Saturday, February 22, 2014 Chickadee on a sunny morning! 8:00 am, the sun is shining, a pleasant breeze plays in the trees and the temperature is -2C. 8:30 am, a bank of clouds is approaching from the west, blowing off Georgian Bay. It is slowly advancing east, eating up the blue sky as it comes… Continue reading Change in the Weather
Tag: snowing
Heading North
We are experiencing another cold week here in the bush. The house cooled overnight, the warmest spot in the house this morning was 16C. That isn’t too bad. Today we will once again perform three firings of the masonry heater, so that tomorrow morning it should be warmer in the house. I felt lucky though,… Continue reading Heading North
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
Small Pleasures
Mist the Kitty is getting old. She is deaf, possibly blind in one eye, and limps a bit when she first begins to move around after her naps. She still has frequent “crazy cat” sessions, where she charges around the house and up and down the stairs, chasing phantom mice and bats. She loves our… Continue reading Small Pleasures
Jingle Bells for Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all Mothers! We made a lighting trip to visit with my mother yesterday, it was her birthday after all. We left after Attila got home from work, drove three hours, had a wonderful time and a fantastic meal at my sister’s home, with Mom and nieces et al and nephew in… Continue reading Jingle Bells for Mother’s Day