Yesterday the weather was dreadful. It was warm, a few degrees above zero. It snowed all night the night before, and all day yesterday, a wet sloppy snow, heavy and slippery. We managed to get out for our walks, but is tough slogging on the sidewalks that were not plowed. It was quite a workout… Continue reading Cold!

I am sitting in my easy chair, watching the clock. Attila has suggested we go for a walk, made a date with me to do so. It is evening. It is cold out there. It is dark out there. If left to my own devices I might just procrastinate and not make it out the… Continue reading Granny’s Dining Room Table

This morning it snowed, and now the temperature is 1C and it is melting off the roads. This will make walking easier in the days to come. The temperature is supposed to drop like a stone tonight, a low of -9, and not rise above freezing again for the foreseeable future. It is great that… Continue reading There And Back Again

Wintry weather has arrived! We have had a little bit of snow, a little bit of chilling wind, and a little bit of sunshine. Not a bad start to the cold weather season, not really. Last week we ate the last of the ripened green tomatoes. The only fresh produce from the garden that is… Continue reading Wintry Weather

Sometimes people tell us things, and although we hear the words, the intended meaning sails on by us into the ether. Sometimes we know we don’t understand, sometimes we don’t care if we understand, and most of the time we interpret what we hear according to our own context and experience and carry on from… Continue reading All The Things We Cannot Hear