Dec 16 - Cottage chores

Bring in wood, clear driveway, shovel deck ... yes, it takes more time to deal with everyday life in the cold.

This morning the temp is -17F/-27C - not a record by any means but cold. The good news is that it's supposed to warm up from this low, but at the moment the temp is still falling.

The snow blower got a good workout yesterday. I love the heated grips ! Wood burns quickly when you're constantly feeding the fire and I made multiple trips to the woodpile.

Otherwise, not much happening.

The ice is about 4" thick but it's at least two layers. The weight of the snow makes for a lot of slush at the shore and there's not enough ice to walk far out ... yet. The snow blanket insulates the water below from the cold, so it won't build up quickly.

With a lot of shoveling I unearthed the grills and we had tuna. It wasn't as good as fresh in NSB. Some fish gets fishier with freezing; tuna goes tasteless, as do shrimp.

Today I may head to Parry Sound for Mass rather than Britt, and pickup wine that's awaiting us at the LCBO. The cold is a bit of a deterrent. We shall see.

Onward !


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