Utterly Atrocious!

    First it snowed, then we had ice pellets, now it is raining and, according to the weather man, it will continue until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow! As much as 30 to 60 mms of rain is expected which could result in flooding. I will be checking my basement for puddles! Nothing Spring-like in this weather.

   The temperature, which is currently hovering around zero, is forecast to reach 16C by tomorrow afternoon so all this mess will largely disappear. Meanwhile, if you want to go anywhere you will be slogging through piles of very wet slush. Luckily I have nowhere I need to be before noon tomorrow when I will be joining the RODEO ladies for lunch at a Mexican restaurant (I had been hoping it would be Morocco). Stay tuned to find out how that goes.

Down Time

    Freezing rain forecast overnight and into tomorrow, so we're not done with Winter yet! I don't think I will be stepping out of the house any time soon.

    This last week has been a quiet one for me as there were no classes at the Seniors' Centre. I did find a fitness class at a local church on Wednesday so got a bit of a workout. And there was Bridge on a couple of afternoons which broke up the week. Things will be considerably busier in the coming days.

   Today I was busy in the kitchen basically because I had overstocked the fridge and had a bunch of wilting vegetables to use up. I made a gigantic lasagna which will make at least six servings for the freezer. Also made imitation cabbage rolls which will make 4 meals, one of which I will have tonight with bread from a loaf I baked in the bread machine yesterday. My freezer will be jammed!

Spring Equinox

     Yesterday I ate lunch outside in short sleeves and bare feet. Today it's snowing! Typical Canadian Spring weather.

St. Patrick's Day

    This weekend is traditionally the time to celebrate with the Irish when all things are green (including beer!). On Friday I attended a revue called "Lilt, Laughter and Song" put on by our local Theatre group. Very entertaining with lots of jokes, skits and, of course, plenty of Irish songs. It was very entertaining and concluded with a lively sing-a-long. Beer (not green, just the regular shade) was on tap but I indulged in a glass of wine, just because.

   Spring is definitely arriving with a vengeance and, after some rain this morning, the snowbanks are shrinking and the sidewalks losing their grubby appearance. We will likely have the odd day or night of lower temperatures but the end is in sight. I even spotted some bright green shoots in the vegetable patch against a sunny wall, my early garlic which I planted last Fall. Can't wait to see some Spring flowers poking their heads up but, so far they are still dormant. One good thing, it will be some time until I have to start cutting the grass!