Happy Midwinter to everyone! Tomorrow we will be midway between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. We are celebrating today because we are both off work today. The festivities are well under way here in the bush. This morning began with a leisurely cup of coffee in front of a roaring fire. Then breakfast,… Continue reading Midwinter Celebration
Category: February
February Entries
Three years! Are you kidding me!
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction! Three years ago I applied for a position with the federal government. I went to interviews, wrote qualifying exams, submitted reams of paperwork, travelled hundreds of miles to attend more interviews, was finally short-listed and then they forgot about me. My application was set to expire three years from… Continue reading Three years! Are you kidding me!
Caster Girl
Like physical injuries, spiritual injuries require time to heal. First there is the initial pain following the injury. The challenging work location and issues I have been dealing with have resulted in grievous spiritual harm. I always find the initial stage of recovery, for any type of injury, the most difficult. Over the course of… Continue reading Caster Girl
Choices
February is fleeing. The landscape speaks the language of change; the snow is drifting down, the pines are swaying. Winter is beautiful. This is very first February, since we moved to the country, that I have not been visited upon by cabin fever. How wonderful it is! The second night of drying did not completely… Continue reading Choices
The Limes of Winter
Lime juice squeezed from the leftover scraps after slicing the limes for the dehydrator. This morning it was -19C outside the kitchen window, and it the wind is gusting to 40 kmh, bringing the wind chill factor in at -26C. Attila works outside all day, so these cold days are not very pleasant for him.… Continue reading The Limes of Winter