I am Going to Become a Hermit

or maybe a hermitess. I don't want to go outside. The snow is falling or should I say coming in horizonally like frozen bullets. And it was -19C when I woke up. So far today I have done all my work stuff cyberly. I e-mailed, faxed, phoned, and researched on the net and I wasn't even dressed. By two o'clock I had torn my bedroom apart and cleaned and polished everything including the bathroom and the dog. I even vacuumed the mattress. I washed everything that wasn't on a hanger and even some of that too. 
Then I cleaned the kitchen.
I am looking forward to sitting around reading books until the weather breaks, it could be days, what luxury. Just stretching out on the couch by the window in front of the fireplace, under an afgan. I wonder how long it will take until I can't stand it any more, and need human companionship. Ah... never, I have a dog.I could stay here forever.
Oh no, I have a workshop rah rah meeting tomorrow. Oh no, I forgot about that. Oh what a waste, I should have spent the day reading in my messy house.

Ashley's new show

Ashley is participating in a new ceramic arts show at Arts on Atlantic. The show is called Turning the Tables. After the run of the show there will be a dinner party and each artist has sold a piece of their work accompanying the dinner ticket. At the end of the dinner party the guests will hopefully order the rest of the dinner set. The dinner sold out quickly so that tells me that people are either very interested in the food or the ceramics or both.

My Birthday in the Kananaskis

What a lovely day, the weather was warm when we left home...+14C and dropped to about +5 by the time we got to Kananaskis Lodge for brunch. We ate too much but drove down Hwy 40 to Hwy 541 and back home but along the way...

This was the first frost of winter, like a dusting of icing sugar.We were pretty high up but not yet at the highest point slong the road.

I love those ears, she can't hear a thing but it has been her job for all of her life to the the sentry. She loves her back seat, she has a lot of room back there, more than any other vehicle she has owned. Yes, it is true we get cars to fit the dog, it is all about her, this one has lots of windows and the back window on this one has a nice ledge to rest her chin upon.

This mountain sheep just stood there, he had been  posing  for the cars ahead of us and now he was just waiting to jump the rail and go down for a drink in the river.

I love this cloud, it just hung over this mountain and didn't move, a foreshadowing of winter.



This sheep just walked along the road, we couldn't pass him, he had been on the yellow line until I found the camera and then he moved just a tad. It was his road afterall.



And we're off

Once again we are going to a reunion. This time in the middle of December. Well,  many reunions and all in one locale. Firstly we are going to Buff to see the wee one,Kat.  We are looking forward to that, I miss her smile. She has a killer grin.

Then back to Upper Canada to a rural idyllic mill town to help decorate the Christmas tree with old friends, actually Bryan's best man and his family. They are inviting friends, old university pals to a Saturday night gathering. There will be so much BS and old stories told over and over and over ad nauseum. Ahhh lots of fun. Hmmm I am visualizing deep snow, sleigh bells, children ice skating on the mill pond, music in the parlour. No? Traffic and crowded malls?  Well, you are probably right.

Then on to Toronto to meet new business friends gathering for a dinner party, where we will finally meet in person as opposed to our e-mail relationships. Again, another event to look forward to.

I sure hope the predicted boat loads of snow hold off until we get home.