Arrived for Book Club this afternoon only to find it had been cancelled! Seemingly the powers that be decided that no one would want to risk travelling with an ice rain warning in effect. I wasn't the only one (there were three of us) and we soon realized we had missed a late e-mail. We had our discussion anyway but there were no treats. Major disappointment!
The book was "Sisters Like Us" and it wasn't particularly memorable. I was given a copy of the prequel to it, " A Million Little Things" and I kept getting the two books confused. We decided they were more like a soap opera - not our usual choice of reading material.
Well, the freezing rain has still not arrived but we are (supposedly) to have rain and a thunderstorm overnight followed by a drastic drop in temperature. Now that might prove to be interesting! I have just managed to remove the sheet of ice from the last storm from my driveway.
Thursday 7 February 2019
Tuesday 5 February 2019
New Skills
Torrential rain last night so much of the snow is gone. At least now I can get in and out of my driveway without plowing through ice and slush. It's freezing up again tonight but most of the rain has drained away and I have tucked the car away in the garage in case we have freezing rain. I think it's probably too cold for that now.
Bridge this afternoon and I had several good hands. In fact I had a small slam (six tricks over book) although my partner and I had only bid two tricks. Still, it did give us a lot of points. I am finally figuring out how to keep score.
Bridge this afternoon and I had several good hands. In fact I had a small slam (six tricks over book) although my partner and I had only bid two tricks. Still, it did give us a lot of points. I am finally figuring out how to keep score.
Sunday 3 February 2019
Not So Cold
A quiet weekend. The temperatures were above freezing for the first time in a while and should continue that way for a couple of days. I did a bit more shovelling but the snow had turned to concrete with the mild weather so I didn't last long. Judy came by to pick up some things so I had a short chat with her and the kids. They had been to see a magic show at Markham Theatre.
I made a loaf of bread this afternoon, got it sliced and in the freezer before cooking dinner. Now it's time to get my knitting out while I watch some TV. Craft Club tomorrow so it will be an early start to pick up coffee at Timmy's for the group - and maybe a few Timbits!
I made a loaf of bread this afternoon, got it sliced and in the freezer before cooking dinner. Now it's time to get my knitting out while I watch some TV. Craft Club tomorrow so it will be an early start to pick up coffee at Timmy's for the group - and maybe a few Timbits!
Friday 1 February 2019
A New Month
I am managing to get the upper hand in the battle of the snow clearing. I used the snowblower a bit yesterday and today widened the path to the front door and some more of the driveway. The sun helped. It was actually quite pleasant working outside although the temperature was still well below zero.
Lots of exercise today as well as shovelling. Fitness class first thing this morning then pickleball at noon. I went really early to make sure I didn't end up on the waiting list like last week. As it turned out, there was not a big crowd - in fact I had two games in a row. By 2:00p.m. I was running out of steam so came home for a nap. Now I am quite stiff but it was fun!
Lots of exercise today as well as shovelling. Fitness class first thing this morning then pickleball at noon. I went really early to make sure I didn't end up on the waiting list like last week. As it turned out, there was not a big crowd - in fact I had two games in a row. By 2:00p.m. I was running out of steam so came home for a nap. Now I am quite stiff but it was fun!
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