The skies have been gray until yesterday and we are in the middle of an arctic blast of cold weather with temps around zero but hefty winds making for -15° at times. It looks like this pattern will continue into next week. Brrrrrrr! Across the street from me is a building that has two wind socks on it, so I can get a good idea of the direction of the wind and go out the door of the building where I will be most protected. Poor Frisco’s feet get cold and he starts to limp after just a few minutes, so our walks have been very limited. Most days I have done a fitness walk from a video that gives me at least a mile of walking and some upper body and aerobic exercise.
I made a huge pot of Cabbage Creole Soup and took half of it over to Ben’s family on Monday. It was a recipe from a gal that I met in Rockport, TX - she used to bring it to potluck dinners and I have always loved it, just haven’t made it in a while. The girls are back in school in person, and I timed the delivery for when Ben and Jill could take a short break from their work. We had a short but nice visit without interruptions.
The girls have been taking cross country ski lessons and last week, Norah took first place in her class in a race (with almost a 3-minute delay between her and the rest of the group) and Charlotte came in third in her class of mostly boys. Camille was more interested in hanging with her friend, but she won a nice jacket in a drawing.
Norah
Camille
Charlotte
