Category: Journal

Well, it is always something, isn’t it! Today was to be a day of domestic activity. It began with gathering ingredients for Oat Cakes, only to be interrupted by the ringing telephone. It was a call with a rather desperate invitation to work, immediately, as soon as I could get there. After jumping into and… Continue reading Snow and Ice

It was -24C when I got up this morning. The moon was shining bright, throwing shadows, long and dark, across the forest snow. Beautiful. We only had two firings yesterday there is an early morning chill in air, which heavy socks and a down vest take care of nicely. Attila sleeps on, needing more sleep… Continue reading Hyperreality: It is cold out there.

I find it interesting that this much snow in England causes so much infrastructural distress, as here it is considered a negligable amount. The year that one snowfall resulted in snow that buried the deck railing seen in the picture in this entry, well, we considered that a lot of snow indeed. Everything is relative.… Continue reading Continuing Cold

This morning the temperature is -22C and the masonry heater has caught up with the weather. The thermometer by the heater reads 21C. I still need to wear a down vest, thermal socks and thick slippers in the house, but I am warm. Today we are expecting a high of -17C, much warmer than yesterday.… Continue reading Cattitude at -22C

Last night may have been the coldest night of the winter, I certainly hope so. When we got out of bed early this morning the temperature was -32C, tonight a low of -26C is predicted. We are losing ground with the heating, the interior temperature is dropping despite all our efforts with wood heating. Mist… Continue reading Brrrrrrr