My week and disappointed

Monday, I went to my yoga class in the morning.  There is a new apartment building next door to where I live and at the present time model suites are being shown to people who are interested in moving in later this year.  A friend and I as well as others in this building went over to see what those apartments look like, should say we were being nosey.   They were nice, different features than the ones in this building, however, the price reflected that.  In the afternoon I went to the chat, coffee and craft get together.

Tuesday, it was cold and wet, so did some sewing and also sorted out the clothes I am taking on my vacation.

Wednesday, colder than the day before and the rain was now snow.  In the evening I went to a Jazz concert.

Thursday, the weather improved and we saw the big fire ball in the sky for most of the day.  Took advantage of the dry conditions and did some errands that needed to be taken care of.

Friday,  back to damp conditions again, a housework day.  In the evening I went to the monthly pot luck dinner we have here in the building.  Again, all the food was delicious.

Saturday,  Both my daughters and I were scheduled to leave early in the morning for a 2 1/2 hour drive to a baby shower, however, Mother Nature had different plans.  Where we live it was raining, we could cope with that, however, the place we had to go was experiencing freezing rain.  Unfortunately, we made the decision to stay home and not risk the drive which would have been on a very busy highway.  It was the right decision, however, I was very disappointed to say the least. 

Here in S. W Ontario, the weather can be nice in one location and miles (km's) further afield it entirely different and changes from one hour to the next.  At this time of the year we can expect a mixed bag of everything Mother Nature can throw at us.  So what to do on a rainy day.  Nothing, I did virtually nothing, apart from the normal daily things that need to be done.   Then I decided to go to the movies, and saw "Paddington in Peru" something to lighten my mood.  I was surprised to see so many adults watching the movie.  Two actors I like were both in the movie, Hugh Bonneville  from Downton Abbey fame and Olivia Coleman from the Crown.   When I arrived home, it was G & T time.

Sunday, you guessed it, it's raining again and becoming very foggy, these days make me feel lazy, so not sure what I am going to do today.  This afternoon I will get into my sewing room and do some cleaning up from a previous project and start another one.  

As I have made quilts for everyone in my family plus many for my sister's family I have decided to get more involved with smaller projects.  I have just finished this peacock picture.  It is not a very good photo as I was on the wrong angle to take it.  You can click on it to enlarge. Memo to self, take another one which should look better.  

Have a great day,

Cheers.

Spring

Today is the first day of Spring, but don't get your hopes up for Spring like weather just yet.  We are still in March, anything and  everything can be expected.  Such was the case this week.   Sun, rain, wind, balmy temps and down right cold ones. Yesterday, was a beautiful day, a record breaking high temp of 20*C, this morning quite chilly and snow flakes might be seen later today.

On Sunday, I joined some family members for dinner to celebrate my eldest great grand son's 15th birthday, how did he get that old.  He is such a nice young man, over six feet  tall and handsome.

For the past few days I have been suffering from a cold,  it is the season for them.  There is also a frightening number of people, mostly children who have measels.  Many families who do not believe in vaccinations, for various reasons, are those who are spreading the disease 

One of our big department stores that has been around for decades is now bankrupt, (a sign of the times) and has started to have a sale of merchandise.  I am looking for a particular piece of clothing for my up coming vacation, so off I went.   To my surprise there were very few people looking for the bargains and even less carrying a purchase, but I went ahead and starting looking.   A sale? not in my books it wasn't.  On the price tags there was a sticker, listing the original price and also the sale price.  Um! makes me think, what was the original price.   Just saying,   I left empty handed.

It was such a beautiful day, too nice to go back home, so decided to take a visit to the lake.  There was no ice in sight, and gentle waves were coming on to the shore.  Even a few people had their chairs out on the sand and enjoying the sunshine.  

I was looking for some small pieces of drift wood for a craft that I am planning to do, and was able to find several pieces that will be perfect for the project.  It was getting close to dinner time, however, not many restaurants for open, just a bit too early yet, so I headed home.  

Today, those clouds are looking as if they are full of something, so it is an indoor day for laundry and some sewing.   This evening, I am going to Brushes and Bubbles.  It is an evening of learning how to paint, the artist is supplying all of the necessary items and also giving instructions to complete the picture he has planned.  The bubbles are glasses of wine.  Makes me wonder what these paintings are going to look like when finished.  Sounds like a fun evening.

Tomorrow I will be visiting a friend who I have known for a long time, she is ill, so a nice bouquet of flowers will be given to her.  The evening is happy hour and that finishes off the week again.  I don't know where the time goes these days.

Have a great day

Cheers 

 

They are coming out of hibernation

 People, yes people are out and about.   It's not Spring yet, but the three sunny days we have just had are certainly making a spring in peoples steps.  No snow, ice or bitter winds to keep them indoors.  There is still a little nip in the air when the breeze picks up but, not enough to make me stay in.

The window in my bedroom has been open all day to bring in some of that fresh air.

On the weekend we put our clocks ahead one hour, so now on Day Light Saving time.  That hour puts my inner clock all out of whack.  Did not wake until my bedside clock said 8:00 a.m. my body was saying 7:00 a.m. 

Yesterday, I went looking for the Tundra Swans, there has been several reports of some settling in the fields that grew corn last year and have water in low lying areas.  I did see quite a few, however, they were much too far away for my camera to take a decent photo of them.  The wild life sanctuary ponds still had ice on them, so there were not any there.  These swans are coming up from their Wintering grounds on the Chesapeake Bay,  and heading up north to the area where they hatch a new generation of swans.  My passenger on this trip, then took me out for dinner, a glass of Pinot Grigio and a seafood platter at The Red Lobster.   It was delicious.

Today, Monday  I did my Yoga lesson, attended the coffee, craft and chat gathering and then could not stay inside anymore so went for an hour and half walk.  As I mentioned previously the breeze still has that nip, so certainly felt that walking into the wind, however, coming back I actually had to undo my jacket as the sun was warming my back. 

As I write there is a cup of tea beside me, and I am also looking out the balcony door at the perfectly blue sky.  Not a cloud in sight and my thermometer is showing it is 14*C.  

March can be a fickle month, so we cannot rule out some nasty stuff  yet.  March did come in like a lion, and as the saying goes, it should go out like a lamb.   I hope that is the way it will be until then I will enjoy the days we are currently experiencing.

Have a great day.

Cheers.

Some of it is gone

During the last week of February, we had a mixture of weather.   Cold with snow, a little warmer with rain, some welcome sunshine and back to cold and snow again.   With all those changes in the temps a lot of the snow we had melted and hopefully not making room for more to come.  

This morning as I write at 9:00 a.m. it is cold -7*C windy with sunshine.  My living room window faces west, so hope the sun decides to stay around until later in the day, me and my plants would appreciate it.   In a couple of months when the weather warms up several plants will be out on the balcony.  The poinsettia I received at Christmas is still doing well, so will not get rid of it until it dies off. 

This past week as not been as busy as previous weeks have been which is just fine.   Yoga, Mon, Wed, and Fri. I feel so much better after doing that even if it is only "chair Yoga".   On Tuesday, I went for a walk as it was such a nice warmish sunny day.   Doing some sewing most days to get the quilt for my yet to be born GGD, it will be going on the quilting machine next week.  Last night was the regular monthly pot luck dinner upstairs.

Grocery shopping these days seems to take a lot longer than it use too, not just for me, but a good number of Canadians.   We all are looking for products that are not made by our neighbour.    The grocery stores are a big help as red maple leaves signs are popping up on the shelves to help shoppers identify  "made in Canada" products.   I was successful with all the things I needed to stock up my fridge and cupboard.  At this time of the year we rely of the southern hemisphere for most of our fresh fruit and veg.   There are several greenhouses in the area that grow tomatoes, cucumbers and some lettuce.   It will some time yet before we can have fresh produce harvested here.  The first will be asparagus in May.

Have a great day.

Cheers.