by Colleen | Mar 21, 2014 | Design
When we bought the house this year one of the things we were most excited to do during our renovations was to find ways to make the home more energy efficient and environmentally-friendly. In addition to improving light sources, we also wanted to ensure we got to the source of our energy usage – namely heating.
Our house originally had the classic, old-school mercury thermostats, so one of the first things we did upon moving in was install programable thermostats.
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by Colleen | Mar 8, 2014 | Arctic Garden
photo credit: thefreshexchangeblog.com
For those who think we live in ice and snow all year round up here, well your almost right. The snow isn’t usually gone until the end of June and comes back again in September. Nonetheless, we do get an awesome, although shorter, growing season – in large part due to the near 24 hr daylight during the summer.
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by Colleen | Mar 2, 2014 | Arctic Life
High tide in Iqaluit on the sea ice on March 2, 2014 at 7:45am.
by Colleen | Jan 30, 2014 | Arctic Life
Jan 29th and the land is pink today.
by Colleen | Aug 8, 2013 | Arctic Life
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- It’s nice to take a break from the endless renovations to take in the view of Frobisher Bay from our deck now and then. I love this place.
When we bought the house this year one of the things we were most excited to do during our renovations was to find ways to make the home more energy efficient and environmentally-friendly. In addition to improving light sources, we also wanted to ensure we got to the source of our energy usage – namely heating.