Well, that was rude. I woke up to -3 Celsius with a wind blowing at 60+ kilometres per hour making it feel like -11 degrees. To make matters worse, it was wet with a mixture of rain and snow. It was a good time to turn on the fireplace. It is official, we are on the cusp of winter with slightly more than two months until it is officially winter. The snow won’t stick, but it was enough for a few young kids to make a snowman.
By the time I wrote this post, no snow was left. The ground is too warm relative to the air temperature. It will be a few more weeks, I hope, before the serious, deep frost puts the lawn and garden to sleep until April. And yes, I had no desire to go outside without clothing.
It was a good day to stay indoors and write, do some editing, and play a few games on my cell phone – yes, I play games. card games for the most part. We are alone for this holiday. We had one part of our family here last weekend for an early celebration, made pumpkin pie for ourselves this weekend, and will visit the youngest members of our family next weekend. That’s what happens when you don’t live close to any of your children.
For all of our Canadian family and friends, Happy Thanksgiving. Our American family and friends have to wait more than six weeks to celebrate.
Just an update, I have added four more posts with one written written while I was in China in 2011