This and That

   Not too many of the blogs I follow had an entry today but Elsa in Bulgaria can be relied on to always write something - and often with several photos. She`s snowed under at the moment.

   Meanwhile, in Canuck land we have mostly green grass and mild temperatures - it was 4C for most of today. Fitness class this morning, chatting with my friends and then a few items to pick up at the grocery store. I also had to pick up some disposable plates at the dollar store for Monday`s Burns Night supper. I  think we are all set as I dug up napkins and plastic knives and forks from my supply here at home. I will pick up the haggis tomorrow on the way to our next demo. All I have to do is make mashed tatties (potatoes) on Monday. Someone else will be bringing the `neeps (turnips).

   There was tennis from the Australian Open on TV this afternoon so that took up some time.  I watched the Trump inauguration as well but not for long. I also got started on typing up the Minutes from the last RTO meeting but will finish that on Sunday. Tomorrow will be a busy day.

A Meal Out - and I deserved it!

   I was out for most of the day again (saving on heating costs as I don't turn the heat up until I get home). It was another mild day but the sun we were promised failed to appear. Maybe tomorrow?

   Picked up a book from the library before going on to the Probus meeting. The speaker's subject today was "Does Canada Need a Defense Policy?" It was surprisingly interesting as he was an excellent speaker and there were lots of good questions after his talk, and the answer is: yes we do need a defense  policy but maybe not the one we have right now. Food for thought, for sure.

    A quick lunch and change into my demo clothes before heading over to the west end for today's demo. It was at Valleyview Retirement Home and, truth to tell, if I had known how far away it was, I wouldn't have volunteered to go! However, the residents enjoyed our performance and we had none of the problems at yesterday's show. In fact I think we were almost perfect!

   By the time I got home it was too late to take anything out of the freezer for dinner so, instead of trying to cobble together something from an almost empty fridge, I went over to Swiss Chalet for their Ribs and Chicken special. This was the last day - what perfect timing - and it was delicious!

On the Go

   No time for a proper post today as I am on my way out the last Petronella demo practice. The demo is next week! We had another demo this afternoon - not our best effort, the music was playing up and we got two dances mixed up. I doubt the retirement home residents noticed - one of them snoozed through most of the performance!

   Not much food today - a banana smoothie for breakfast, soup for lunch and half a dozen defrosted shrimp for dinner. I will make myself tea and a snack when I get home.

Miserable Day

   Everything coated with ice when I got up this morning although the freezing rain had been replaced by rain. The temperature never did get much above 1C all day. I went out in my jammies (covered with a warm coat) to put down some salt and had to hang onto the bushes to keep my feet! I made it to the garage and back again without falling and by the time I had to go out I was able to get the car out of the garage and get on my way without mishap.

    I left for the RWTO lunch just before 10:00 a.m. and once I got on the main roads the driving was OK as they had been well salted. I drove very carefully and was at "The Estates" by 10:30. I had to get the name tags laid out and stock the book sale table and the hardest part was lugging bags and boxes of books from the car in pouring rain. The next worst thing was getting everything back in the car after, in what felt like a gale!

    Book sales went well although quite a few people had decided to give the lunch a pass. A delicious salmon lunch with salad, potatoes and several vegetables followed by ice cream crepes and coffee - my first coffee of the day and I was really ready for it. The speaker was interesting and entertaining   despite the rather morbid topic - having someone reliable to speak for you if (or when) you become incapacitated. There were lots of questions so, obviously, it was a topic of importance to his audience!

   Still stuffed from lunch so will just have a light supper later on.