January 2019

The next several weeks, Scott spent insulating, installing reflective panels, and drywall. We were held-up for a while… waiting on Glenn, our plumber, to install the piping for our future third floor bathroom. Again, please remember, my husband has never worked on a construction site, nor remodeled a home, before we moved here. Though John,…

walls need constructing to fill in no longer wanted doorways… support beam needs installing… holes in the subfloor need filling in where sinks and other structural artifacts existed… Now that the support beam is installed and the new wall constructed, Scott is ready to proceed. He starts with the insulation on the wall separating the…

We were waiting until the completion of our master bedroom for a ‘Big Reveal’. Instead, expect regular updates on the day-to-day minutiae. First, let’s backtrack to the beginning when we first bought our cottage… the master bedroom floor-plan and how the configuration of that floor-plan has changed. The original master bedroom had a section of…

A small series of clippers, not hair, but Alberta style, clipped through our area. And they promise more clippers through our area over the next ten days or so. What is an Alberta Clipper? Official definition: “a fast-moving winter weather system originating in the lee of the Canadian Rockies that typically brings snow, high winds, and…

Yesterday we had a minor miracle; not that we think any miracle is minor.  We let all of you know that our Happy has not sat up or walked for the last several months. For the last several days she/he has been attempting to sit-up. We have been bracing her/him up and she/he has enjoyed…

We are a balmy 14 above. Most of the cottage is cozy. Correction: ‘our’ sewing room is cozy.  The rest of the second floor? Livable.  Exceptions? The master bedroom and kitchen… our wayward rooms.  The kitchen is the only serious challenge… a chilly 48. The master bedroom is in the low 60s… very manageable. Even…

Living in a cooler climate, we are learning much about weather and home challenges. Rooms with three sides exposed to the elements struggle to stay warm in cold weather. We have two rooms with three-sides exposed to the elements… our kitchen and our master bedroom… They are struggling to remain even marginally warm… Today, our…

Finally, a winter storm delivered winter! Winter storm Harper delivered plentiful snow! Of course it did not start until after sunset Saturday, so we missed most of the snowfall because it was just too dark to see it. But, through the night, we could see the accumulation on the ground. Sunday morning Harper continued to…

Several weeks have passed with no postings. One reason… we had little to say that would reflect the holiday season.  Our Happy can no longer walk. She still enjoys her meals and loves being held. But, simple tasks such as turning require assistance. We think Happy is channeling Joshie. We have had experience so this…