Checking in!

 We've warmed up! It's -8 ℃. and I survived putting out the garbage at 6:30. It's Family Day here in Ontario. Provincial stores are closed, or have limited hours. Amazingly, we were at 5 ℃. on Valentine's Day. The sun feels warmer. 

Jordan is home from Uni, and they cooked for themselves while the parental unit went out on date night.

On Sunday they made taffy on the snow! 

Aster made herself a guitar from a kit! She's quite the skilled young person.

   

 Out west, atop a mountain, Cluny had a race. This was Jan. 25th. Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club

 

A new week begins, we approach spring. The worst is nearly over. I content myself with feeding the birds.

Thursday is here...

Where has the week gone? Another wee storm! The sun shone later, though.

I forgot to post this and tell the story. It was rather strange. Now, I like to put out the garbage as soon as I get up. This past Monday morning it was 6:30. There are reasons for this. a) I don't have to get dressed, just pull my long coat on over my housecoat and jammies (it is dark!), and b) I can then go back to the house and have my coffee and relax.

This is what I face down at the highway. I checked the mailbox for snow. 

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The story: I went down to bring the recycling box back. I noticed a beer can on the ground behind the bin. It wouldn't surprise me if someone was drinking and driving and just chucked it out. Sometime between 6 a.m. and noon. We get beer cans a lot. 

Two cats decided to peek into the dratted red squirrel (DRS) hole. Nada.

Monday afternoon, I went for a walk. I noticed a rodent track in the snow. 

When Jesse visited from Vancouver, he brought some art from their girls, Bryony and Cluny! I put it in on the wall! 

They have had a great winter in Vancouver. They've been doing weekly cross country ski trips. Cluny did a 5 km race on her cross country ski. She was amazing! Jesse skied along with her. She had the option to stop halfway at 2 1/2 km, but she chose to finish.