Another beautiful sunny day today. The wind last Friday brought down quite a few branches, some of them of considerable size. There was no damage as a result and Attila used his chain saw to cut them to size, so that we burned them in the masonry heater for firewood last night. That worked out… Continue reading Presentable
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21 Balloon Salute
Home again, home again… The journey home was beautiful, bright sunshine, light traffic, dry roads, perfect! Attila and I had a lovely visit to our little house in the city. It has been two months since the last visit, and it was a relief to see that all was well. No mice, frozen pipes or… Continue reading 21 Balloon Salute
Cabin Fever
Suddenly we have cabin fever here; I have cabin fever. Curses! Besides the now ongoing challenge of cabin fever, life is pretty good. As often happens, the universe conspires to delight me in small ways. For instance, as I was glumly driving to work yesterday morning the sun suddenly illuminated a panorama of beauty, right… Continue reading Cabin Fever
Snow is very amusing.
<whinge session> The weather report is still forecasting very cold overnight temperatures for the weekend. $%^*#$I&* It looks like grocery shopping in the nearest town may be the only recreational activity we manage for the month of January! I think that a trip to the little house in the city is mandatory during February, we… Continue reading Snow is very amusing.
Work, winter and not much else…
Yesterday I received news that the gentleman who ran the shop where I used to work passed away. He fell ill last summer with cancer. He was only in his early fifties. I feel so sad for his wife, they were married less than two years ago and were so happy. God speed my friend.… Continue reading Work, winter and not much else…