First visit of 2010

Arrived late evening, as usual.  Usually, we loll around a bit, then go to bed, tossing and turning until fatigue gets the best of freezing in an icy bed.

This time was different.  On our last visit, a friend had told us he uses an electric blanket to heat his bed every evening.  One of those 'why didn't we think of that?' moments.  We had considered a heated mattress pad, but they are expensive, and since we won't have a double for very much longer, it seemed an unwise purchase.  Timing was perfect, we caught a sale back in the city.

While DS started the woodstove, I opened up the travel bin that rides on the hitchrack.  The first thing out was the electric blanket, and in less than 5 minutes, our bed was made, and heating up.  We opted for leaving it on the bed, and left it running very low.  I woke up and turned if off around 2 AM.  It was absolutely wonderful, and we used it every night.

We treated Keith, our buddy, to a nice home-cooked meal as a thank you.

This was another very laid-back visit.  I spent some time stripping the old desk.  I got the first pedestal finished and the second one started.  Starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel!  DS tidied up the attic loft and did some airbrush practice work.  Learning the dual-action is tougher than the single-action.

We also went snowshoeing every day.  It was terrific.