Trading in the Great White North

Ah...working from home, ya gotta love it. I love my job - except the hours, I don't like those. Trading operates on EST, we are in PST zone....so instead of my day running from 9:30 - 4:00 like a lot of folks, I work from 6:30 am - 1pm.


Another thing I don't like is when I get up in the morning and the house is so darn cold. We heat with a woodstove, and though I have a wall heater about one foot from my desk, I am too frugal (thrifty?) (cheap?) to turn it on.


You see, I come from Dutch ancestry and well, you know what some people say about the Dutch. We are a frugal people. Being as that Both my parents are Dutch, well I got the ole double whammy. Apparently I have, in turn, handed that down to one of my sons. That kid can squeeze a dime so tight, there will be a quarter in his hand when he reopens it. 'Nuff said. I digress.


Back to the work thing....I get up at 5:30am, put on the first pot of coffee, turn on the puter, throw a log on the fire....back to puter, get my 3 screens up and running...go get a cup of coffee, sit down, get all my trading Windows up and ready.

The one thing that I DON'T do is, ahem...get ready for the day. But hey, it's a great thing when u can go to work in your housecoat and a good case of bedhead.....right?

About my house being so cold....yes it really is, until that woodstove gets hauling again, it's c o l d

And my desk is a ways from the woodstove. In January and February, I sometimes have to put a toque on and my special mitts until I warm up enough. Yes, seriously....

G took this pic of me a couple months ago....let's run thru the checklist:















- Incredibly messy desk - Check
- Calculator - Check
- Post It Notes - Check
- Bottle of water - Check
- Cup of Coffee - Check
- Uggs on my feet - Check
- Housecoat - Check
- Hot pink lounging pants - Check
- Fingerless mitts - Check
- Toque on head - Check

Those mitts? Handmade by a friend of mine, from the sheep on her homestead down the road...she makes the most beautiful wool socks, mittens, scarves etc....all from the wool from her own sheep. How cool is that?

She custom made these for me, after I explained my problem.

To her credit, she only smiled, instead of outright busting a gut over my cold finger predicament. Take a look at these, they are so nice and warm, simply amazing. And I can type while I am wearing them!

Anyway, it is after the trading day that I usually get most of my stuff done...animals, garden in season, etc....housework is the last thing on my list. But that's another story.
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Some pictures

The G man out standing in his field






An hours old lamb born at one of our friends place....





Here is our view out the dining room window...just beautiful out there!

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The weekend

Yesterday morning we went into town (40 minutes away) early, so we could go to the Book Sale at the library...wow! We packed 2 bags full of books for $2.00! The G man got books on diesel engines, bears, a field guide on North American wildlife and a bunch of others.

I grabbed about 8 novels, several books on gardening, raising poultry and a historic book on the settling of Roberts Creek, on the Sunshine Coast of BC (close to where we used to live)

I love to read, I could spend every winter afternoon curled up with a good book!

Last night, we had dinner in our little town with a group of farmers, always interesting to hear what they have to say! We have so much to learn....

today we are going to just take it easy and probably go for a walk later on. It's a beautiful sunny day out there! Sphere: Related Content

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Welcome!

Hi, welcome to our blog...I'm Annie. I trade stocks and hang out in the country. My husband is Graham, also known as The G Man.



We left this...

for this....

We have a large vegetable garden, some hens for eggs, a few pigs during the spring and summer, and a few chickens for meat birds.....lots of work and lots of fun!

Here's our boy...half Wolf half Malamute, he watches over us and our barnyard.....

and another one of him, cuz he is so darn good looking!

We would like to try and keep a journal of what projects we are working on, and what is happening around our homestead.

Right now, it is still winter, and we have lots of snow. It has started melting tho, so hopefully it won't be too long and we can get out and get back to work!

Must admit, we are enjoying the respite from all the hard work....besides, there is always lots to do inside the house! And winter is the perfect time for that!

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