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!

Too Much!

   Hate to keep moaning about the weather but, honestly, this past week has just been ridiculous! After a few Spring-like days, it's been back to winter with a vengeance.

   This morning we woke to another heavy snow fall and a biting wind (-12C with the wind chill making it feel like -20C). I had to go out around 10:00 a.m. so went out earlier to scrape off the car. Once the snow had been cleared I found that the windshield wipers were thoroughly iced over and all the windows coated with ice so it was a very cold, miserable experience. Half an hour later it was done but I had to go inside to thaw out before getting on the road. Driving was not too bad thanks to Works Dept. and their snow and salt trucks.  We are still struggling into boots, winter coats, gloves and hats, and it's almost April, for goodness' sake!

Blizzard!

     We're not done with winter yet! While I was out this morning it started to snow heavily and blow up a storm. Driving home was quite tricky as the snow was piling up quickly and the roads were getting quite slick so I drove very cautiously.

   I was very relieved to arrive home safely and tucked the car away in the garage. I won't venture out until later tomorrow to see whether I need to start shovelling, depending on how much snow has accumulated or whether I can leave it to melt. I see some of my neighbours have already started to dig out but I don't have to go anywhere tomorrow if it is really impassable. Nice to have that luxury!