Maciek has been making pies, like a good house husband should. Here are some moose meat pies and mini apple pies.
Author: Faye
The River Stopped
Written by: Faye
The river stopped yesterday. Two days ago, this was the Mackenzie at sunset (3:30pm):
Then, one day later, frozen solid. I’ve been told that people will likely start crossing it within the next few days.
These days, sunrise is at 10:30am, and sunset is at 3:45pm. Both occur very gradually, resulting in hours of pastel-coloured light shining through hoar frost-covered trees. The temperature has dropped since last week and is now hovering around -25°C.
BJ Services
Written by: Faye
There’s a new shop in town competing with the Northern. They’ve been selling a few items at intermittent hours since we moved here, but they recently expanded to a full shop with regular hours, aisles, a deli meat counter, and a wider selection of meat and vegetables than the Northern.
Perhaps a bit awkwardly, the new store is called BJ Services.
Here’s the cooler section when it’s fully stocked:
