On the eve of December 23 we had a bonfire and invited the neighbors.  It was a bit windy so Gord used pallets which he hadn't yet cut up for firewood and tarps to build a semi circle wind break.  Then we strung the Christmas lights along the top of the pallets.  It was real cosy in there.  Eleven of us enjoyed a great time, some store bought cookies, as we don't have an oven, and a good visit.

If we had been singers we should have sung carols.  Two couples left for a while to see the Christmas light display in town.  What a perfect night for a bonfire.  

Early in the afternoon we had been looking for a book on Stone Cabins in the area and ended up finding the Salvation Army Thrift Shop.  As we pulled up, there was an apartment sized green stove sitting outside the building.  Gord thought he would buy it if it was gas.  It was, but the shop was closed as they were handing out food hampers today, so maybe we'll go back and see.  It would fit in the toy box until we were ready to leave and then we could just take it back to Sally Ann and they could resell it.  How's that for a way to get an oven!