I always sleep well when I'm in Lacombe. My bed in the basement has a couple of heavy blankets and a thick quilt so it's like the old days when duvets were French. I always like to join Sheila before breakfast as she enjoys making me a cappuccino with lots of froth on top and in an enormous mug. We sit looking at the arrival of daylight and watching the birds at the feeders and the squirrels trying to find a way to get the seeds. On the deck a Downey woodpecker was rattling away at something between the boards. It's always a nice way to start the day.
After breakfast I helped Sheila post her three old fibreglass canoes on Kijiji; she wants to give them away as they need work on them. Meanwhile she's bought herself a new canoe which is now anchored at the Leaney lake. She's amazing; when she was in the Yukon she fulfilled her dream of canoeing down the Yukon River; she had a guide chap in the canoe but, at well over 80, I think that's good going.
Before leaving Lacombe I drove to see Mo and Peter. I had to hang around a bit because Peter said Mo was in the semi nude. I feel sorry for her as her health isn't good. I said it may be to do with all her skating years when she and Peter were in the European Icescapades show - I'm sure she must have fallen a thousand and one times while practising and rehearsing. I said I was lucky as I avoid all forms of sports.
The drive north was a miserable one. I filled up with gas and bought two sausage rolls for my lunch. The visibility was so bad I kept finding a car with tail lights on so I could see what was in front. It kept trying to snow and rain all the way back to the farm.
When I got back to the house I had to laugh because Bill had found another mushroom. It was enormous so I took a photograph of it, looking as if it was my dinner plate, with knife and fork alongside. I'll have to cook it before it becomes mushy.
Picture attribution: I forgot to take a photo of the frothy coffee. The picture above was added by a friend who helped me set up this blog. The image is by Todesschnalze from Wikimedia Commons, and is released under Creative Commons.
