Thursday… We are hunkered down today, out of the wicked wind and blowing snow. My view out the window is almost obliterated by the snow being pelted from the sky at a 45 degree angle. The trees across the hay field are faint through the wintery shroud. I haven't been outside yet but will at some point, if only to experience the true fury of Mother Nature.
Yesterday we were blessed with a sunny, but cold day. I picked up visiting aunts from Kari's and met up with Kirsten and Mom at a cute village about 40 minutes from here. We had a lovely lunch in a little non-profit cafe, staffed with volunteers.
Tuesday was beautiful as well - imagine two sunny days in a row! Carm and I met up with friends in the village for lunch. We all agreed that we have to make it a more regular get together!
Going back one more day, Monday was snowing and cold, but we braved the roads (which weren't too bad) for our second Zumba class 😀 I still had two left feet but somehow didn't trip over myself and may have gotten some of the foot work slightly right.
I think it was Friday that I wrenched my back which left me decrepit for a few days. I took it really easy on Saturday, no treadmill or other exercise, just gentle movement regularly throughout the day. Luckily I felt a bit better on Sunday as we went to a birthday party for Carm's aunt who turned 95! We hadn't seen some of Carm’s family since before the pandemic! so it was nice to catch up with everyone.
Last thursday (a week ago!), Carm took the car into Subaru for a repair… it turns out that we were super lucky that the screws that came loose didn't fall into the engine as they would have destroyed it 😱 Carm's sister lent us her car so that we could leave the subie at the shop overnight as they had to order a part…
But of course the big thing in our lives has been the threat of tariffs… we've been doubling down on shopping Canadian, or at least not made in the USA. We've found lots of substitutions. SHOP CANADIAN! I never paid much attention to where things were from but that has changed. The USA is imploding in front of our eyes :-(
Well, here we are and it's Friday. The snow has stopped but the wind is still blowing so I imagine the roads are still crappy. Carm is out wrestling with the snow blower while we wait for a call from the place we get the dog's chicken hearts so may have to drive into the city but fingers crossed it will be next week!
Meanwhile, I'm taking it easy again today with lots of gentle stretching!
Awesome!
“getting to know distant relatives”
“the fury of nature”
