Praying for Spring

    Paid off my upcoming holiday today so am now in the poor house! But I'm sure it will be well worth it. Unfortunately,  it was in US funds and the exchange rate wasn't in my favour.

    Still wintery today but the sun was out. I sat outside for a while this afternoon but it was still quite chilly. And the sun felt good on my face, the only part of me exposed.  The snow is almost gone, without any shovelling I'm happy to say, and there are daffodils and tulips coming out on the south side of the house, just about an inch of shoots so far.

   I was Queen of the Mahjong Board today! There were only three of us but I had three wins, more than either of the others. Bridge was cancelled (two players down) so I filled in at the kitchen for a couple of hours before heading home at 2:00. It was quite busy even though most of the classes are finished until April. It will be a quiet couple of weeks.

Windy and Snowy

    Quite the blizzard out there right now so I am glad to be inside where it's nice and warm. Not too much fell overnight but it has hardly stopped all day. -10C this morning and only up to -7C earlier.

   I managed to get to tennis this morning, the roads were a bit slippery but had been salted. The ploughs will be out if we get 5cms. of snow but we're not there yet. One of our foursome didn't show up for tennis - too much snow where she was, seemingly (tongue in cheek). She is closer to the lake than the rest of us so it probably was snowier there.

   A lazy afternoon - I went for a nap at 1:30 and didn't get up until 4:00 but I was reading for some of that. Hope I can sleep tonight. I think my sleep schedule is out of whack with the time change. It doesn't usually affect me like that.

   I have a pot of cabbage soup on the boil right now in acknowledgement of St. Patrick's Day. I have been eating cabbage at almost every meal for a week now and there's still some cabbage left. It was humungous. Chicken legs will go in the oven shortly so that will be a healthy meal.

More Snow Coming

   Cloudy with snow flurries this morning and only marginally warmer. Still wearing winter clothes! I was feeling very stiff and sore this morning for some reason so skipped my usual Monday step class. Just pottered until noon when I went for Bridge. Home again by 3:00 and that is me in for the night as dance class tonight has been cancelled. A heavy snowfall is forecast although no sign of it yet. But I am quite happy to stay home where I will be warm and cozy in front of the fire.

   Salmon for dinner and I think I will try poaching it in wine and lemon juice. That will be a first for me. Unfortunately, being at home has meant I have been nibbling (in this case chocolate biscuits left over from Saturday's dance) so I will have to watch my food intake for the next few days.

   Tennis on TV from somewhere in the States where it is very hot - how I envy them! A Canadian, Vasek Pospicil, is playing at the moment and he has just taken the first set in a tie break. Hope he can sustain this level of play!

Spring Forward

    The clocks changed last night so we have an extra hour of lovely sunlight today - and it is sunny, has been all day. Too cold to sit outside, though. It was -12C this morning and managed to get up to -7C by the afternoon.

   Very busy here and there yesterday, finishing off with the monthly dance in the evening. I came home pretty exhausted with very sore feet, soaked in the tub for a while and felt very relaxed, then couldn't seem to drop off to sleep. I think I managed about 6 hours.

   No breakfast this morning (other than some yogurt) as I was expected at Judy's by 11:00 a.m. for brunch. I took some home made hummus and veggies, some smoked salmon and a bowl of berries to supplement the usual brunch dishes. It was to celebrate Elliot's 11th birthday but no cake today as we are watching our weight! I won't need much dinner, maybe just the leftovers I brought home plus some of the French toast and egg mcmuffin Judy made.

   An early night tonight I think!