I blep at thee!

Yes! We actually made it into the city for our big, monthly shop!
Oh, it is SO good to be stocked up again! :-D
It almost didn’t happen, though. The noises the van was making was still a concern.
Continue readingWe didn’t make it to the city.
Yes, things have warmed up. We’re a “balmy” -24C, with a wind chill of -36C right now. However, we haven’t warmed up long enough for the van to notice.
It started well enough. We even drove it the couple of miles to the general store to pick up the mail, deer feed and bird seed.
By then, I had to make a decision.
Continue readingThe weather app on my phone says -34C, feels like -48C.
The Weather Network, on my desktop, says -28C, feels like -40C.
That’s a significant difference.
Continue readingWith the bitter cold coming in, we’ve made a couple of changes to the set up in the sun room, for the outside cats.
Continue readingOkay. I have to admit. I have never seen this before.

The -37 is the coldest I can remember, but -54????
I’d put off the monthly shop to tomorrow, but it’s supposed to be just as cold.
Not looking forward to going out there. :-(
The Re-Farmer
Update: we decided not to go into the city today. The girls were willing, but we only have one vehicle, and I can’t justify risking it in this cold. We rely on it too much.