We’re back

The internet guy was here today, enabling us to step back into the online world.

But where is “here,” you might ask?

Sydney, Katherine, and I are living in a log house just down the road from Sydney’s parents, in Berwick, Nova Scotia, at the end of a dead-end country road.  Between the “rustic” antiques that populate the house and the road that turns to gravel just at our place, it does feel like we’re in the middle of the country.  But the highway’s within hearing distance and, apparently, we’re not out of the reach of high-speed cable internet.

I will do my best to post pictures of the house, since it really is interesting.  Admittedly, I nearly despaired when I stepped inside it.  Why?  There are lots of antiques that either Katherine will break or that may break her, as well as a spiral staircase that she was immediately drawn to–and that would be a big problem if we left it unblocked.  But there are many interesting things: the thickness of the logs keeps us cool as the hot weather settles in, there is a loft that we’ve just set up for our books and papers, and there’s a rather cozy bedroom and a surprisingly comfortable metal bathtub with wood trim, both of which are tucked under the loft.  It is probably a better house for, say, us in our honeymooning days than it is for a young family, since the house is entirely open (as in, we can carry on a conversation as we move throughout the house).  We’ll see how well the loft retreat keeps Katherine’s noise-making capacities at bay.

The best benefit, of course, is that it’s a ten-minute stroll down the road to the Penner farm, so Katherine will have regular interactions with her grandparents.  She’s already learning about the greatness of farm dirt and elusive barn cats.

But to give you a sense of the interesting things we’re discovering around the house: a bear rug, a stuffed bear, an antler chandelier, a good three dozen wooden birds or ducks, a snowshoe mold from the 19th century, two butter churns, a female mannequin from the sixties (shod in pumps) outfitted in American Indian leather gear and headdress, a full-size American Indian statue (complete with tomahawk, knife, and arrows), a dozen rocking chairs, a pool table that doubles as a dining room table when covered, two large spinning wheels, and a two-foot-long snapping turtle (preserved).

Erin

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3 Responses to We’re back

  1. Jenny says:

    Wow; sounds like fun!

  2. Heidi says:

    Given your love of knickknacks that others might see as “clutter,” I bet you’re just loving all these little extras in the house!!!

    😉 kidding… kidding…

  3. fustianist says:

    Yeah, Sydney rolled his eyes when I started clearing surfaces . . .

    Erin

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