Welcome to A Victorian Year in Ontario

Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen, the year is 1865, Her Majesty Queen Victoria has reigned since 1837 and we are in the midst of a prosperous era. The purpose of this blog is to record the daily round of chores, tasks, trials and triumphs of our household in rural Upper Canada (now known as Ontario). We have embarked on an experiment to live a year as close to the way it was done in 1865 as we possibly can. We will post our remarks and await your comments, suggestions and critiques. So join us as we travel back in time.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Only a couple of days to go...

Well it is Friday and we have 2 days to go .Then we are into the full swing of things. We are pretty much prepared . I am having some concerns over this crappy weather,, while my gardens are growing like mad I am concerned about clothes drying. I hung out a pile of sheets couple of days ago and they ended up blowing onto the ground and getting dirty again. We generally hang our clothes out on the line but this spring has proven to be testing our patience.
The gardens are growing wonderfully , I am a bit worried that things will start to drown or get root rot with all of the sitting water. But so far we have been enjoying lovely spring spinich, and asparagus.Ken hung the last of the candle holders that we have been meaning to put up and we are pretty much set to go. As of Monday you will hear from us on a whenever basis. We will most likely post once a week,unless I am at the library and will post from there..Be back soon,need to get into the gardens while the light is good. Besides if I stay in the house I will surely fall asleep...one of those tired days.

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