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When I woke up this morning, the sky was clear. The temperature was 7 Celsius but there was promise of more warmth, at least 22 by early afternoon. At 10:30, I found myself hiking for six and a half kilometres … Continue reading →

It froze last night, a hard frost. It isn’t the first frost of the late summer, as we had a slight touch of frost a few weeks ago. However, this frost required us to cover most of our garden plants … Continue reading →

This pandemic is resulting in the world changing faster than what we would normally experience. For my wife and myself, the inability to travel to the USA to visit our middle child and her family is one change that has … Continue reading →

Well, this new version of the blog site hasn’t been up long and I am pleased with the number of visitors received to date. There was one exception which had me question the “stats”. Yesterday, I had an “extra” three … Continue reading →

It’s one of those tumultuous days as far as weather is concerned. Rain, wind, clouds, spotty breaks with the sun peeking through, and cool temperatures. While walking with my wife yesterday before our evening meal, I mentioned that I was … Continue reading →

It’s another very windy day with the sun shining. The wind is out of the northwest meaning that it feels colder than what the thermometer tells me. Our morning walk will still happen, likely just before noon hour. Yesterday’s canning … Continue reading →

It’s the late afternoon here in this small town on the Canadian prairies. It is sunny and relatively warm. I woke up to a temperature of +2 degrees Celsius. The garden tells me that there was a faint touch of … Continue reading →

Yesterday, we celebrated forty-nine years of marriage. As is normal for us, a walk in the countryside was included as part of our anniversary celebrations. We drove to one of our starting points near the hills to the south of … Continue reading →

Well, it has been some time, and I am not too sure that this is going to survive. After all, none of the past blog sites have managed to survive. That said, I have managed to find a few old … Continue reading →

The new privacy fence is done. I still have a repair to do for the old fence sections by the garden. With that done, I now have a new fence, a new garden shed, and a new deck. That brings … Continue reading →