Well, at least it is relatively warm tonight! We are able to keep the house comfortable with two firings of the masonry heater. The price we pay for this warmer weather is MORE SNOW. Today the highways became bare, for the first time in ages. We have had one afternoon and evening of bare and… Continue reading Clear The Deck
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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
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
Win Some, Lose Some
Thanksgiving was a busy holiday weekend! Attila had the Monday statutory holiday off work, so we bundled our lumber and food into the car, and headed for the little house in the city on Saturday, after he arrived home from work. The bathroom renovation took over our renovation vacation completely. We had intended to use… Continue reading Win Some, Lose Some