Wood Heat: A Girl and Boy’s Best Friend
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House, Outdoors on 28. Oct, 2008 | 19 Comments
If you’ve been following our tribulations, you’ll know that the sighting of a wood-stove on our property is a good thing.
Yes, the long-awaited for wood-stove has arrived!
Once we received the call that our wood-stove had arrived at the dealership, we immediately dropped everything and drove to pick it up. It was almost a three-hour drive [...]
Have a Little Compassion for the Crazy Cat Lady in Your Life
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Personal on 27. Oct, 2008 | 10 Comments
Silly folk that we are, my partner Cameron and I ejected our old wood-stove before we had our new wood-stove in our hands. This is a very silly thing to do when your wood-stove is your only source of heat.
Because the new wood-stove’s arrival was delayed and delayed and delayed some more, we’ve been trying [...]
Contest: I Think I Can, I Think I Can
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Inspirations, Outdoors on 25. Oct, 2008 | 33 Comments
During the past year, we left our city life and moved into the country. We have learned so much, and I’ve been amazed at what we–two untrained, able-bodied, average-sized people–have been able to accomplish.
When we realized our steep roof needed to be re-shingled, Cameron stated with conviction that we could do it ourselves. I, on [...]