Lots of stuff in this house is very old. I don’t even know how old some things in the Old Part are, as I don’t know when it was originally built.
One of the good things is that we have excellent new windows in most of the rooms.
Most.
For some reason, my mother insisted that the big window in the master bedroom did not need to be replaced.
This would be the window that’s now about our heads as we sleep.
The following photo shows what’s going on in one half of it. Continue reading
As I was using a spade to chip the water bowls out of the ice, I noticed one of the cats doing a bit of a dance, shifting its paws back and forth, to keep as little contact with the cold ground as possible.
So I decided to try something.
I lay some cardboard on the ground and put the food and water bowls on it, to help insulate their tiny little feet. At least a bit.
I do believe that is Squishums on the far right! Haven’t seen him in a while.
They weren’t too sure about it, but the call of food and warm water was enough to convince them. It probably won’t last. Especially when we need to shovel at some point. But cardboard is easy to replace.
Our current temperature has warmed up to -27C, with a wind chill of -34C.
I found this under our door this morning.
Checking out the frost…
Yes, we have weather stripping, and it’s in good shape.
The Re-farmer
It’s a magical fairyland out there this morning.
The Re-Farmer 