Kaffeeklatch

   First day at Kaffeeklatch - and we ran out of coffee! It was rather a cool morning so people were keen to have a warming drink in between tennis games. We made another pot and it was gone by 11:00 a.m. but that was it, so the late comers had to do without.

    I had 4 (yes, 4) games and stayed until almost 12:00 p.m. so had to rush to get home for lunch and then over to the Senior's Centre for my Bridge lesson. Quite a busy day.

   I am cooking a stew tonight using a beef heart that was on special at No Frills, so am interested to see if it will be tasty and tender. It has been cooking in the slow cooker all afternoon and the accompanying vegetables certainly look tender. My freezer is full so I won't need to shop much this weekend. I have a beef tongue and beef liver, also on special this week so will just need vegetables and fruit and a few other staples. All the meat I bought this week, as well as being on special at 30% off, was bought using my PC points so really cost me nothing. My favourite way to shop! 
  

First Cut

   The back lawn got its first cut of the year today. I was surprised how long it was in places - and the dandelions have sprung up too. I will have to wait until we get a good bout of rain before trying to remove the weeds.

   A beautiful weekend, weatherwise. Blue skies and warm temperatures. In fact yesterday was almost too hot for this time of year. We were all sweating at Don Mills Tennis Opening Day. I didn't play much tennis but it was great to see everyone after the winter hiatus and lunch was excellent. Barbecued chicken, salad, rice, beans, and roasted onions and peppers. What a feed! Plus there were several kinds of dessert so no supper for me last night.

   To make up for my laziness yesterday, I played for a good hour this morning with Cathy, Kathy and Iona. Iona and I won in a tiebreak so it was a close match.

   I caught a monster raccoon plodding across the pool cover last night. He didn't scamper when I opened the door and put on the outdoor light - just stared at me. He left me a nasty present by the composter which I luckily managed to avoid stepping in. But at least it wasn't as disgusting as the headless mouse I found on the patio the other day! At least I think it was a mouse but it was a huge one.

    Looking forward to another episode of "Outlander" tonight. I can't wait to find out what happens to Claire and Jamie!

  

Spring Flowers

  Spring has sprung, the grass is beginning to rise and, finally, some tulips!

A Super Nice Day!

   The sun was shining all day and we were in the low 20's by noon. That's more like it!

   Fitness class this morning - I am still waiting to join officially but the numbers are dropping so I have been going regardless and no one has challenged me yet! Then book club this afternoon. Our book was "The Squawking Chicken" which met with mixed reviews but there was a great turnout so obviously many were interested in hearing other's comments.

   Finally downloaded my Easter pictures so, here they are:



The Easter Tree

James and Natalie collecting some eggs.

Judy's awesome layered salad!