The first snow squalls of the season arrived this morning, as the day wore on they intensified, melting away between squalls. They were heralded by an event. I was sitting at the table, enjoying a late breakfast, when the house went still and quiet and dim. The hydro was out. The wind blows, the hydro… Continue reading The Gales of November
Category: 2014
The Ideal Vehicle
Yesterday Attila arrived home, and broke the news that the alternator had died in the little green car. This is the first serious problem that we have had with the this little car, a 1998 Toyota Tercel, that we purchased new. When we bought it we were stretching ourselves to our very limit. We could… Continue reading The Ideal Vehicle
Cleaning the Closet
The morning coffee is still being prepared on the range, with the camping percolator. That old percolator was another yard sale scoop, many, many years ago. It is a stainless steel model, so is virtually indestructible. It is shiny at the top, and black on the bottom, from being used over campfires. It works very… Continue reading Cleaning the Closet
Old Green Boat
The snow has been falling since early morning, it accumulates, slowly, successfully racing the melt. The roads are messy, gungey, not quite slippery, so Attila says. Several cords of split wood are on the back of a delivery truck in our driveway. The wood is wet, but only on the surface. On top of the… Continue reading Old Green Boat
Way To Go amazon.ca
All of the Christmas gifts we purchased from Amazon.ca, for the Grandbabies, arrived yesterday. The shipping boxes were unpacked, so that we could see the results of our shopping adventure. And we were pleased. The gifts are low-key, interactive, reasonably priced items, and to our relief, are of reasonable quality. The gifts live up the… Continue reading Way To Go amazon.ca