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
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Ciambotte and Cornbread
I read and enjoy a blog written by a crofter in Scotland. He related that there is a modern name for this Monday, the third Monday in January, Blue Monday. It is referred to as the “most depressing day of the year”. It is a bit of humour really, not science. But there is a… Continue reading Ciambotte and Cornbread