A day of puttering involves a lot of little things, some routine, some not routine. Today, so far, this is what I’ve been up to. An early morning walk started the day. Then it was time to make breakfast, my favourite meal of the day. I take my time, sometimes taking more than an hour… Continue reading Puttering

We awoke to cloudy skies. Our morning walk concluded just before the raindrops began to fall. There has been a gentle rain, off and on, most of the morning. The sun has just broken through the clouds. Attila harvested peppers from the garden this morning. He will wash and chop them, to fill canning jars… Continue reading Quiet Rain

We had our little bit of rain, it was so wonderful. The weather report says 100% chance of rain today… we will believe it when we see it! The long, long heat wave has finally let up, it was hot from mid-June until mid-August, usually above 30C during the day, and above 20C at night.… Continue reading Anachronisms

Yesterday the clouds rolled by and left the gift of life, rain. It wasn’t a lot, about 20 minutes of rainfall altogether. The plant life reacted immediately, green tinges began to appear everywhere. Not only did it rain, the temperature dropped. The long, very long, hot weather seems to have left us alone at last.… Continue reading Rain!

We are in a drought stricken region of Ontario, a severe drought. Just our little area is in severe drought, but there are other small agricultural based areas where there is a moderate drought. It is so dry here that a passing train caused five or more fires, which took the fire departments of five… Continue reading Little Fires