While green and 15 above at the start, December also had twice (45cm) the usual snowfall (light and fluffy) and was much colder, with 5 days of -20, and the daily highs were usually lower than the historical daily lows. Hopefully that cold will have killed off many of the pine bark beetles. We managed to get out skiing twice before Christmas – 50 minutes from our house.

The door-into-table is coming along with 2 sides done and 2 to go. Am now looking at getting a glass top rather than a flood coat of epoxy as the local shop wants $2,000 for the job. Will be talking to the glass people next week.

We now have another bench (an offcut from the MEC door being made into a table) in the entry and a coat rack. The bench will be seasonal (only needed in the winter) while the coat rack has 4 hooks that disappear when not needed.

Like everyone, 2021 was another strange year for us. Fires and floods caused great damage in the Province but mostly spared us in the valley. I finally completed the stair railings and made two light standards for the driveway (which now has a hard surface of recycled asphalt) Our travels were limited to exploring more of BC.

Next year should see a couple of more doors, some more cabinets, a tea house/Japanese ofuro, and hopefully some travel further afield.