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We’ve been hearing that it was the coldest March in 50 years up here in the north. From: https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/forecasts/locked-in-the-freezer-northern-canada-just-saw-its-coldest-march-in-50-years But was it in Dawson City? Was it really the coldest…
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We’ve got a light layer of snow on the ground, and based on our forecast, I think winter has arrived. The ferry’s last sailing across our river is on Tuesday…
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We just barely got our firewood in time, but we did! Jeff finished the final load off while I was away, and got the rest of it stacked and covered…
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It is just before noon on December 31, 2015 and the weather is weird! Have you heard about that big storm that caused the tornados in Texas and the flooding…
Read MoreI thought Environment Canada was pulling an April Fool’s prank with this weather forecast and Winter Storm warning, but I checked 3 apps on my phone this morning and they…
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Live updates, all day, throughout the storm, because I know my family in Ontario is dying to know if we survive this one 🙂 8:37am: Will it really be the…
Read MoreWere you watching Jeopardy tonight? Kinda cool seeing WordPress.com on Jeopardy! I just watched The Great Gatsby with Leonardo DiCaprio. I had to study this book twice in high school and…
Read MoreIt’s been spring for awhile here! The snow is almost gone, the lake is mostly thawed again, the grass looks kinda green, and the driveway is passable. So what is…
Read MoreIt was another day with a wind warning here in Nova Scotia. It was so windy, a transport truck blew right over as it was about to cross the causeway…
Read MoreEvery school is closed around here, except mine. Â The faculty are on strike so there are no classes anyway, but I’m not risking life and limb to get there. Jeff…
Read MoreEven at 37 years old now, life is still full of firsts. For instance, this is the first time I have ever seen this: Both a Rainfall Warning and a…
Read MoreWe 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 MoreI don’t want to jinx it, but it is snowing heavily right now!
Read MoreWith Dad’s help and after a chat with a plumber, we’re a bit closer to diagnosing our water woes. Â Our first discovery was that the pressure gauge is frozen at…
Read MoreDo I comment on the weather? But everyone ELSE is commenting on the weather! But I’m getting old and a year or two from now I might not remember this!…
Read MoreWe had freezing rain over night and a bit of snow/ice pellets. It reminded me of living in Sault Ste. Marie where we often had to chisel out our windshields…
Read MoreEvidence that the weather here never disappoints: It started to snow heavy last evening and quickly we had a few inches everywhere. Jeff plowed the driveway at 4am while I…
Read MoreThe media is calling today’s storm a weather bomb – apparently because of the drastic pressure change in the storm. We’re east of the heavy snow and it’s pouring rain…
Read MoreJust before 10am here and we’re getting rain mixed with ice pellets. 100km/hr winds on the way for later today. My view at 9:57am I’m thinking we need to cut…
Read MoreOOOOH what a day!! We had a fun family outing to the Super Suds laundromat this afternoon! Just me, Jeff, and two stuffed baskets of all our highest priority dirty…
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