When we talked about staying home this winter, we were chatting about how good it would be to have a few days of real winter this time round. We thought it would be a really nice contrast to all our warm winters in the south. It’s a contrast alright! Seems like for the last week…
Month: December 2017
By the seat of my pants
I’m not at all sure how this is going to turn out! Usually, when I sit down to blog I have a plan (or at least an idea) of what I’m going to say. But not this time. This time I’ve uploaded (or maybe I downloaded, I’m never quite sure which) a group of unrelated…
A Very Special Card
Yes, we got lots of Christmas cards again this year and we appreciate them all. It’s good to hear from folks you don’t talk to much and Christmas is a great opportunity to touch base. We don’t get many cards in the mail anymore. Do you remember when your mail box would be stuffed…
Warmin’ Up
When we woke up this morning our thermometer said it was -16C (3 F). In the car, on the way to our hike, the announcer (oops, sorry. I think they’re called “Hosts” now) said that with the windchill it was -25 (-13F). After our hike, it’s back in the car where it says it’s…
Dreaming No More
How does that old song go you ask? “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas……” Let me tell you: there’ll be no dreaming in the Vanstone house this year. It’s the day before the big day and things are “dreamy white” already. This is the most snow we have seen in years, certainly the most…
It Must Be Christmas
Some years our Christmas cards are pretty well done. Some years they’re not, but they are always original. They’re usually a picture I’ve taken with some text we’ve added and usually mention at least one dog. So this year is right on track. Which is a pretty good description of the year 2017. Last November…
Loving our Winter Wonderland
You may recall the last time we chatted I was really excited that we had some new fresh snow. Since then we’ve had even more of that fluffy white stuff and so we’ve spent a good chunk of every day out playing in the snow. No, we haven’t built any snow men, not even…
Like a Kid With a New Toboggan
Like a Kid With a New Toboggan Do you remember when you were just a little gaffer ( or gaffer-ette) and you got a new toboggan for Christmas and you wanted to go use it but you couldn’t because there was no damn snow? And your sister got a new doll and she played with…
12 months, 18 Great Sunsets.
12 months, 18 Great Sunsets I’ve pointed my camera at some great sunsets over the past year. Like my fishermen friends , some of the big ones got away, but I still have some great shots I love to share: So come along with me to see some of my best images from Ontario, New…