Still Sniffling

   A better night - I took a sinus pill before I went to sleep and that did the trick. I still slept a lot during the day but I guess my body needs extra rest to fight off the infection. I need to be better by tomorrow afternoon and I am going out three nights this week so will keep self-medicating.

   Not as cold but snow all morning and a particularly heavy snow shower around noon. I didn't venture out to clean off the car or clear the driveway - that will wait until tomorrow! I watched some tennis but I think Canada has lost the tournament as they only had two (out of 5) wins.

    Lots of good stuff on TV tonight, and I have already watched another episode of The Forsyte Saga. Last night I was up until midnight watching a new episode of DI Banks - one of my favourite detective shows from the UK - and no commercials!

  

Under The Weather

   I didn`t have a very good night - my coughing kept waking me up. Breakfast was an egg-in-a-cup with orange juice (hope it helps my cold) followed by coffee and a croissant. Obviously having a cold hasn`t affected my appetite. After a few morning chores I returned to bed and slept until 1:00 p.m. Very cold still, only -5C when I put my nose out the door and a strong wind.

    While I ate my lunch (soup, cheese and grapes) I watched more of  the Davis Cup, this time doubles play. It was very even but I got drowsy again and went back to bed before it was finished. Slept until 3:00 then stayed in bed reading for another hour. I have defrosted some shrimp for dinner but haven`t decided how to eat them, maybe just a shrimp cocktail. I already had half an avocado and some salsa with chips so will only need a small meal.

Not 100%

   Bitterly cold this morning with a strong wind from the north. It was -8C this morning and only got up to -5C this afternoon so I am hunkering down at home.  I am very glad I decided not to go skiing with Judy and the kids but I did make it to the fitness class and, after coffee, stopped in at the library to get a DVD of `THe Forsyte Saga` which will keep me busy this weekend. I ordered it several months ago and have it for a fortnight - should be enough time to watch all the episodes.

    I felt a bit under the weather this morning and had to push myself to go out. However, I`m glad I did, just took it easy - no high impact aerobics for me today! I slept for a couple of hours this afternoon which is unlike me - usually I just doze off for around 20 minutes. I think I am coming down with something but don`t have a fever so it`s probably just a cold. Tomorrow will tell the tale!

   Davis Cup on TV this afternoon - Britain versus Canada and the Canadians are not doing too well but I will keep my fingers crossed for them in tomorrow`s matches.

Daylight Hours

   It is 5:50 p.m. here and I have just had to turn on the lights. How does that compare to your part of the world? The days are definitely getting longer and we had sun for most of the day which was very welcome. Our high was 2C but  it is forcast to get quite colder overnight so who knows what tomorrow will bring.

   We had a couple of centimetres of snow overnight so that was my first chore today. I got half of the driveway cleared before I went to fitness class, then came home and cleared the rest before returning to the senior's centre to man the coffee pot. The sun did the rest and I came home to a nicely cleared driveway. Chicken casserole for dinner and I will be leaving in a few minutes for my Wednesday dance group. A busy but satisfying day!