Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Happy First Day of Spring


OK, most people don't go biking in the snow, but I've discovered that it doesn't stop snowing in Colorado until Mother's Day, so it's bike outdoors in the snow or on my bike trainer in the basement. Since it was sunny and 60 today, I chose to bike outside. Luckily the trails were wet from melting snow, but clear.


Last Thursday's snow ended up dumping 20 inches in our driveway. Bruce tried using his snowblower, but it just got buried. The piles of snow he shoveled on either side of the driveway were up to his chest. He finally had to get the wheelbarrow out and cart some of the snow off to the side, because he couldn't lift the shovel any higher. 


This has been an eventful week. Yesterday Violet turned 11. That cookie looks absolutely scrumptious. Wonder how many calories it is, not that it would affect Violet. She's a skinny beanpole from playing volleyball all the time.


And Sunday we celebrated St Patrick's day with our traditional corned beef, cabbage, and potato dumpling dinner. It takes forever to make, but it's sure worth it. Charlie got to wear his green coat when he went for a walk. He doesn't look very happy here, because he was getting impatient for dinner (he could smell the corned beef cooking in the crockpot). But he got a little piece when he got home.