Donna has finally posted an update about the setup on her new homestead and a lot of her and Ken’s woes have to do with the weather. Winter has apparently settled in firmly in northern Alberta. Plumbing notwithstanding, they are doing fine.

I just can’t imagine myself fighting through another winter, not in an RV, not in a stick home. I am just done with it all. It’s 20 right now in Suffolk and like yesterday, the heat is off, the windows are open, and I wouldn’t think of putting socks or a sweater on. The forecast promises temps in the high teens to low 20s all week, with sun every day except Wednesday. These are the kinds of temperatures I dreamed of when I was shivering my way through damp BC winters. And I’m not even as far south as I plan to get this winter!

Not having to fight the weather is giving me the energy to do other things and to move beyond survival mode. This is going to be a life changing winter.