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Backyard Shed

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Bought from Costco, Made in USA. This small shed is well built, but painful to assemble. Parts are unlabeled and roughly organized. One needs to do some guess work. Brackets installation on the side support beam was wrong, we had to redo it twice. The correct way should be long side against the support beam on the top - so it can attach to the roof support beam later, and short side against the support beam on the bottom so that there is a space you can slide the support beam into the floor piece.  Once it's done, it looks good. Hope it will last many years.

Roasted Chestnuts

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1000g chestnuts, washed With a sharp knife, cut a cross on the round side. 425F, roast for 15-20 minutes  Wrap the chestnuts in a tea towel and lightly squeeze them. It is very easy to peel now. 463g

Hooking up a Bidet

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不顾户主的反对,在Costco买了传说中的日本马桶盖。户主坚决不支持,放盒子里搁置了4年 -- 有性格,牛!据说现在的新房,马桶旁边都有插座了。像我家这样20年前建的房子,都没有这个feature。YouTube上有分享怎样从墙背面的插座接线的, 怎样从转角墙面的插座接线的, 无奈我家的情况都不适用,最后还是直接拉一根extension cord。在Amazon.ca上找到了 6尺长15A的电源线 。 不错,工作!但是看着有点闹心。。。 在HomeDepot找到CordMate帮我解决了这个问题。塑料管子,背面有不干胶,直接切好贴墙上,安装非常方便。 5' cord channel - $9.27 inside elbow - $3.27 flat elbow - $3.50 Total: $18.13 看着舒坦多了,清爽! 用户体验:并没有传说中的那么神奇,那么舒服。。。;)

Snowshoeing at South March Highlands Conservation Forest

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Hiking in Frontenac Provincial Park - Small Slide Lake Loop

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Inspired by the adventure report , we arrived at the entrance to Small Slide Lake Loop on Perth Road, GPS coordinates  44.504723, -76.473802 . Parked on the side of the road, we hiked around 40 mins before reaching the boundary of Frontenac Provincial Park. Finally reached the trail head ... Average time: 4 hours!! Dad and kids start to urge me not to take any more pictures :(  Yes, that is right. How can you resist? LOL Someone's camping out there. Outhouse! What a relief!  Such a beautiful place! Every angle is perfect in portrait or landscape. Beaver Dam We are only half way through?!  "Mom, no more pictures please!" "OK, OK ..." Why do I feel it looks even better on this side ... Let me take a picture! Downhill again? My knees are shaking ... Someone gives me a hand? You can do it. Trust yourself. When we are at the peak, the sun comes out for a brief time! How lucky we are! The nice curves of the lake shore Geldof @ Frontenac...