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Snowy Speculations

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If I could paint, I would have tried to replicate the landscape very early this morning. Illuminated by the faintest hints of light and hours before sunrise, the cold, stark landscape lay completely still in its snowy blanket. Naked trees stood proudly and quietly against this backdrop, this palate of pure white an unforgiving place for any creature, big or small, to attempt to cross without drawing attention to its existence at this time. Even our ancient tire swing looked sleepy and droopy, suspended precariously close to the ground, as if the effort of hanging from a tree limb was too much for it. To the east, the only rays of light visible were the ones coming from the across the river, and even those seem hushed and muffled, like a child tired and murmuring not to wake them up just yet.  The young families down the road have gone all out with Christmas lights this year. Bright colours adorn the night skies and my neighbours even have a Christmas Cat and a Christmas Dinosaur that i
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Chicken Catch-iatore

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Chicken Catch-iatore They say that moving to a rural property offers a simpler lifestyle since the speed of every day slows down considerably. I'm not sure how this is possible. My husband and I work full-time and our evenings and weekends are always filled. I have heard few complaints of boredom from people that moved to a rural property after the hustle and bustle of the city. Never a dull moment here though!  A lovely young couple moved into the neighbouring house  at the end of last summer. Since Covid brought a lot of life as we know it to a screeching halt, the bread bakers of the world began to surface (me being one of them) as well as a distinct primal need to grow one's own food and be independent. That worked for a little while as cottage gardens sprang up and indoor trays of seedlings appeared on kitchen counters and in window spaces. And with that mindset, the serenity of the peaceful call of spring birds and gentle breezes was interrupted by the distinct pound
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That's One Ugly Mouse!

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That's One Ugly Mouse! There is a constant battle between humans and the others that exist where we live, both seen and unseen. Like the ants that show up mercilessly every May and make their surprise appearances in the main bath, my office and the kitchen at the most unexpected times. These large insects do not march two-by-two, hurrah, hurrah, in our house. Instead they lie waiting for me to come into a room, dart out at the most unexpected times and then scramble for their lives as I madly try to get rid of them. I know they're laughing at me like this is some twisted game of theirs! But if scaring me gives these simple insects a bit of fun in their mundane lives, then I can be a good sport. Then there are the four-legged creatures that love our back garage by the pool that is also used for storage while the front garage houses two of our cars and so many unseen inhabitants. Every spring, my husband sets up several traps in both garages and when he arrives homes fro
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Fresh Country Air!

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Fresh Country Air! Everyone in Old Town, Virgil, Queenston or St. Davids, is familiar with fresh country air .  It happens several times throughout the year. We were privileged enough to have not one, but two giant piles delivered to the vineyard directly across the road this afternoon. As luck would have it, our air conditioning finally threatened to give up the ghost this last weekend, just as temperatures skyrocketed to unseasonable highs this last week in May. Now I shouldn't complain since the unit is between 25-30 years old. So open windows have been a saving grace this last while. The weather was pleasant today with the sun shining and the wind tossing the tree branches and bushes around. The two A/C technicians arrived around noon and the installation process began. But so did the manure delivery. The two guys were in and out and at first we weren't quite sure if someone had let a little "fresh air" escape in the room. We continued to interact politely,
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