On The Go

   I am finishing off a few grapes with my glass of red, seems a bit like overkill but there were some crackers and cheese until a few minutes ago. I really shouldn't overeat before dinner but it is going to be a pretty simple meal so no reason not to indulge.

    Busy today - out to tennis by 9:30 (after my usual yogurt, banana and peanut butter breakfast (I was going to make a smoothie but my immersion blende, which I love, was still dirty from blending the cauliflower soup yesterday), coffee in hand. Returned tired but happier with my play compared to last week, and a quick change before heading off to Bridge class. I learned a few new things and played a couple of hands with John. Don't know what we did right but we definitely came out on top - Samia overbid as usual! She never seems to learn.

   I caught a movie later in the afternoon - "Lion" - quite good. I would recommend it. I defrosted a few shrimp before I went out and will have that with lettuce, avocado and red pepper. There will be a snack before I go to bed!

  

Clearing the Snow

   I've had the mukluks on again today to clear the driveway - they're not true mukluks which are a type of moccasin, but they serve the same purpose, hence the name I use. The driveway only took me half-an-hour to clear using the snowblower but it doesn't do a great job, just moves the majority of the snow. I went out later this afternoon to scrape off what was left. The sun had been shining for a couple of hours which made the job easier. Tomorrow rain is forecast so I did not want everything freezing solid!

   Bridge this afternoon - terrible cards and I had some bad hands. We have to miss next Monday as it is a civic holiday but I will play on Thursday instead.

   So that was my day!

Painting Done

    I had a sleep in this morning, not getting up until 9:00 a.m. I had stayed up late watching D.I. Banks again until midnight. Breakfast was my weekend favourite, a cheese, mushroom and green onion omelet in a croissant. During the week I am very restrained, usually only have a banana and yogurt for breakfast, but on the weekend I like to indulge myself - yesterday was sausages and a fried egg. I even have a glass of orange juice followed by coffee! 

   It has snowed all day, big fluffy flakes that quickly accumulated, and I finally went out around 4:00 p.m. to clean off the car and do a little shovelling. We must have got abut 10 cms. I will plug in the battery for the snow blower before I go to bed tonight and clear the driveway tomorrow morning.

   The painting job is done and the colour is perfect! It's called Aria Ivory by Behr, much warmer than the colour I have been using, and I think I will be using it all over the house in the future. I got two doorways done (just the trim) and plan to paint the cupboards in the laundry room another day. I will have to wait until warmer weather to do the last doorway as it is the outside door and I will need to have the door open to the elements to get it done. The paint brush is cleaned for its next use and the doors back on their hinges - a good day's work!

   Salmon and green beans for dinner tonight - a nice easy meal and one of my favourites.

My pool is under there somewhere! You can just see my footprints where I went out to the composter with some veggie scraps.

I needed to wear my mukluks to venture out today.

Busy, Busy!

     I got an e-mail from my travel advisor to say the return flight from my river cruise in June will not be direct from Amsterdam after all - it will go through Munich! My geography is not great but that seems like back tracking to me. The advisor said to call her to re-negotiate but as the trip came with free air, I imagine anything other than what's offered will cost more. I am already worried what the exchange rate will be as it's in US dollars. I have to pay in full next month so am saving my pennies.

   Well, the mild weather didn't materialize so I had to clear the snow off my car and the driveway before I could go out today. It was probably 3 or 4 cms. and I got most of it done this morning. By the afternoon the temperature was up to 2C and the snow was getting very heavy but it's all cleared now - my workout for the weekend.

    I made a start on the painting job this afternoon but didn't get as far as opening the can of paint to check the colour. That will be a surprise best kept until tomorrow. I have two doors off and the wood sanded and wiped down so will start first thing tomorrow. (I will, I will! positive thinking)

   I made some bread today - not in the bread machine as it didn't work too well the last time I used it. I haven't been eating bread much recently but that all went out the window today as I had several slices straight out of the oven. It was a recipe from the newspaper and has oats and molasses in it - very tasty!