It will soon be two years since I began the process of accessing the government grant to replace our oil furnace with an air source heat pump. The early pandemic was not the time to fill the house with a contracted workforce. It is small here, no one could possibly have kept their social distance,… Continue reading Greener Homes Program: Our Federal Furnace Fiasco

Attila had his post eye surgery check up this week, and all is well. He needn’t go back for a year. His eyesight has improved. The surgeon told him the procedure was even trickier than a corneal transplant. His eyesight was better than normal right after the surgery, and it has further improved, which is… Continue reading To The Camp

When learning about things, most things, the bigger picture is an important element to consider. The key for me, in pursuing projects within my skill set, is to focus on the smaller picture. Two recent tasks projects have brought this into focus recently. The first is the paper purge project, in which I am sorting… Continue reading The Smaller Picture

Our Easter weekend was quiet and pleasant. Attila does not get Easter Monday off work, so he headed out this morning. The weather over the weekend was cool, freezing at night, but sunny each day. It feels like spring. Attila spent his days in the garden, waking things up for the coming season. He trimmed… Continue reading Easter Weekend

April 5, 2023 It is predawn, the wind is strengthening as the day enters, it is beginning to roar and rattle. We are to receive freezing rain this morning, it seems the storm is rising now. I glance at the clock. Attila will arrive at work any minute now, to the east, miles from here.… Continue reading First Thunderstorm Of Spring