Signs of the Season

More Up

The bevelled glass window from the old house on the farm.

What's Gone Up

A few months ago the Geek bought this print because she thought the puppy looked very peaceful napping on the bed. She has been looking for a frame, and found one at ReStore, the same place we bought the lumber to fix the futon.

Today she put the frame on the picture and hung it above the bed.

The futon has been fixed and it is now in the sunroom.

And we discovered that when it is very cold outside, the futon mattress, which we had resting on the floor while we fixed the frame, has exceptional negative insulating properties.

That's frost on the floor and along the baseboard.

Just Close Enough

When I back through the gap in the fence, I try to get as close to the fence as I can so the Geek can back her car into the corner. I have visions tho', of hiting the gas at an inopportune time and smashing the fence to smithereens. Other than the cost, this wouldn't upset the Geek much, since the fence had developed a rather alarming lean toward the lane.

This morning I found the truck was touching the fence, with very little clearance for the door. I hadn't put the parking brake on last night, thinking the truck was set in its spot. Evidently I was wrong, but at least it was a slow roll, and nothing was damaged.

In fact, the fence doesn't lean toward the lane anymore. I hope that stays even after the thaw.

A Conjoined Onion

It's been a slow week.

Back in the State of Mayhem

We must like it here; we visit a lot.


We are still trying to make room for the industrial sewing machine in the sewing room. The futon has to go somewhere, but it is half an inch too big for the sunroom, where we would like it to go. We have taken out the papasan chairs to make room for the futon-they are now in the living room. The shelves are in the hallway, as are the plants. We have to find some lumber to modify the futon frame, so it is still downstairs but the mattress has made it to its final destination.
At least we have a time limit. We are hosting Christmas dinner.

Out of Sequence

Last Saturday, when we still had no snow, I thought I should finally cover the flowerbeds with leaves so the plants wouldn't die when it gets cold. Up to that point it hadn't been below -10. When I looked at the plants in the beds, they were still alive, so I raked out the existing leaves and left the plants to go into dormancy.

The weather forecast is for a low of -26 on Wednesday, and we still have very little snow, so today I went and used the leaves I had been re-arranging last week to cover the perennials.

Even the backyard was raked a little more than it had been before, just to cover that perenniel bed.