Monday, January 29, 2024

Quiet January

We had a fairly quiet January, as we tip-toed into 2024. We had one small bout of snow followed by an extreme chill lasting several days, which of course has since relented and given way to rain and soggy greenery. 

Aside from a few walks down at the provincial park and painting the kitchen, an inordinate percentage of weekends were also devoted to watching NFL playoff games. There was also some of the obligatory vacation planning, involving watching way too many Youtube videos of all the places we want to go.

We did manage to get Dave down for a visit mid-month, before the winter storm hit. Besides the usual visiting, we also got him out to an OHL game as the local Windsor Spitfires got smoked 11-3 by the visitors from Saginaw. As we kept saying, at least we saw lots of goals! We also got to take advantage of the handicapped box in the upper level for ease and a nice viewing experience.

We also had a home energy audit done, in advance of (hopefully) making some upgrades to our heating and cooling system.....and taking advantage of some government incentives while they last!

Dave enjoys some home-cooked prime rib!

January 22.....

...and January 26!

Three tiers of fun for Three Nugs!

Great vantage for the game!
(note - pics were pre-game, there WERE actually fans in the stands later!)

King for a Day!

The Spitfires take the ice!

Dave wants one of those blimps!

Vincent is not amused

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Happy New Year 2024

New Year's Eve itself was a little lame - we paused our Hobbit marathon near midnight, and started looking for any sort of live coverage on Canadian channels.....but there was none. We ended up frantically switching over to Ryan Seacrest in NYC just to see some sort of live countdown. Alas. Moving on.

The New Year started green, as it often does these years. Before settling into the second half of our movie marathon, we went for a nice walk down at the provincial park, before diving back in with all three Lord of the Rings movies.

Of course, that was accompanied by more appetizers and a few beverages, along with the customary bevy of cats, all cuddling in for added warmth.

Welcome, 2024!

Hello, 2024

The Pennywise memorial blanket arrived!

Literally, the Path of Least Resistance

A nice walk down at the park


One Trilogy to Rule them All!

A New Year's movie marathon arrives precisely when it means to!




You Cannot Pass!

Shelob with a leg up on lunch


Return of the (Witch) King!

My Preciousssss