Spring!

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The weather has continued to be unseasonably cold, but we're now looking forward to a forecast with single digits in the high category, so we are starting to hope that the worst of it is over, and that Spring is just around the corner. We have not had any melting spells yet, which is unusual for us.

Wendy K Snowblower!

We did get a couple of more dumps of snow, but since Wendy is now trained on the snowblower, all is well on that front! The pile out front is now over her head; we're thinking it's the most snow we've had in our years here.

Front lawn snow pile!

On the mobility front we got the diagnosis revised with information from the X-rays. They found no breakage in the knee, and no tears in the ligaments. Physiotherapy is recommended to tighten up the stretched ligaments, and to restore as much motion as possible. There is evidence of arthritis in the knee. So, I have begun rehabilitation. The knee tires quickly, but I can walk about 20m before I need the additional support of a cane. The Russian invasion of Ukraine caused a major sell-off in the markets. Fortunately, Biden came forward with several well-formatted press conferences to reassure investors, and we enjoyed a major rally for the last couple of days of the week. I managed to finish in green for a change—need more days and weeks like that. The pandemic continues world-wide. It is quite difficult to know how bad things are, since many jurisdictions are refusing to release data. What is clear is that we're at least at 6 million victims, and we keep adding to that total. In hockey, my three teams have cooled off, but all three remain in playoff contention at least, and all three won their games today. #5-Jayhawks continue their inspired play, and are closing in on another conference championship, but they did let me down tonight against Baylor. March Madness is coming soon! Rock Chalk! MLB owners have locked out the players, so the baseball season has been delayed. 

Eric and Erica have been enduring a cold and snowy winter in Prince Albert. 

Innovative!

They have resorted to cutting steps into the snow to climb out to their back yard. We hope Spring arrives there soon! 

Erin and Kristian are playing out the winter in Regina. 

Kristian has begun play in the Mixed Doubles Curling league. He now has his own broom, and appears to have good form. I'm hoping to watch him play while we're out in Regina. 

Right up the Stick!

Travis and Joanna have returned to their busy season with more photo sessions and lots of work get the pics ready for publication.

The new Pupper!

They have arranged for another pet, but it'll be some weeks before it's ready for delivery! 

And that's about enough for this week.