Oops'nstuff

In our 63 years of marriage, my husband and I have owned three homes. We moved into the last of the three 27 years ago, and it presented to ...

Weather forecasts keep leaving us in the dark. Both figuratively and literally. After days of freezing rain, yesterday afternoon was to have...

Finally, the days of roaring wind, and whip-lashing freezing rain against the house came to an end. The temperature soared to 0C, so that...

My wings have been clipped, temporarily, as it were. Instead of being in the out-of-doors these last few days I've been viewing our exte...

Our garden languishes in vain expectation. It is somewhat aware that spring has arrived even if the symptoms are pathetically faint, for it ...

"I dig out my Canada map and scan the country to the east. A few hundred miles away, on the Mackenzie River, I spot Fort Simpson. Now I...

As Canadians we know that winters can be harsh, and certainly can seem to go on forever, well described by the word 'interminable'. ...