I'm very happy when I can walk to the end of our street - without the fear of slipping and falling on ice.
This spring - or are we still in winter?! - we've reached that "marker event"several times already... only to get MORE SNOW...
And again today, I see that the weather forecast for this evening is for MORE SNOW!
I'm working on a new crocheted sweater for myself.
One of the reasons I'm excited about it is that the creator of the pattern is a young woman from Ontario.
I didn't realize that until I bought the pattern online on Etsy.
(It can also be bought as part of a Mary Maxim kit - but I already had the yarn.)
It looks very comfortable. Hope I enjoy wearing it when it's done!
Several weeks ago, I had a birthday - and I sailed into a new decade.
I had thought about doing something "extra special"... because of the new decade.
(But the birthday was also mid-week... People work... What to do?! In the end I planned nothing.)
I'm glad I didn't make a plan: In the end, Terry wasn't feeling well.
He just wanted to stay home and rest.
So I went out for a delicious meal with my two sons and my granddaughter, while Terry slept.
Afterwards we played a board game.
It was a busy and fun-filled week - a perfect celebration!
Sometimes NOT PLANNING brings amazing surprises!
Spring flowers haven't arrived outdoors yet... But indoors my one orchid plant is still blooming...
The succulents my daughter started for me look cheerful in a south-facing window. But there are no flowers.
Nearby my two amaryllis bulbs are sprouting stems...
But so far, no flowers...
I look forward to soon seeing flowers blooming outdoors, all spring and summer long!
March 21 is sometimes called the "first day of spring."
In school, we were taught that it was the date of the "spring equinox" - when those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere had equal hours of daylight and darkness.
Since I began watching, not only the skies - but also my weather app - I see that equinox, here in Ottawa, arrives earlier than that: around March 17 (St. Patrick's Day) when we had 11 hours and 59 minutes of daylight.
Or we could choose the following day, March 18, when we had 12 hours and 2 minutes of daylight.
Whichever day we choose this year, our first day of spring saw lots of snow on the ground!
Changes are happening at the mall as some stores close and others open.
One that recently opened is this cafe and bakery that I recognize from another location near where my daughter used to live...
Don't need to see a bakery on my rounds! I'll find it very tempting!
We used to buy sour dough bread at their other location - but I didn't notice any here. Maybe it will appear in future days.
The weather outside is still cold and icy here in Canada - but, in contrast, I'm enjoying the tropical ocean views I'm encountering on my 2024 km virtual trek in Vietnam.
I'm a little over 40 % of the way done my coastal trek! It's going quickly!
I'm enjoying the street view scenery...
Also the lush vegetation seen on the satellite images of the area.
I never knew what the scenery was like in Vietnam - so this challenge is an interesting learning experience - as usual!
