Another Frosty Day

   The bitter cold continues - this is what greeted me this morning.

Yes, that's minus 21C or minus 4F! 

I never did get my driveway totally cleared - only lasted 15 minutes before my fingers were frozen. Tomorrow is supposed to be warmer and we will get above zero by the middle of the week. Nevertheless, I ventured out with some other hardy folks to do another Burns demo and we have our Burns supper at my social dance class this evening. I wonder how many will turn up to hear the "Address to the Haggis"? The turnip is cooking as I type.

Sunday with the Family

  Oh, so cold today and a ton of snow to shovel! I had decided I wouldn't use the snowblower so didn't plug in the battery, but regretted it later. The driveway is half done and I cleared a path on the sidewalk for any intrepid walkers to get by. 

   The drive up to Markham for James' birthday was a bit harrowing as the roads were still slippery. But it was worth it to be with family. We had a lovely brunch and I brought a haggis to celebrate Rabbie Burns birthday as well as James.  Natalie interviewed me for a school project on immigration. Her dad is also an immigrant but came here at quite a young age.

   When I got home I worked on the driveway again for a bit but the wind was too strong so I only lasted 15 minutes. I will do the rest tomorrow, hopefully.

Another Burn's Lunch

   The storm held off until the drive home but made for a rather slippery ride. I think it has stopped now but I will wait until tomorrow to shovel the driveway.  

   You can probably tell that in my neck of the woods we take Rabbie Burn's birthday seriously. Today a local church put on a lovely lunch to which we were invited to "dance for our dinner" (and it was a tasty one!). It came complete with the Piping in of the haggis, the Selkirk Grace, Toast to the lassies, followed by the toast to the laddies and, after the dancing, a Scottish sing-a-long. I will leave you with the Selkirk Grace.

"Some hae meat but canna eat

Some wad eat that want it

But we hae meat and we can eat

Sae may the Lord be thankit."

A Bit of Excitement

   As I was dropping off a prescription at my local drug store this morning everyone at the plaza coffee shop was agog at the sight of 5 police cars parked any which way in the parking lot. They seemed to be interested in an abandoned car which they were emptying and searching. Perhaps we will find out more when tomorrow's newspaper arrives.

   Another good find, bookwise, this time at this morning's Probus Club book table. This is strictly a book exchange so you drop off any books you are done with and take as many as you want. I always take my hard cover books there as we only take paperbacks at the other book sale.

Although looking like biographies, they are actually fiction. They are both around 900 pages in length so will require quite a bit of uninterrupted spare time. I am particularly interested in reading the Mary, Queen of Scots book as I missed the movie on her life that came out this past Fall. I won't be starting either book for some time as I have so many books lined up already. Just keeping up with my Book Club books is a challenge! 

   Another day of dashing from the house to the car and back again - it was minus 10C again this morning. I had a dentist appointment first thing and the car barely got warmed up during the drive there. However, I was just glad I didn't have to take a bus!