Closet re-done

This closet in our bedroom was not made well

I'd hoped it would be made with sliding doors

the rod was in the part between the 2 door

you couldn't see very good what was in there

we had an Ikea closet that had door hinges falling apart

it has served us well

Rien and I re-used parts for the closet

used the doors as shelves 

and lowered the rod for hanging clothes

and the middle wall from the Ikea closet became the 

bottom shelve

I think we are going to like this a lot better

it's not perfect but it is a lot better

the bottom is re-used to keep boxes dry in the basement

Easter Sunday

Eating eggs at the Dekker's

I ate 2 fried, 2 boiled and 1 devilled egg

the winner ate 9

the white is ice from the freezing rain

it was a beautiful day up to 16C

the maple sap doesn't have much taste yet

Down by the river

getting muddy

Sherif digging for rocks and Alinda threatening to get the girls wet

More Freezing Rain

a thick layer of ice 

this was the beginning

Then we got more and branches started to break

fortunately overnight ice fell off the trees

made a lot of noise on the roof

the road grader came by to push trees and branches off the road

Moorefield was hit pretty hard

it was only in certain areas that the ice had fallen overnight

we had 1 degree higher then Drayton overnight,

that made all the difference

the power came back at noon but was flickering quite a bit

likely when the ice fell off the lines and the lines were bouncing

Good Friday

For to us a child is born
to us a son is given
and the government will be on His shoulders
and He will be called
Wonderful Counselor
Mighty God
Everlasting Father
Prince of Peace

It was such a good morning

Readings from Isaiah and the gospels

the 4 names nailed to the cross

Wonderful Counselor

Mighty God

Everlasting Father

Prince of Peace

The rocks from last year were at the foot of the cross

Freezing Rain

There is a layer of ice again

the trees look unhappy and we have lots of branches to pick up

no sun today to take prettier pictures

the ice came on a layer of mud, 

so even in the yard you step through the ice

not as slippery as it could be

Walk around the farm

last bit of snow

puddle only disappears in the summer

grass will get greener soon

Mount Nemo

We have had a gorgeous weekend

The girls couldn't go hiking, so I went by myself

took my bike along to mount Nemo, biked 5 km

hiked only about 8 km but had a late start

was still home at 1.30 and back at 6

You have a nice view of Toronto at Mount Nemo

Craft Day

we had a craft day

first wrap torch in moss and put oasis in top

everyone had a bouquet of flowers to work with

purple or white/yellow

Marian was our instructor

they looked very nice

this one is from Marian

with a little detail

Tundra Swans

The swans seem to like particular fields

and this one doesn't even have standing water

and it has lots of them

coming and going, all talking to each other

We think they are Tundra swans,

only because Trumpeter swans are more rare,

they kind of look like each other