Rain, Rain and more rain. Wind, wind and more wind. When will it stop!! It has been extremely wet on our island. If only it could be harnessed better for the summer months when it is so dry. Maybe we will have to dig a dugout. That would take quite awhile, being done by hand. Anyone know of a small used backhoe.
We have been busy getting wood for the fireplace. Still haven't got the insert yet. George is back in Alberta right now. He had a check up today and everything is A-okay. He will be going to Peace River to visit family and then to Red Earth, where our True Value hardware store is. Mother Mary is now in Egypt and quite enjoying herself. She went with Val our sister-in-law. I am curious to see how Egypt has changed in the last 33 years since we lived there. I imagine some has changed but Cairo was such a huge city then so must be gigantic now.
Silly primroses are blooming and the peonies, tulips and daffodils are breaking ground. They don't know what time of year it is. January is too, too early for these delicate things. Snow drops are emerging as well, but I expect them to. The winter has been so mild. I fear that we may get a cold snap in February. We usually do.
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Monday, January 25, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Jan 01-08, 2010
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL. We hope all had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends. We did. We arrived back on the 3rd. That is the earliest that we have come back at Christmas. We were surprised that the weather is okay. It is only a little cold and today it is windy. We expected worse.
We spent New Year's Eve with Melissa, Darren and Signe. She is called pigne now as she is a little porker when it comes to food. She has gained over 2 lbs since Christmas. She now weighs 9 lbs 9 ozs.
Melissa and Signe may come for a visit in August. They have decided not to run the Restaurant/Bakery this year. It is understandable with a new baby. We will make due. Our other daughter Christine will be here and we may hire someone to help. We have someone in mind. We have to make some sort of accommodation for them, but the old float house will be renovated to make it liveable. It won't take much work.
We have been busy getting firewood. It will be nice once we get a proper heating system. Doug has a wood stove for us, but it is a matter of getting it over here. I guess it is quite heavy. We have two chimneys so that won't be a problem. We were looking at an insert for the fireplace but we do not think it would fit in the type of fireplace that we have. We are also looking into some sort of furnace or propane/diesel heater. There are many options. The propane heater we have now is not efficient and heats our bedroom toasty warm, but takes a long time for the rest of the house and uses too much propane.
Yellow primroses were blooming when we got home. They do not know what time of year it is. George will be busy fixing up the barge now.
We spent New Year's Eve with Melissa, Darren and Signe. She is called pigne now as she is a little porker when it comes to food. She has gained over 2 lbs since Christmas. She now weighs 9 lbs 9 ozs.
Melissa and Signe may come for a visit in August. They have decided not to run the Restaurant/Bakery this year. It is understandable with a new baby. We will make due. Our other daughter Christine will be here and we may hire someone to help. We have someone in mind. We have to make some sort of accommodation for them, but the old float house will be renovated to make it liveable. It won't take much work.
We have been busy getting firewood. It will be nice once we get a proper heating system. Doug has a wood stove for us, but it is a matter of getting it over here. I guess it is quite heavy. We have two chimneys so that won't be a problem. We were looking at an insert for the fireplace but we do not think it would fit in the type of fireplace that we have. We are also looking into some sort of furnace or propane/diesel heater. There are many options. The propane heater we have now is not efficient and heats our bedroom toasty warm, but takes a long time for the rest of the house and uses too much propane.
Yellow primroses were blooming when we got home. They do not know what time of year it is. George will be busy fixing up the barge now.
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