Not having a title to my blogs has bugged me for some time, so today I'll start given my blogs names.
It is the 27th of January and yes , I have been sitting out for half an hour to enjoy the sun.
It felt luxurious sitting there, with a blanket across my knees , reading a magazine and watching cats and birds sharing this moment of peaceful coexistence.
Thanks for days like this .
Thursday, January 27, 2011
January 26,2011
We are now officially "Micro Generators"
Amazing, to think that all our planing, Werner's tireless research and our ability to come up with the money to finance the project, has finally come to fruition.
All the hours of various kind of prep work, i.e. drilling the holes for the cement anchors, cutting the metal for the scaffold to size,painting the pieces, welding it all together ,coordinating the work with the installer , the energy supply company and the inspector. The short days and long nights of winter made for a long wait.
Lucky for us, since we implemented the grid portion of our pv system , we have been graced with sunny weather.
What a good feeling to know, that we have reached one of our goals .
Amazing, to think that all our planing, Werner's tireless research and our ability to come up with the money to finance the project, has finally come to fruition.
All the hours of various kind of prep work, i.e. drilling the holes for the cement anchors, cutting the metal for the scaffold to size,painting the pieces, welding it all together ,coordinating the work with the installer , the energy supply company and the inspector. The short days and long nights of winter made for a long wait.
Lucky for us, since we implemented the grid portion of our pv system , we have been graced with sunny weather.
What a good feeling to know, that we have reached one of our goals .
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
January24,2011
Adendum
sun rays-powerful portions of bundled energy
traveling through our solar system
to be used by us
we can see colours ,plants grow, we have oxygen and nitrogen
and now we can harvest electrical energy in our front yard
hold me , I am swaying
What a day!
sun rays-powerful portions of bundled energy
traveling through our solar system
to be used by us
we can see colours ,plants grow, we have oxygen and nitrogen
and now we can harvest electrical energy in our front yard
hold me , I am swaying
What a day!
Monday, January 24, 2011
January 23,2011
Dancing with dead people is dangerous!
At least, when I am involved!
The housewarming party at my friends house was a great success. Of course not everybody attended, but that is always to be expected.
We, the attendees had a wonderful evening.
Because we are more scientific than artistic, we had a lot double dead identities.
Jesus1x
Amelia Earhard 2x
Coco Chanel 2x
Jackie O 2x
Count Dracula 1x
Paul Bunion 2x
Albert Einstein 1x
Farrah Fawcett 1x
The Ghost of Christmas Past 1x
Audrey Hepburn 1x
Some others , whose costume I sadly forgot.
We had fun, lots of good food and lots of wine and a DJ.
So we danced and oh how I enjoyed that.....until I heard a distinct rip in my knee and it became painfull to even walk. I tore a ligament!
So, dancing with dead people is dangerous!
Back on the couch . More musings to come.
At least, when I am involved!
The housewarming party at my friends house was a great success. Of course not everybody attended, but that is always to be expected.
We, the attendees had a wonderful evening.
Because we are more scientific than artistic, we had a lot double dead identities.
Jesus1x
Amelia Earhard 2x
Coco Chanel 2x
Jackie O 2x
Count Dracula 1x
Paul Bunion 2x
Albert Einstein 1x
Farrah Fawcett 1x
The Ghost of Christmas Past 1x
Audrey Hepburn 1x
Some others , whose costume I sadly forgot.
We had fun, lots of good food and lots of wine and a DJ.
So we danced and oh how I enjoyed that.....until I heard a distinct rip in my knee and it became painfull to even walk. I tore a ligament!
So, dancing with dead people is dangerous!
Back on the couch . More musings to come.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
January22,2011
Cleaning,
Not new , not unusual, but every speck of dirt is new every time.
Where does dirt come from? Dust travels far, and they found dust specks from the Sahara desert in the Eastern states of the USA.That makes me wonder, where does our dust come from?
Just from the outside, far to trivial for me!
The northern most sand dunes of the world are in northern Saskatchewan.May be from there?
But our wind patterns are not usually from east to west.
My theory , of course completely unfounded by research, is, we have glacial silt in our house, which travels from far up north. Imagine the melting glaciers, the uncovering of very old sediments which had previously been encased in the ice.
So while cleaning, I am uncovering historic particles.Wow, very careful now, I remove them from our house and bring them outside , to be send away on their journey around the world.
A trivial task being made special!
I love it!
Not new , not unusual, but every speck of dirt is new every time.
Where does dirt come from? Dust travels far, and they found dust specks from the Sahara desert in the Eastern states of the USA.That makes me wonder, where does our dust come from?
Just from the outside, far to trivial for me!
The northern most sand dunes of the world are in northern Saskatchewan.May be from there?
But our wind patterns are not usually from east to west.
My theory , of course completely unfounded by research, is, we have glacial silt in our house, which travels from far up north. Imagine the melting glaciers, the uncovering of very old sediments which had previously been encased in the ice.
So while cleaning, I am uncovering historic particles.Wow, very careful now, I remove them from our house and bring them outside , to be send away on their journey around the world.
A trivial task being made special!
I love it!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
January20,2011
Oh new years resolutions!I kept watching the days go by and I was in no shape to write anything due to illness and work. There was only so much energy available and something had to give.
However , I had plenty of time to muse. What was I musing about, why , dead people of course. The reason for these musings is an invite to my friends bash at Cemetery hill, she just moved there and the her first party's slogan is , come as your favorite dead person, no relatives.
There are many to choose from, for we have more dead people than alive . But who to choose.
What statement do I want to make?Outrageous, political, historical. Werner's advise was, stay away from Hitler, even the prince did not get away with it.
I decided on a heroine and Amelia Earhard came to mind, German heroes might not all that well know here in North America, so why bother , if I have to constantly explain, starting with Adam and Eve.
American heroine here I come! I admired Amelia's guts for having done all her flying in this male dominated world.Little Lindy!! She showed gut lost her life .
The costume is great as well, knee high boots, riding breeches , bomber jacket, goggles and pilots cap.
Except, another friend of mine is going as Amelia as well. To hell with Amelia, German hero here I come, and it is going to be a memorable night of being Manfred von Richthofen, The Red Baron!
It is really all about the flying!-and the fun!
However , I had plenty of time to muse. What was I musing about, why , dead people of course. The reason for these musings is an invite to my friends bash at Cemetery hill, she just moved there and the her first party's slogan is , come as your favorite dead person, no relatives.
There are many to choose from, for we have more dead people than alive . But who to choose.
What statement do I want to make?Outrageous, political, historical. Werner's advise was, stay away from Hitler, even the prince did not get away with it.
I decided on a heroine and Amelia Earhard came to mind, German heroes might not all that well know here in North America, so why bother , if I have to constantly explain, starting with Adam and Eve.
American heroine here I come! I admired Amelia's guts for having done all her flying in this male dominated world.Little Lindy!! She showed gut lost her life .
The costume is great as well, knee high boots, riding breeches , bomber jacket, goggles and pilots cap.
Except, another friend of mine is going as Amelia as well. To hell with Amelia, German hero here I come, and it is going to be a memorable night of being Manfred von Richthofen, The Red Baron!
It is really all about the flying!-and the fun!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
January 13,2011
To think , that I would be in bed and out of commission,unusual. All my healthy lifestyle and healthy food did nothing to prevent this stupid cold. My chest feels raw and in the evenings my breathing feels asthmatic, cause I can hardly exhale.Let's deal with this by ignoring it, you are not the boss of me you stupid cold.
Hard to find something to write about when my input is so limited.
So I watched our single deer which has taken up residence in front of our barn, It sleeps right beside some hay bales on some old hay and loves hanging out with the cats. It is often, that I see at least one cat right beside the deer on top of a bale. Yesterday the deer walked around the periphery of the house to check out some other food options. The bird feeder was definitely a major attraction, but out of reach. So off it went for a little snack of grass in front of our living room before retiring at it's favorite resting place.
How precious to have the opportunity and be able to take the time to get to know a wild animal by watching it's daily routines.
Another day in paradise-still special and unusual after about 4 years of living here.
Hard to find something to write about when my input is so limited.
So I watched our single deer which has taken up residence in front of our barn, It sleeps right beside some hay bales on some old hay and loves hanging out with the cats. It is often, that I see at least one cat right beside the deer on top of a bale. Yesterday the deer walked around the periphery of the house to check out some other food options. The bird feeder was definitely a major attraction, but out of reach. So off it went for a little snack of grass in front of our living room before retiring at it's favorite resting place.
How precious to have the opportunity and be able to take the time to get to know a wild animal by watching it's daily routines.
Another day in paradise-still special and unusual after about 4 years of living here.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
January 11,2011
Still sick, it bugs me to be so sick, why me, always taking care of enough sleep, good food,vitamins and flu shots, why ?
Hildegard von Bingen, Freier Atem Tee hilft!
Back to sleep now
Hildegard von Bingen, Freier Atem Tee hilft!
Back to sleep now
Monday, January 10, 2011
January9,2011
Down with headache, cough and general lousy feelings,Make that a day in bed, lots of sleep and fluids.
January8,2011
Managed to get my car stuck in a snowdrift in our driveway. Going in , not leaving, that is a first. Werner pulled me out with the tractor and plowed the way for me.
Starting to feel ill, just like everybody else.
Starting to feel ill, just like everybody else.
January 7,2011
Getting ready for a night in town with girl friends. Unusual, cause I get to stay at C- new condo, without being on call.
'We had a fun evening , dinner was so so, don't go to Hotel Arts Raw Bar for a good meal, but expect to pay for one nevertheless.
However undeterred we checked some other hangouts , only to find, that Calgary is pretty dead on a Friday night.Good old R&C, still a nice fall back if all fails.
A party theme was born,come to C- party on Cementarylane as your favorite dead person, no relatives aloud.
They want me to be Hitler, I'd rather be Marlene Dietrich.
What fun!
'We had a fun evening , dinner was so so, don't go to Hotel Arts Raw Bar for a good meal, but expect to pay for one nevertheless.
However undeterred we checked some other hangouts , only to find, that Calgary is pretty dead on a Friday night.Good old R&C, still a nice fall back if all fails.
A party theme was born,come to C- party on Cementarylane as your favorite dead person, no relatives aloud.
They want me to be Hitler, I'd rather be Marlene Dietrich.
What fun!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
January6,2011
moon calender
As a special treat, I bought last year , while vacationing in Germany, a "moon calender"
It deals with the belief that the power of the moon influences the tides,more babies are being born during full moon and that many people notice the influence of the waxing and waning moon on themselves and their surroundings.
I started the year with some quick glances for the moon activities.Dismissed the suggestion to clean windows on New Years day, but aired the house according to the calenders suggestions.
According to today I should do a thorough housecleaning-I halfheartedly changed the linens and did some laundry.I'll leave the cleaning for tomorrow , which mercifully is still an excellent day for house keeping duties.
Let's see in what way my following the moon makes my life more full filling.
As a special treat, I bought last year , while vacationing in Germany, a "moon calender"
It deals with the belief that the power of the moon influences the tides,more babies are being born during full moon and that many people notice the influence of the waxing and waning moon on themselves and their surroundings.
I started the year with some quick glances for the moon activities.Dismissed the suggestion to clean windows on New Years day, but aired the house according to the calenders suggestions.
According to today I should do a thorough housecleaning-I halfheartedly changed the linens and did some laundry.I'll leave the cleaning for tomorrow , which mercifully is still an excellent day for house keeping duties.
Let's see in what way my following the moon makes my life more full filling.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
January 5, 2011
Nothing new today , but still unusual even for me.
Scrubbed all day, that is from 7:25 until 17:50 , yes, 10,5 hours for a redo aortic valve replacement with replacement of portion of ascending aorta . Total exercise of self control with the added benefit of helping a gravely ill patient to a second chance in life.
Feeling tired and proud , patient was well when I left the hospital.
How boring to mention work, but it is a huge part of my life.
Scrubbed all day, that is from 7:25 until 17:50 , yes, 10,5 hours for a redo aortic valve replacement with replacement of portion of ascending aorta . Total exercise of self control with the added benefit of helping a gravely ill patient to a second chance in life.
Feeling tired and proud , patient was well when I left the hospital.
How boring to mention work, but it is a huge part of my life.
January4, 2011
New words in a new year.
Not that this is new to me, but it just never came up in this context.So here it is, and I savour each word.
I stayed at my stepson and my daughter in laws house overnight.
Get it?
I have no natural children and to be able to now have a son, a daughter and a daughter in law is a blessing which I cherish.Oh, blessed late second or third marriages.
For future reference , I would like to skip the pesky "step"business , it's my children now as well. Thank you Werner.
Not that this is new to me, but it just never came up in this context.So here it is, and I savour each word.
I stayed at my stepson and my daughter in laws house overnight.
Get it?
I have no natural children and to be able to now have a son, a daughter and a daughter in law is a blessing which I cherish.Oh, blessed late second or third marriages.
For future reference , I would like to skip the pesky "step"business , it's my children now as well. Thank you Werner.
Monday, January 3, 2011
January3,2011
Trying to do this right,first do it, than post it.
Not plan it, write and not do it.
Todays new experince was, painting.
I had not done this for years and for some reason , I thought I would just go right down to it and start where I left off many years ago. No such luck! It feels as if I have no talent left and I found that surprising because I had wanted to be a ceramic artist after I finished school.
What I loved about the experience was the quiet, that came over me and the feeling of complete absorption to the task at hand. So really, whether my painting is good or bad is not the point, but what seems to be most important is the joy I got out of it.
Not plan it, write and not do it.
Todays new experince was, painting.
I had not done this for years and for some reason , I thought I would just go right down to it and start where I left off many years ago. No such luck! It feels as if I have no talent left and I found that surprising because I had wanted to be a ceramic artist after I finished school.
What I loved about the experience was the quiet, that came over me and the feeling of complete absorption to the task at hand. So really, whether my painting is good or bad is not the point, but what seems to be most important is the joy I got out of it.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
2 days into 2011
Really, what have I got to loose, just trying to keep track of my new years resolution and see what I actually achieved.
So here it is, try doing something new and unusual every day.
Thankfully I did not choose to loose weight or something , that is not unusual!
Anyhow, here it goes!
January 1.2011
Walked with snow shoes around our property and learned that walking on horse tracks in the snow does not work well at all.Finished by making snow angels and rolling around in the snow with cats.
January 2.2011
Started a blog,never thought I would ever write about myself for people to read.
Thanks Bonnie for suggesting to chart my progress.
So here it is, try doing something new and unusual every day.
Thankfully I did not choose to loose weight or something , that is not unusual!
Anyhow, here it goes!
January 1.2011
Walked with snow shoes around our property and learned that walking on horse tracks in the snow does not work well at all.Finished by making snow angels and rolling around in the snow with cats.
January 2.2011
Started a blog,never thought I would ever write about myself for people to read.
Thanks Bonnie for suggesting to chart my progress.
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