Sunrise and Morning Coffee

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Norma Hanson

This was the view from my window while I enjoyed my morning coffee. I never tire of this!

First Snow

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Norma Hanson

I don’t like driving in snow, but I love looking at pictures of snow. Today was the first snowfall of the winter.

Update: The snow did not stay around for Christmas. 🙁

What is that yellow orb in the sky?

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Norma Hanson

We have had sunny skies since Thursday (January 10). As you can see from the pictures above, the weatherman is predicting that yellow orb in the sky to remain our friend for at least the next 10 days!

Yes, the temperatures are cool, but the wind speeds are very low and there doesn’t seem to be a hint of snow. As long as the sun keeps shining, I don’t mind that it is cool.

Does this mean that Spring is around the corner? I sure hope so! Perhaps we will soon be on a first name basis with that stranger in the sky called the sun!

Thanksgiving

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Norma Hanson

Today is Thanksgiving Day in Canada. We had our turkey dinner last night. I like to have our turkey on the Sunday of Thanksgiving Weekend so that the kids do not have to worry about fighting traffic when they go to head home at the end of the evening. Also, it is nice to have the holiday Monday to relax after the preparation of that big meal the day before.

We have had exceptionally good weather for quite some time. Chilliwack has recorded the driest August in 82 years and the driest September in more than 133 years since the start of weather records in 1879. In September we had just 6.6 mm of rain which all fell overnight on September 10 and 11. The 30 year average for rainfall for August is 64.8 mm and for September is 112.7 mm. The last day of significant rainfall for us was July 23. Further temperature records that were broken were 31.8 degrees on September 8 and 30.5 degrees on September 17.

Because of the fantastic weather, we were able to enjoy our Thanksgiving dinner outside. This will likely be our last picnic in the backyard for the season.

The weather forecast is supposed to continue through the week with a change in the wind for next weekend. We have enjoyed this unusual run of dry weather.

Yesterday, while waiting for the turkey to cook, I put the last of the stitches in the binding of my fall rail fence quilt. This quilt finished at 68″ x 86″.