It has been a most hectic few months...(sheesh..it was September..now it's November!) Work, which I won't bore anyone with, has been hectic. New software systems, new reporting methods...new just about everything. What was that quotation on change???? Well, work is ever changing....NUFF said!!
At home, work is finally progressing on the new additions. WE HAVE 3 WALLS - only 5 more to go :) . We are doing the bulk of construction ourselves so it is taking an inordinate amount of time to see progress. It doesn't help that we have the building inspector from H*** and the weather has been plain awful ... sigh....
However, we do have progress, and when I close my eyes, I can see just how nice this will be when it's done.
First and foremost, I get a GREAT mudroom/entrance way. Right now we walk directly into the livingroom....not so great when you live in the 'great white north'....It gets mightly cold, mighty fast with the door open at - 35C!! The other addition will house our new masonry fireplace which will replace our current heating system which is all electric. I'm looking forward to the wonderful heat from the masonry heater and I won't complain about the lower energy costs. We are fortunate to have a good amount of wood on our property which can be harvested for fuel.
Winter will soon be upon us but right now we are enjoying a mild November. Temperatures in the +8C are very welcome. We are also getting a reprieve from the endless rains....
This time of year is also a good time to transplant trees. Our house is located in the middle of 35 acres of hayfields so I've been busy finding suitable trees to plant. The township where I live has a practice of mowing down all trees directly on the side of the roads so I've been busily relocating small trees from the roadside to my place. If they all take root, I'm going to have some nice shade in a few years :)
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