Caster Girl

Like physical injuries, spiritual injuries require time to heal. First there is the initial pain following the injury. The challenging work location and issues I have been dealing with have resulted in grievous spiritual harm. I always find the initial stage of recovery, for any type of injury, the most difficult. Over the course of… Continue reading Caster Girl

Choices

February is fleeing. The landscape speaks the language of change; the snow is drifting down, the pines are swaying. Winter is beautiful. This is very first February, since we moved to the country, that I have not been visited upon by cabin fever. How wonderful it is! The second night of drying did not completely… Continue reading Choices

The Limes of Winter

Lime juice squeezed from the leftover scraps after slicing the limes for the dehydrator. This morning it was -19C outside the kitchen window, and it the wind is gusting to 40 kmh, bringing the wind chill factor in at -26C. Attila works outside all day, so these cold days are not very pleasant for him.… Continue reading The Limes of Winter

Bathroom Renovation

The bathroom ceiling BEFORE the ceiling tiles were removed. One test tile was removed to see what we were dealing with. What we found was wallpapered drywall. The bathroom ceiling AFTER the ceiling tiles were removed. Note the electrical box in the ceiling for a light fixture! The wallpaper is a pretty floral, but is… Continue reading Bathroom Renovation

Oh Canada, are we falling apart at the seams?

Tink’s Treasures: During a visit, when Tink was a toddler, she was playing quietly in the spare bedroom. Quietly and with great concentration, she removed these pieces of wallpaper that had been decoratively glued on at intervals. A very neat job! First let me say that I have a lot in common with young people… Continue reading Oh Canada, are we falling apart at the seams?