Something to warm you up

Some time ago I was in Ukraine. Before the tortured ideas of a corrupted government decided to annoy the hell out of every intelligently thinking person in the country. When we were there, it was kind of quiet and laid back, so let’s not go into the politics of the country. There are other places for that.

Yours truly, starting a fire

In a village called Dubinka, people are living the old-fashioned way. Food is often cooked on a wood stove. A stove that needs attention and care. But once you have cut all that wood, you will want a drink…

Winter potpourri

It’s not easy to come up with good photographs to post when you don’t go outside. Usually I don’t mind low temperatures, but this winter has been on the cold side of things for me. When temps go as low as –37C then I don’t really relish the fact of going outside.

Ice formations

The fun is that after those frigid temperatures, nearly everything looks warm, it even feels like spring is around the corner. When I finally could open my frozen windows for the first time after a few weeks, I heard the birds sing and smelled the fresh air come in. For a moment I had the feeling that it was already spring.

Veggies

We all get this: “Eat your vegetables!” to which the likely answer is: “Nah, better give me another chicken wing!”. And that is where the problems start… Oh well, to make your life a little easier, I decided to serve you a healthy dose of vegetables in just one post.

Bell peppers of all kinds

No gassed or poisoned veggies here, all natural and nearly ready for consumption.

Winter fun in the park

We all know that winters in Winnipeg are cold. I wouldn’t even say “can be cold”… But do we all stay hunkered inside until the cold passes? NO WAY! Although my tobogganing days are past, the kids of today still go downhill on their magic carpets as fast as they can.

Assiniboine park Duck Pond and Pavilion

Skating? Of course! Snow boarding? Sure! And all that with the frigid winter climate we have here? We are Canadians, right? No whining about the temps, please! Ok, I am not completely Canadian yet, I need a few more freezes for that, heh Smile.

Winter moods

The festive days are now behind us. The good resolutions for the New Year almost forgotten, the chocolate-induced stomach aches a distant memory. So what is then left in this period of the year?

Aurora

The Dark days before Christmas, they say. But in fact after the festivities of Christmas and New Year (and for some Christmas again…), the days seem way darker, way colder and way more hostile to human life. You only have to put your head outside and feel the wind chill of –43 to know that now is not the time to go outside and enjoy the weather. But is it all that dark and cold?