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Nov 26 2019 Oh Snow Good

“So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!” J. R. R. Tolkien Although it is hard to see in the pictures, it is snowing hard Thank God for that. I was getting low on water to filter for drinking, cooking, washing, cats and plants.  Today I managed to melt enough for bathing,…


Nov 25 2019 Numb


Nov 23 2019 No Feet

“I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet” Helen Keller My morning starts. I check to see what the cats need, food, water, I have a glance at the cat boxes and see if they need changing. Then on to the fire to add wood. Lately, those…


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Nov 11 2019 Remember ⭐⭐⭐

“A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living. Today’s military rejects include tomorrow’s hard-core unemployed.” John F. Kennedy In the ’70s my best friend and I decided to join the Canadian Armed forces and fight during the…


Nov 10 2019 That’s not a funny bone

“When a gust of wind hits a broken bone, you feel it.” Shia LaBeouf I just shoveled a path out to the woodpile and grabbed a log so big it filled the wheelbarrow. When I got that unloaded I filled the barrow with the last of the wood I split a few days ago. Added…


Nov 9 2019 SNOWDAY finally

“One of the very best reasons for having children is to be reminded of the incomparable joys of a snow day.” Susan Orlean This morning did not disappoint. I woke to 6 inches (ca. 15 cm) of deep fluffy snow. Immediately donned my snow clothes and fur hat grabbed my big stainless bowl and a…


Nov 8 2019 The big let down

“Hope is tomorrow’s veneer over today’s disappointment.” Evan Esar I was expecting to wander out this morning in deep fluffy snow. There is a major snowstorm alert on right now, they mention up to 40 cm of snow falling. What I actually got was a sprinkle of snow over a layer of ice caused by…