First Day on the Tennis Courts

 .....and it was a chilly one! A spattering of rain (some tiny snow flakes, too) but we managed an hour or so of easy tennis. It was my first time playing since last fall and I was pretty happy that I lasted the hour. Also, I managed to serve reasonably well as that had been a problem previously as I struggled with a painful shoulder. So, all in all, not a bad start.

   Today was the opening social and there was a reasonable turnout despite the inclement weather. I never did get warmed up properly but luckily lunch was served indoors and there was plenty of coffee on tap. Cake and donuts too so I went home satisfied. Just a light dinner tonight, methinks!

    Still having trouble uploading photos but I will keep trying. 

An Easy Day

    I made a jar of pickled red onions this afternoon and that has been the total sum of my domestic endeavours. I have been working on my tax return and thought I would be able to finish it today. However, I found an error on my practice form and had to redo the whole thing. So, it will be another day of trudging through it. Only positive is that I believe I might get some money back from the government for once!

   There were a few snowflakes this afternoon but, on the whole, the weather has been improving. Son and DIL were staying for a few days (they are moving back to Ontario from B.C. next month) and they helped me bring up my garden furniture from the basement. So I am ready for when the nice weather finally arrives. Can't wait!

Just a Bunch of Winos

    Today it was another meeting of the "Wine Knows", the wine-tasting group I belong to. A wonderful time was had by all and several tasty wines were sampled, not to mention a beautiful array of nibbles!

 We had two white wines, two reds and one sparkling wine. It was almost everyone's favourite. One of the reds was very popular too. so I will be looking for these two at the liquor store for my next party.

   There was an assortment of cheeses, cured meats and fruit which got well and truly demolished while we sipped the wine and with the last bottle we had home-made biscotti as a sweet finish. Delicious!

Not Finished with Winter yet

     We had snow again overnight, not much and it has mostly melted but the wind is bitter and strong so another indoor day. Tonight will be -5C but after that it starts to warm up a bit. The nets are up at the tennis courts but, apart from one brilliant day last week, it has been too cold to get out there. 

   Finally, with the help of my son, I have finally figured out how to import photos from my phone to Blogger, just some problems adjusting the size. My current header photo is the Thai Restaurant we visited in March and I will try to import another now. 

It was quite a spectacular place and had a Michelin ranking but not the top rank. This week, since we have reached the letter "U" and there are no Uruguayan restaurants in our neck of the woods, we have chosen United Kingdom so it's going to be fish and chips!