There is more snow on the way! When I came home after work today, I turned onto our road from the highway. Then I came to abrupt halt. The snow plough was advancing towards me. The road has become a one lane road, as the snow banks have collapsed in on the road behind the… Continue reading Yellow Snow
Category: January
January Entries
Midwinter
Attila is busy with snow removal in the driveway this morning. He has a bit of job to do before he can leave for work. I am working for a few hours every day this week, so I need to get my car out of the driveway as well. Although it is warmer this morning,… Continue reading Midwinter
A Dark and Stormy Night
I am thinking this morning that those of us who live in areas with all this snow are becoming tunnel people. The snow banks are so high that in many instances a human cannot peer over them. Walkways are tunnels through the snow, roads are tunnels through the snow, driveways are tunnels through the snow.… Continue reading A Dark and Stormy Night
In The Quiet Of The Night
This morning we awoke to a comfortably warm house. Last night I sat up late, in quiet contemplation, waiting to close the damper on the masonry heater as the last blue flames flickered with heat. Attila had gone to bed early, to recharge. The night time low was -12C, and the temperature is rising! Relief… Continue reading In The Quiet Of The Night
Managing
I have been cold enough over the last few days, during my waking hours, that the muscles in my abdomen are sore from “scrunching”, a natural physical reaction the body takes to keep its core from cooling. I was not even aware that this could happen! Lucky me, that this is my first experience with… Continue reading Managing