Wildlife

I am so fortunate to live in the area I do.  On the north end of a city and in the country too.   The wooded area, a small river and meadow lands  on the opposite side of the street are home to lots of wildlife.  I have mentioned the deer we see on a regular basis, and last night did not disappoint.  Four doe and a male with his rack held high walked down the street and back into the land behind the Monastery across the street.  Last week we had the turkey and this morning a fox with his bushy tail was seen crossing the street.  My camera was not readily available and he went so fast anyway no photo was captured.  

This fellow looks as if he is well fed and ready for the table.  

My guild quilt block for the month of March.  Can you spot the OOOPPses ?   Its not a mistake it is a design element,   lol  that's my story and I am sticking to it.

We had a brief shower this morning, its windy and still cloudy and that is the forecast for the rest of the day.  

When finished here I will be seeing what is for our dinner tonight.  We had another strawberry shortcake last night for dessert, still some left so that is that course all made.

Bye for now.

Hump Day

 When I was working that is what everyone  in the office called Wednesday, by noon we would be on the downward slide to the weekend,  now it is just another day of the week.   The days all just seem to be the same these days, get up, do this, do that and do something else then go to bed.  But, maybe the better warmer weather will make a change in our days, out in the fresh air without having to be bundled up with winter gear.  Even the birds are sounding a bit more cheerful this morning, the daffodils are showing some buds, even the trees are showing larger buds of promised leaves and all of the snow we had yesterday had melted by noon.  So, there are many things to be thankful for on this hump day.   Next hump day, we both get our 1st  COVID shot.

This morning we got our groceries, we usually go Tuesdays however, the roads were not in good shape yesterday, so decided to go today.  All of the specials that I wanted to get were all sold out, and tomorrow must be the delivery day for fresh fruit, veg and flowers as the shelves were lacking in all of those.  Lesson learned.

I was a beautiful morning albeit dark when we left the house, but now sun shining and a promise of a nice day.  I have a couple of errands to do and Hubby needs to go to the dentist as he chipped a tooth on Monday, chewing a vitamin we both take for our eye health. 

Once home I should get my rear in gear and do some housework, the sunshine has a habit of showing the dust on everything.  Then I want to start hand sewing the binding down on a comfort quilt, as I want to send a photo of it to our member who prepares a presentation for our Zoom meeting which is next week.

Dinner tonight,  have not decided yet but should soon, so that is what I am off to do right now.

It's back

Winter.....we had a fall of snow overnight, not a lot but it also looks as if we had some freezing rain also.  The forecast is for wet snow or rain this afternoon, it all depends on the temperatures.   Extended forecast indicates warmer temps and sunshine on the weekend.

We were planning on getting our groceries this morning as we usually do, however,  decided to put it off until tomorrow morning when the roads are in better shape, they were very slippery this morning.  Don't want any accidents this late in the season.

As I have mentions previously  the quilting guild I belong to make comfort quilts each month for the chemo unit at a local hospital.  Every month each member makes a block, which must include the pattern or fabric, two members have chosen for that particular month.  I have just completed the block for the month of  March, for which some gray fabric was supplied and we were to add light and dark purple to complete the star block requested.  I made a big OOOPS cutting the gray fabric a little short on four pieces, so had to add more to make it the correct size and I just had enough left over to do that.  It does not show too much in the final block and once all the quilting is done I hope it does not show.  

Today, Hubby wanted a lot of information printed from his investing web site, so that has been out morning task, have done nothing else.  Just had lunch a couple hours late, so dinner is going to be late tonight too.   Nothing much else to do really, so  I don't mind.  Plan on doing some sewing this afternoon as I need to get some binding sewn on a quilt. 

Dinner tonight chicken veg, salad. still have some rice pudding to use up so dessert all taken care of.

Jet Lag

 This past weekend we put our clocks ahead an hour, as a result I am suffering from a slight case of jet lag.  My body clock is taking it's time to readjust, give me another day and I should be all sorted out.

Yesterday, we masked up and went to my great grandson's 11th birthday,  he liked his new shirt and pants, "Granny, they match the colour of my new shoes", who knew.   Ice cream cake or cup cakes were offered with the required candles, only two "one's" were needed.   We also acknowledged my grand daughters birthday, which was March 8th and also her husband's which is today, March 15th.  

We had another stop to make as Hubby's daughter lives close to where we went for the birthday celebrations.  She needed a couple of small trees cut down, so we killed two birds with one stone.  It was a nice sunny day, but the wind was bitter, it cut through like a knife and as a result from standing outside while the trees were felled, I got chilled to the bone and did not really warm up until later that evening.

Last night we watched the Grammy Music Award show on TV.  I understand these  people are performers and perform they did.  One in particular, in my opinion, did more than perform,  at one time I thought I was watching a porn movie.  I am not a prude,  but this act went just a bit too far.  Yes...I can also turn off the TV and not watch, but I did not.   I know hair is just hair and clothes make the woman or man, but ......  I also understand that tattoos are in fashion right now,  and it is the choice of some people to have them,  I am not a fan, but.................is there not a limit to them?   I respect the choices of people who want them, don't get me wrong, however, I often wonder why.  Am I old fashioned, yes maybe I am, a person who remembers The Ed Sullivan Show only being allowed to show Elvis from the waist up.  Couples on a sitcom  were not allowed to be shown in the same bed, even Lucy and Desi who were married, had to be shown sleeping in twin beds.  I have had my rant.........................

Today, is a lovely sunny day, albeit cold, temp went down to -6*C last night and my poor snowdrops are hanging their heads.   Tomorrow is sounding as if it might be warmer with rain in the forecast.

Indoor jobs being done today, housework and some sewing this afternoon. 

Dinner tonight, left over scalloped potatoes,  I have a cauliflower to use up but not sure what meat we will have yet.  

Easter Dinner...Ham....no

Yesterday we  had Easter dinner walking through our back garden, no not a pig, but a fat wild  turkey.   We had five come walking though just about the same time last year.  They must be looking for something good to eat as pickings must be getting low in the usual habitat.  

We have another lovely sunny day but it is cold, went down to -3*C last night.   Perfect days for the sap to run, and from all the newspaper articles and  TV reports it is a good year for the syrup producers.  Usually the school children are visiting the sugar bushes for a school trip or parents are taking them there during the March break period, however, none of that is happening this Spring.  I am not really a fan of maple syrup, do you like it?

The pancakes I remember having as a child were a crepe and we would have them for a dessert.  Mum would make them nice and thin, we would then squeeze lemon juice and a dusting of sugar on them and roll them into a log.  yummy.  I should make them soon, as just writing about them  I can taste them in my mouth.  Have you any had crepes like this?    Having just said that, when Hubby and I were travelling out to Western Canada, we drove through the U.S. the hotel we were staying had a big restaurant, and we were both hungry so ordered the blueberry pancakes, they were so fluffy and light and stuffed full of blueberries.  We also had the choice of several  syrups, maple, blueberry and many more.   Delicious and they kept us satisfied until dinner.

OMG I am making myself hungry and I've just had a late lunch.

Laundry washed, dried and everything put away.   Not much else happening here today as I am suffering from a bit of vertigo again.  Just did the Epley maneuver which helps to clear it up almost immediately.  

Dinner tonight is going to be something that does not require a lot of prep, on the menu, BBQ ribs, a veg not sure what yet,  

Well, that is all for today.

New record

 Yesterday's weather was no where near what was forecast, which was cloudy with showers in the afternoon.  We did have a few clouds in the morning, but the skies soon cleared and we set record high temps for this area.  Can you believe it went up to 20.6*C, it was a glorious day.  It is forecast to be cooler today, but the sun is shining and it is warm in the protected areas of the garden. 

Very little snow remains, only in very shady areas where the plow piled it.  My daffodils leaves are getting taller and it looks as if the tete a tete daffodils are showing some buds.   I would like to get some more of  those in the Fall, as I really like them.  There were robins on our lawns this morning, so Spring is near.  When Hubby retrieved the newspaper from the mail box there was a very strong odour  which indicated the skunks are out of hibernation.  I also saw a ground hog a couple of days ago, so the warm weather is telling them its  time to get up.  

Not much planned for today, but I am sure I will find something to do, either housework wise, (there is always something to do in that regard) or go in the sewing room.  I would love to get in the garden but it is just too wet to do anything yet and we could get some miserable weather in the coming days, so really not much point in getting too hasty.

Yesterday, I had a slight case of vertigo, Gravol  tablets helped to calm my stomach,  I have a lingering headache today,  which is caused by tension in my neck to keep my head level, so I do not get dizzy.  It will pass as I get mobile and doing things today.

The tacos we had last night were really nice for a change, there is enough of the meat mixture left over for the same tonight.  I am so glad Hubby is not a fussy eater, and has no problem with leftovers for a couple of days.  Some members of my family would throw it out, I just cannot do that, so we have leftovers.   Usually once a week we raid the fridge and pull out bits of this and bits of that which have been saved from a previous meal, but not really enough for another and we have a buffet of numerous dishes.  I am so glad we bought a new microwave oven a couple of weeks ago, I rely on it to warm all of these leftovers.  Do you save leftovers?  Disguise them as something else, or serve as they were the first time around?   Or do you  throw them out?

So dinner tonight is tacos, salad and chocolate mousse.

No prep it's all done.  I like these kind of days.

Rain???

The overnight forecast was rain, we did  not get any, the forecast for today rain, so far we have had none.  The temp did not go below 13*C last night, so a lot more snow has gone this morning.  Only piles made by the snow plow are remaining.  The snow was covering up all of the litter that people just toss on the ground,  will need to go out on the road and do some picking up.  

Not much on the agenda today,  do need to get the vacuum out and do a quick dust,  after that I will do some prep work for dinner and then some sewing.

Hubby has been busy with the online investing he has become interested in since  retiring.  He has only been interested in computer work since he has been home and during the past Winter it has kept him busy learning everything he needs to know.  I help him as much as I can, but I don't know a lot, wish I did.  But, with my son and Hubby's son both in the computer  programming field  we can get help with almost anything computer related.  

Hubby has his monthly appointment with his chriopractor this afternoon and he plans on going to his daughters house to do a couple of chores for her.

I have  put on a few extra pounds over the Winter, so now making a conscious effort to cut down,  not eliminate, some of the carbs and sweets I have been consuming.  I do believe I have been using food as a comfort tool during the combination of the pandemic and  the Winter.   Once I can get out and work in the garden I will feel  better, fresh warm air and dirt under my finger nails always makes me feel good.

Dinner tonight will be soft shell tacos a salad and chocolate mousse for dessert.