Winter Landscape

An important survival skill, when living a life of isolation, is to structure time according to conditions. Winter, bringing dangerous driving conditions, and requiring strategies for domestic heat, alters the daily landscape. Travel becomes a complex challenge, vulnerable to unpredictable circumstance. In the winter our world shrinks, and we are made aware of the forces… Continue reading Winter Landscape

Kitchen Magic

It has been nine days since I have left these four walls. Time passes without notice. Tonight I am restless, and awake, and I notice. How strange to think, that there are crowded streets, ceaseless lights, and bustle all over the planet, when here the white silence stretches into the black night. Even the bears… Continue reading Kitchen Magic

November Rain

There is a lushness about a November rain, a striking, shimmering farewell of green. The last bright glimmers of life’s colour, before the white veil descends. So it has been today. Attila has it all! He is out there in the November rain, working, working, working. When Attila needs protective clothing for work he often… Continue reading November Rain

Powerless Wind

Monday, November 18 We made it through the windy night without incident. We made it through the windy morning without incident. Then, shortly after 10:00 a.m. the power shut down, with a bang. Investigation of the immediate power lines and transformer revealed no problems. Every hour a call was made to the hydro power outage… Continue reading Powerless Wind

Mincemeat

Attila and I donned our glad rags last night and headed off to our evening out at the restaurant. The experience exceeded expectations on all counts, and we both had a lovely time. Good company makes all the difference! The restaurant staff were wonderful. Attila said the food was great. We both ordered a drink,… Continue reading Mincemeat