Cabin Fever

Jane was going a little stir crazy after nearly six weeks of housebound recovery, visits to doctors and physio notwithstanding.....so we took advantage of a beautiful sunny winter day for a drive along the lake.

St. Thomas seemed like a good choice - a place we don't go very often, not too far, but far enough. We could take Highway 3 and follow Lake Erie all the way for a much more relaxing drive than the 401. There is some interesting architecture there in the Railway City, as well as a statue commemorating the train accident that killed Jumbo the Elephant in 1885....and if memory serves, there might even be a microbrewery.

The Highway 3 detour remains in place, as it likely will for several years, as shoreline erosion has forced a road closure where Talbot Trail follows the lake very closely. Luckily, it's a fairly short detour....but definitely sucks for those that live IN it or any affected businesses.

We also took the opportunity to meet Jane's parents for lunch, and found a great little spot at the New Sarum Diner, just off Highway 3 a little bit east of St. Thomas.

On the way home, we also opted for a voluntary detour to the village of Rodney, to see the tiny Ye Olde Jail and visit somewhere we had never been before.

Great day for a drive!

Detour!

Talbot Trail Closure

Jumbo Memorial

Beautiful St. Thomas Superior Courthouse

Some local libations!

Ye Olde Jail in Rodney

A Tale of Two Februaryae

February came and a few groundhogs made some contradictory predictions....some of them are bound to be right! We were still green, though a week later the white stuff found us, possibly for good this time.

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49'ers in an entertaining Superbowl 54.

Cooped up cats continued to entertain us....and swarming me for body heat every time I made the mistake of sitting down for a minute.

Jane continued her long road back from her second knee replacement. Winter weather has meant a little more attention must be paid to traction and salting the deck on the few occasions she does go out, which we never usually bother with.

Her first official outing not involving hospitals or physio was for breakfast at Renny's, followed by a nice drive around Lake Erie on a sunny Sunday.

Evening glow

Early February

Momma about to lay the smack down on her firstborn

One week later!

Sunday dinner for the convalescent

The Lake has remained open all winter

Nature's art along the Lake Erie shore

What can top Mike topped with FIVE cats.....?

Possibly Mike with SIX cats???