An Amazing Life

We are just winding down from our first Christmas in Cape Breton and Ruby's first Christmas. It was a merry, festive and quiet event. We found that spending time with our little family refreshing and relaxing.  It's been windy but warm - hovering around 0 degrees - and there is no snow... our lawn is still green. To say it's the mildest winter of my life would be truthful. Even Italy was colder. I am waiting for the cold to finally kick me in my teeth.  It's hard to believe it's been 6 months since we landed here - time has marched on so quickly. We have so much to be thankful for and as we wind down 2021. From my family to yours - Merry Christmas and may 2022 bring you so much joy, adventure and laughter.

Just a quick update on the property. We got the tally back from the dumpster and Justin removed 4.6 tones of garbage. He also removed 2 cars, one truck (?) which I have named the Chevy Ford (thanks to my friend Larissa). His work has paid off and now he can just work on felling trees in January. The space has opened up a lot without those vehicles and it's nice to not just see garbage when you walk around the property.  The cars were removed on Tuesday. The truck will hopefully be removed next week. I  am hoping Justin can take a small break over Christmas once his contract ends so he can rest and recuperate. So much work is yet to come.  Onwards and upwards. 

It has snowed... over a foot of snow fell in one night grinding Cape Breton to a halt. No school, no post delivery, just beautiful fluffy snow. It came with some serious winds, but once that subsided, glorious snow for as far as the eye can see.  Today (Friday) we spent time playing in the snow, sledding and tobogganing, making snow angels and just playing. It's awesome.  Wednesday, we cut down our Christmas tree - from our own property. We have a little grove of small trees that once they grow up, they will make wonderful Christmas trees.  (This was the day before the snow dump.... what a difference a day makes.) We are loving it here. While we are missing some of the people in the East (particulsrly at this time of year), we don't miss much else.  It was an absolutely stunning walk in the wildness today and I got to fill my lungs with fresh, clean air. It's quiet, there is so much room, there are amazing v...