While we are away, people keep us
informed about what’s happening at “home” and let us know when there is
something we are missing. Here is one example provided
by our brother-in-law, Paul:
"We're so sorry for you to hear about the hot and sunny
weather that continues in Thailand. Hopefully you'll get a break from that
pattern soon. The winter weather in South Western Ontario has been wonderful.
We have had an abundance of snow and we seem to get more every day. We've had
so much snow we're running out of places to put it. Road and weather conditions
can change every hour and that keeps travel conditions very interesting. At
night we're experiencing freezing fog and hoar frost which adds to the
excitement of driving. It is also one of the coldest winters on record and
we've had constant cold weather alerts from the Health departments. Weather
stations have added “Polar Vortex" to their vocabulary. We had a pipe
burst in our basement in early January, so now we get up in the middle of the
night to flush the toilets and run the water taps. It's so invigorating to get
outside and hear the snow squeak when you walk. I'm having lots of fun using my
snow blower and we're getting lots of exercise shovelling snow. The cats are
loving the fireplace running extended hours. It's unfortunate and sad that
you're missing out on all this great winter weather!"