Our Lifestyle Blog as We Create a Homestead in Northern Ontario
So, as you know, I took a crack at getting our stovetop fan to run a little more energetically a few months ago. Unfortunately, the fan has continued to underwhelm with its’ performance – so I decided it was time to replace the motor. A bit of online research revealed that here in Canada, by … Read more
As the winter progressed, I began to notice that the woodshed had a slight lean to it. I believe I’m the only one who noticed, but putting a level on it eventually revealed that the top had twisted about two inches out of square. Hard to see, but the top is a bit to the … Read more
On a lark, I hung up one of those seed bells to see what sort of birds we could attract this spring. So far, we have had a good share of black-eyed juncos. But our most entertaining guest was a fearless red squirrel that managed to pull down the bell and feast for a few … Read more
Whelp, I was intending to install a bubbler in our pond similar to the one I have put in our well. Unfortunately my shipping times from my Chinese distributor of electronics have grown noticeably over the past year, and by the time both the solar panel and the bubbler arrived, the pond had frozen over. … Read more