…theme for this year’s One of a Kind exhibitor’s competition
Penguin Random House Canada hosted this year’s competition so the penguin was an obvious choice for a theme. There were just too many to show all of them here but I chose some of my favourites to share with you.
…thanks to Xingfu Mama for hosting Pull Up a Seat Challenge
Pull up a seat and enjoy our daughter’s birthday celebration.
or take a seat on this cold autumn morning and enjoy the view
or imagine what a Victoria Christmas would have been like in the 1800s.
….thanks to Jo for hosting Jo’s Monday Walk
There was no time for a walk yesterday. My day started with making bread dough for Wednesday’s bake at Montgomery’s Inn and weighing and mixing 41 pounds of dried fruits for about 100 Christmas cakes. After that I drove home, picked up my neighbour and drove to Shuffle and Play for two and half hours of Bridge. Following that the two of us headed over to the hospital to visit a neighbour who’s been experiencing some health issues. Once home we went to see another neighbour to bring her up to date on what we saw and discussed at the hospital.
When all was said and done it was dinnertime and then it was dark….not ideal for going on a walk and taking photos.
Today, however, was a mild and sunny day. Perfect for walking with the dog and taking photos of the neighbourhood.
….check out Monday Window for more window shots
All these window shots were taken inside Montgomery’s Inn. It is one of many Toronto Historical Museums and the one that I volunteer at two days a week.
…thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees
…thanks to Xingfu Mama for hosting the Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge
This past week has not been very inviting for sitting outside.
….so the snow is still on the ground
Earlier in the week we experienced a snow storm that broke all kinds of records for November 12th. Usually when snow falls this early it doesn’t last more than a day but there was a lot of it and the seasonal temperatures are well below normal. The seasons are all confused. There are still leaves on the trees but today many of them decided it was time to come down. It’s quite strange seeing leaves on top of snow.
The snow certainly has put some people in the Christmas spirit and decorations are starting to appear in the city.
…it’s looking more like January than November 12th
Yesterday the snow started to fall and the temperature stayed below freezing so it didn’t melt. It just kept snowing and snowing and snowing. The leaves are still on the trees, my garden furniture isn’t put away and my snow tires are not on my car. Apparently we’ve set a record for the amount of snow that fell and the low temperatures that we experienced for this time of year.
Today my husband got up early and started shovelling the snow in front of our house and the homes of some of the neighbours and later in the day I had to spread de-icer on the stairs and the driveway. More snow on Thursday.
This last photo is of my snow tires waiting to go on the car but I couldn’t get an appointment until Dec. 11 to have them installed. I made the appointment a few days before this storm.
