December 12, 2008
alling
snow when I woke up this morning. Bren went into work to work on his own
projects and do a little bit of overseeing today, but he will have a short day.
The guys at the shop are all ahead, so they get a looked-forward-to day off. A
couple of them have been snowed in all week and have not been able to make it to
work anyhow. Bren is working on buildings pocket doors for the bathroom, laundry
room and kitchen. He told me that he is wanting to make them LTD style, but with
wooden panels. That should look nice.
Dinner
was pretty much made out of leftovers last night and it is one of my favorite
soups. It will be one of the recipes in the upcoming issue, but it was so pretty
in color that I had to post it in color somewhere. The bread sticks I made had
molasses in them as I was being too lazy to dig for the sugar bucket under all
the other buckets which are squashed into a corner of the bedroom currently.
It is going to get cold:
Tonight:
Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 60. Low minus 19C/-2F. Cold
wind chill minus 33/-27F. Risk of frostbite.
Saturday:
Cloudy with sunny periods. Clearing late in the day. Wind northwest 40km/h
gusting to 60. Temperature steady near -20C/-4F. Cold wind
chill minus 34C/-29F, Risk of frostbite.
- The rest of the week is a daily high
of -17C/1F.
The whole day is devoted
to magazine writing again. I have been able to do more on it in the last week or
so than I have in the last many months. That makes me very happy.
Today's Act of
Green:
Caulk, Seal or
Weatherstrip Drafty Areas and Windows
In the winter, you can seal
your windows (older windows are often poorly sealed) using weather stripping
caulk sealant. It will seal the cracks between the window and window frame. This
type of caulking can be peeled off when you don’t need it anymore. It comes in
regular caulk tubes. It’s nearly invisible when in place and it comes off
easily without damaging paint or clear finishes. Another option is storm
windows. They act as a wind buffer, and the air trapped between the storms and
the prime windows acts as insulation. You should do this at work and home.
I
decided to post a daily 'Act of Green' for the rest of December. Not as fun
maybe as "The Cinnamon Bear" posts I did the last Christmas season,
but more important.
Afternoon Update:
4:33pm
Just
a few minutes ago I found out, one whom I would have called a friend and who was
a colleague of mine, died last night. He was
also an editor for a newspaper and much better than most. He was one
of those people that make small towns interesting and he in is own way made our
area so much better. E.
had a wonderful gift for putting words together.
I
wish I could have been able to talk to him once more, even in email, to thank
him for all his hand holding and encouragement when I took on this job as an
editor. He said to me that the frustration of learning the ropes of putting a
paper together would fade and I would be good at what I did. I loved his sense
of humor, his wisdom and his goodness. My heart goes out to his wife C.
and the rest of his family & friends.
Written
for a friend of his, I think this poem is apt for E. as well....
Against
the dark we set a candle,
Like the light your memory brings every day,
With all our love for your kindred soul,
we miss you more than words can say.