Caution: more weather stuff

You see, this is why last year there was a gap of considerable length between posts - it's all about the weather. This past weekend we experienced bone-chilling temperatures of -22C and lower. Logan couldn't stay outside for more than a few minutes at a time because his paws would get sore.

Last evening we has a minor snowfall of 5-10 cm, but as the night wore on the temperature rose to a balmy +6C, so now everything is melting. It's a nice change from the shivering, and logan really likes being able to bound through the snow again instead of crash into the ice. That really was fraking cold!

How cold is it?

This morning over half of the country woke up to temperatures in the nose freezing, finger numbing below -20C range. What was even more surprising here was that we also awoke to no power. After returning from a chilly walk with Logan it was obvious that this wasn't going to be typical cold weather morning. The house was very very quiet, very dark, and slowly getting cooler.

At times like this you begin to think about things like pipes and water - no power to run the furnace or the pump. Woodstoves are certainly a godsend, but what about the basics like keeping the basement pipes from turning to icicles? Luckily the power is now back and the furnace is humming away again, but for those people who have suffered through days or even weeks of conditions like this, or looking back historically at the settlers who did not have the option of electricity I can only say one thing - that's some tough folks.

Happy New Year!

Well, it's a new year and with a new year comes new opportunities and new experiences. Right? Well, this year is starting out with a whole new experience - lots of snow. As you may recall from the previous post we are well equipped this time, as is Logan. He loves the snow, and while it presents some interesting challenges in finding his various sticks and...well...whole trees, he does love to be outside.