Alida had been trying to get a hold of me all day. She was sick with a fever. Jean had gone out snowboarding, so she was left at home taking care of Desmond. She could barely get up. When I did find out that she needed help, I went right over. I felt bad that we had been gone all morning and that I'd spent so much time afterwards playing Scrabble ( Read more... )

When Willem and I got home from Ottawa, I said that I just wanted to go snowshoeing right away. I was worried that if we went into the house, I would sit down in my comfortable chair, and I would not end up going snowshoeing ( Read more... )

Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2014 8am ( Read more... )

I've had a lovely morning. I got up at 6:30 after reading Annie's recount of some of the island adventures ( Read more... )

The sun is now over the house! All winter since November or December, the sun has been low in the south sky, always coming through the living room and sunroom windows. But now it's too high for that! It now is over the roof of the house! We need skylights in the living room to catch the sunshine in the daytime ( Read more... )

The willow sticks that stood two inches high, which I'd planted a month or two ago stood like rows of soldiers along the base of Jopi Tipi alongside Fiddlehead pond ( Read more... )

Willem helped me this afternoon, at 4, to erect a tipi. I want it for observing nature and for lying in a hammock in the sunshine. So I doubled up the poles, 2x4's, nailing them together. I tied the tripod together and Willem helped me stand it up and add poles to it ( Read more... )

I didn't get up till after 10 this morning, I think. I had a wonderful sleep. I lay there looking out the door at the incredibly green maple leaves and the beauty of the day. It's kinda nice to skip the sunrise and wake up when it's already a beautiful day outside ( Read more... )

Aug. 15, 2013 5:45pm ( Read more... )

I've had a relaxing day today so far. I stayed in bed after I woke up and worked on my vidos a bit. I worked on getting wax out of ears with hydrogen peroxide. I guess it worked cos sounds are louder now ( Read more... )