Our Lifestyle Blog as We Create a Homestead in Northern Ontario
So! We’ve been enjoying this machine for an amazing four years now! I’m definitely at the point where if it blew up and I had to re-purchase, I’d consider it to have saved us in hassle and costs compared to hitting up the laundromat or something similar. Last year though, when we left for Christmas, I … Read more
Whelp, this year now that the cabin framing has been completed, I decided that even if they are scratched and dirty, I’ll put the acrylic storm windows back up and see how well they work. I put some of the thin film on the patio door, and it bulged in like a balloon right away! … Read more
So we had a late Thanksgiving Dinner this year (late by Canadian Standards – it was the last weekend in October). It was awesome. Mummu and Grandpa and E! visited us, and we made mashed potatoes, turkey roll with stuffing, gravy, roasted turnip, rice, and rolls, and our guests brought cake and cheesecake for dessert. … Read more
So I wake up at midnight. Bummer – can’t get back to sleep. It’s still almost four am and here I am blogging. At about one thirty, laying in bed, I’m thinking about insulating the windows and other window-related stuff, when it occurs to me that later today I’m to be at Mummu’s and I … Read more
So this year we set up a much large quonset shelter for Mama to park her car in during the winter. Of course, on one of her test parks with Kenny in the back seat, someone opened their door a bit too vigourously and banged it against the steel support posts of the shelter. No … Read more
So it’s September, time to muck out the humanure hacienda! This year it wasn’t quite as overflowing as usual, so it hasn’t been too bad (I haven’t quite finished yet). Of course, I’m only taking out one side of the enclosure – so it has had a year to decompose. I can assure you that … Read more
As you know, last year we tried purchasing a quonset shelter for Donna to park her car in during the winter months. It worked really well in the sense of making the morning start to her workday much easier – no more sweeping off loads of snow and scraping windows. As you also know, I … Read more
I really, REALLY wanted to steam all the Japanese dumplings I bought, but the basket for our little rice steamer just couldn’t contain them all. Mmmm, Gyoza! Where there’s a will (and a silicon bowl) there’s a way! Mmmm, tasty dumplings incoming! Where’s the soy sauce?
Got some nice pictures of the Lynx on the camera! But something tells me the bunny here isn’t having the best time.
The other day Donna pointed out that once again, the summer season represented the time when I go more than a month between blog posts. It seems this is usually the time of year when we combine a trip south with activities that just don’t feel quite as blogworthy. And as such, here’s a quick … Read more