The annoying: Grandma still in hospital. She obviously needed to be there, as in the first 24 hours she lost 9 POUNDS of fluid that had built up in her lower body. I cannot imagine what a relief that must be. We went to visit her on Saturday evening and she was in pretty good spirits. We wheeled her around the floor and waved at the nurses every ( Read more... )

Today we went to Costco just to pick up milk ( Read more... )

There’s been a lot of negative attention paid to the revamp of CBC Radio Two lately. For those of you from south of the border, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)’s radio arm is a lot like your NPR - it’s publicly funded and has affiliates all over the country, but many of its programs are heard nationally. Radio One is the mostly talk station ( Read more... )

What I wore to take the bus to work this morning:

Thermal leggings
Microfibre ¾ sleeve t-shirt
Heavy wool hooded cardigan sweater
Cotton pants
Full-length lined wool coat
Fuzzy red cloche hat (pulled so low I could barely see)
Thick acrylic knit scarf (pulled up over my nose and cheeks)
Leather gloves
Wool mittens (over the gloves)

I was warm enough ( Read more... )

Last night Chris went out for a run after supper, while I waited for my sister to come over and drop off a key so we can feed their new Siamese kitten, Harry, while they go away for a wedding in Southern Ontario this weekend. Once she had gone, I decided to go for a walk through the fancy-pants neighbourhood across Baseline Road from our area. I ( Read more... )