Shannon Larratt is Zentastic

I was talking to my father this morning about how the coral reefs are dying and the ocean is radically overfished and how visibility in the ocean has increased (suggesting the death of algae systems)… Very disturbing stuff. Caitlin and I were just talking about how amazing it would be to take a trip to the Azores or Saint Helena or one of the surprisingly many incredibly isolated ocean islands (Cape Breton Island is not really so isolated). Who knows how much longer these fragile places will remain?

Disputing global warming, we've been having a really wonderful winter here. I'm told it's the most snowfall in a generation, although it really doesn't seem that different from the winters I remember as a child. Still, the environment is unpredictable… perhaps we'll enter another ice age.

We painted Nefarious's big-girl-nearly-five bed today. She picked the color as is I'm sure obvious. The iron bed was bought at auction for all of five dollars! Not that this at all recently… I don't think you'd find a deal like that these days.

Other than that, a nice visit from Ryan and Corrie today.