still under the weather

Still ailing. Cats are still taking full advantage of the situation.

feeling poorly

Feeling poorly and taken to bed. Cats are taking full advantage of the situation.

suburban geocaching

How I spent my winter vacation: My son and his youngest son, Tommy, went geocaching in the suburban sprawl. We searched under benches, in fences and large parking lot light fixtures: the great Canadian wilderness. And we returned triumphant having found four hidden caches. Tommy made us celebratory hot chocolate. There is nothing to beat sitting around in the warmth, in from the cold, telling each other how clever we all are.

Here is a follow up on the Climate Change campaign:





And I spent some time in Northern Ontario where ice fishing is the chief form of entertainment. This is from Debra's blog, thanks Debra, I just had to share it:

Oskar

This is Oskar. He lives with the son and family that I visited over New Year's. Funny how a blue eyed dog looks so fierce. It's an illusion. He's a big love lump. He and I went for walks. It was cold. We walked quickly. His favourite food, when bored, are cell phones and remote controls (zappers). One night when he was short of these nibbles he substituted bottles of nail polish. He is training everyone to put everything away. I am very careful with my belongings.
I once bred Siberian Huskies. With Oskar I fell in love with them all over again.

Sister

While in Montreal I shared a room with Sister, a Barbed Dragon. We had separate quarters, and Sister does not make any noise. She is over a foot long and comes out in the evening. She snuggles around necks; I think for the warmth. One evening six of us were playing Bananagram. Sister was there, too, perhaps contributing silent words.

And, thanks to John, here is Susan Boyle singing "Wings to Fly", which was only released in Japan.

storm

On the train through the storm - two hours late, but much better than the cars I saw off the road as I peered through the window, and much better than being stuck in an airport. And now back in the apartment unpacked and planning my new year.

Montreal - still here

Still here with no camera - well actually I am outside the big city doing things like walking, geocaching playing games and eating with the family - and this evening I catch the train back to the Maritimes. By the time I reach there I shall have finished the scarf I am knitting for .....