On Valentine's Day I traveled back to Nordegg, for the first time in over two months. Margarit decided to stay in the city with the girls... so it was not very romantic.
I must say that our power bills this winter have been rather high. Both the main cottage and the guest cottage are heated with forced air electric furnaces. It is a very reliable heat source as we do not have to worry about propane freezing up or vents choking off due to condensation build up. The solar panels on the guest cottage don't supplement anything in the winter as they are often covered with snow, and the days are very short. When we are out at the cottage, we heat with wood and the electric furnaces don't really run. But when we are not around, even with the themostats turned way down, the power consumption is not insignificant.
I attended a meeting of local residents in town on Saturday the 15th. We are concerned about the ongoing Land Use Bylaw rewrite that is being undertaken by the County. There are a lot of concerns about what is going to change and residents wanted to voice these to the County. It was well attended, with nearly 50 people present.
Since that meeting I've just hung around at the cottage and enjoyed the peace and quiet. Although it is the Family Day long weekend, there are not a lot of people around. It's been pretty cold, with night time lows approaching -30C, plus a wind chill.
But I'll hang around for a bit... keep the chill out of the place, and enjoy the fresh mountain air. Not really much on the agenda, as my mobility is still somewhat limited. I'll play a little guitar, work on a watercolor painting, and catch up on some correspondence. In a few days I'll return to the city and carry on with some darkroom work, but I plan to return to the mountains as soon as I can, and on a much more regular basis.
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