dunesifter

Skype, if you don’t already know, is a method of phoning anywhere in the world via your computer – for free. You can talk and listen on a headset or your computer loudspeakers, if they are fitted with a microphone. And, just like MSN messenger, you can use your online camera and see the person you... Sign in to see full entry.

I don’t know about other bloggers, but I simply can’t find the time to read, comment and write. I haven’t written a word of the New York chapter yet, and I said I was going to start it last week. This has something to do with shoveling snow in the moonlight, trying to fix leaky windows and trying... Sign in to see full entry.

Canada is having a General Election on January 23rd, 2006. The election was brought about by the Conservatives; NDP and Bloc Quebecois banding together to throw the Liberals out of office. They had a perfect right to do so, as the Liberals were a minority government. The three non-governing parties... Sign in to see full entry.

According to the weather forecasters it is going to be 48f next Thursday in what is known as the January thaw. Today it is still the January freeze. The very air that surrounds us is a shimmering brilliance of coruscating ice crystals. The winter sunshine is highlighting each crystal in a river-wide... Sign in to see full entry.

The above title is a headline in a local paper – apart from the ‘Is it me?’ part. The article explains that – ‘ The 553 metre tall CN tower in Toronto comes up short when measured against a new list of worldwide wonders.’ This is interesting, I thought, as I read the heading. Has another... Sign in to see full entry.

It’s as if teams of little people had come along through the night and dipped every surface in water. And Jack Frost followed and breathed on every surface. To get the back door open, we had to use a hammer to break the seal of ice. It would have been funny if Samantha hadn’t been sitting there... Sign in to see full entry.

It being a zombie-like, limbo of a week, when Ell suggested grocery shopping, I had my boots on before she finished the sentence. It isn’t so much a limbo week as a procrastinating week. I know what I should be doing and how many words per minute, but I just cannot be a****. After I donned my jacket... Sign in to see full entry.

Do you remember our grandson who in summer told us we were the best grandparents ever because we had a pool? There was no hiding the reason why we were the best. The pool it was, not that we have it now as it was purely temporary, and has now been given away to a needy family – what needy family... Sign in to see full entry.

Now there’s a surprising title, I can hear you thinking. It was two nights ago when Canada astonished me once more. I must look up some synonyms for ‘astonish, amaze’ and etc. I would look them up right now in the two beautiful books bound in black leather that Ell got me at an auction during the... Sign in to see full entry.

It is -4f. The sun is shining and the river is steaming so much I can’t see the islands or Quebec on the opposite bank. As well as cogitating about the weather and why mankind actually lives in such a cold place, I am wondering about paper. First of all, the weather. The river is steaming because... Sign in to see full entry.