It was a sunny Saturday afternoon and +5°C so we took Monty to Beaver Mountain Provincial Park for a hike. This park is 2 km uphill from the James River…
Read MorePhotos from the weekend blizzard
Here are some photos from the weekend blizzard. Because we’ve had snow/rain/ice/snow the snow is packed hard onto the spruce trees with icicles hanging down. I love this photo!Argh! Second…
Read MoreApocalyptic blizzard of 2013
I woke up at 5:30am and sprung out of bed to check on the blizzard! We got several inches of snow since we went to sleep last night and it…
Read MoreEarly morning plow
I woke up at 5:58 am to the sound of Jeff plowing. I don’t know how he snuck away without me hearing. My job is to move the truck and…
Read MoreSnowfall, sunset, longer days, January, cold lungs
We had a great snowfall overnight! Big fluffy flakes that piled up fast! I headed back to work this morning after a GREAT Christmas break. Instead of lying in bed…
Read MoreTire update and snow
The tire problem was another broken tire pressure sensor. I’m not crystal clear on how these things work, but they are in the tire stem somehow and that is why…
Read MoreMilder, stormier winter predicted for us
Meteorologist Brett Anderson at Accuweather has predicted a milder winter for Atlantic Canada, with more storms. “For Saint John’s and Halifax, we do expect a fairly stormy winter, especially from January…
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International space station, rowers, first snow
Rowing It was +4°C at 11am when we headed into town for groceries and birdseed. The rowing regatta had started on our lake. I can’t imagine how cold they must…
Read MoreSorry inanimate objects… I was running late…
Sorry alarm clock, woodstove, sink, tap, dishes, car, ice, wipers, wet pants, socks, shirt, keys, shampoo and every other inanimate object that I growled and grumbled at this morning. But…
Read MoreSnow is so beautiful, especially at sunset
Here are a couple photos I took with the Instagram app on my iPhone over the weekend after Saturday’s snowfall:
Read MoreTravel between Ontario and Nova Scotia can be tricky in winter – at least for us
So last time we travelled to Ontario in the winter, we spent Christmas in a small motel in Quebec with a broken truck and we had to eat Leonard. Fast…
Read MoreVet appointment, bird party, and snow
Monty’s vet appointment went well. The vet felt the lump and said right away it was a sebaceous cyst. He said he could get rid of it right away for…
Read MoreMonty and I are off to the vet on this snowy Christmas eve eve day
Monty has a vet appointment at 11:15 this morning so we can check out this little growth on his chest. The vet didn’t think it was anything to worry about…
Read MoreNovember snowstorm = Miserable morning
A foot of REALLY wet snow is outside. Jeff’s been plowing for 1.5 hours and keeps getting stuck. He just pulled the ATV out with his truck. There is no…
Read MoreOh boy!! Talk about the last minute!
I hate hearing studded tires on pavement, but I finally caved yesterday and booked an appointment for tomorrow (Wednesday) to get my tires switched to my winter tires. Low and…
Read MoreBig snow storm heading to New England tomorrow
You know how I love storms… And if we can’t get a good October hurricane, a snowstorm will do! Just imagine the tingles in my weathervane when meteorologist Henry Margusity…
Read MoreDo you have any idea how exciting it is to live here?
We get weather warnings more than once a week! Hurricanes, tropical storms, wind warnings, snow warning, heavy rain fall warnings, AHHH! I love it. Why do I get so excited…
Read MoreUpdate on our Ice Dam
We’ve gone about a week now without any water dripping into our house (Whew!) But we have had rain and snow this week so any progress we made on eliminating…
Read MorePictures of our ice dam
I really wish I could have gone back further to get a better photo of our roof ice, but the snow is simply too deep to walk back there. If…
Read MoreThe tunnel constructor
Jeff noticed a week or so ago that we seemed to have tunnels exiting the snow banks onto to our driveway, on both sides. And they were surrounded by many…
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