue reading A Dark and Stormy Night