Enough!

Yesterday was such a lovely day, in the beginning. Then I made a telephone call, and another, and another… I had to pursue the process for the government grant for our furnace. The reports were done the second week of January, and we had heard nothing, and the the website indicated our account was not… Continue reading Enough!

Published
Categorized as Journal

A Sunny Morning

“Oh, what a beautiful mornin’Oh, what a beautiful dayI got a beautiful feelin’Every thing’s goin’ my way…” Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II1895 – 1960 andRichard Charles Rodgers1902 – 1979 There are days when I feel everything is going my way. Like today for instance. First of all I perused the news, and found three articles… Continue reading A Sunny Morning

Published
Categorized as Journal

Extremes

Winter bared her teeth this weekend, but only briefly. From this:Sat, Feb 4, 6:15 AM-39°C FEELS LIKE -48 To this:Sun, Feb 5, 6:25 AM-2 °C FEELS LIKE -7 We were extremely pleased that the new heating system handled the deep freeze without any problems. If it had not been for the clock, I would not… Continue reading Extremes

Published
Categorized as Journal

Down It Goes!

We have had a few cold snaps this winter, nothing extreme though. Last night the temperature dropped to -15C, about as cold as it has been thus far. But last night is just the beginning of a dive, February is going to arrive with plummeting temperatures. On Friday night a low of -29C is predicted.… Continue reading Down It Goes!

Published
Categorized as Journal

Higgledy-Piggledy

A few months ago our streaming service, Prime Video, started to freeze the whole computer system, relatively frequently. The computer is an older refurbished model, 2015, so I thought that it might be nearing the end of its days. The thought of the expense of new computer just now was distressing. I began by testing… Continue reading Higgledy-Piggledy

Published
Categorized as Journal