Tag Archives: cold

Sometimes….

Posted on March 6, 2014 by kuwaitquilter

it isn’t easy being lazy.  Take this morning, for example. – I need a few groceries – the kind I can usually get from the local shop which                 opens at 9 am.   … Continue reading →

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Back In The Deep Freeze

Posted on March 3, 2014 by kuwaitquilter

Saturday dawned clear and sunny – and cold.  The 3-4 inches of new snow tried valiantly to cover the shame of several days of the unseasonable melting the past week – but didn’t quite make it.  Friends had been ready … Continue reading →

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Frosty Morning Walk

Posted on February 1, 2014 by kuwaitquilter

The snow banks have settled to about two and a half feet high along the road.  There is light snow falling, and more in the forecast.  Saturday morning – time to give Snoopy a proper walk before I hide in … Continue reading →

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At the School – One Cool Winter Morning

Posted on January 29, 2014 by kuwaitquilter

Since school began after New Years, I have been volunteering one morning a week at the school on the Sakhlin Energy compound. I go into three different classes and listen to the students read. My first class is the four-five … Continue reading →

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An Unusual Sunday Morning

Posted on January 19, 2014 by kuwaitquilter

Today, January 19, is the Feast of the Epiphany according to the old Julian calendar, which the Orthodox Church in Russia follows.  It is also the day of celebrating the baptism of Jesus – and for that reason, the date … Continue reading →

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Missing in Action

Posted on April 17, 2013 by kuwaitquilter

Wow! It’s been a while since I was online to write. Life sure does throw strange twists and turns at you when you don’t expect it. We are now in Canada-actually we arrived here a week ago. Yes, I know … Continue reading →

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In Training Again

Posted on January 24, 2013 by kuwaitquilter

for the cold.  After enjoying a few days of +8 or so, we are back in the deep freeze here in Sandnes.  That’s around -10C.  Not cold by some standards, but as a young Norwegian lady said today, it’s the … Continue reading →

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