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
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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?
Frost On My Punkins
Snowing again today! We have around seven more weeks of winter left to survive. We have been grocery shopping twice since Christmas, and have not been out and about other than that, except to work. I’ve been using any spare time I have to sort through old books. I am burning old books, such as… Continue reading Frost On My Punkins