Saturday morning's light snow and
aggressive winds were greeted by perfectly justifiable moans, groans and
mumblings of 'enough is enough, already!'. We walkers are winter weary and not
shy about saying so. However, as we got underway, we grudgingly admitted that
at least it was clear under foot and a bit warmer.
The conversations amongst our spread out
group turned to other things. In my case, the topics included chocolate (Nicole
is taking a course), lowering cholesterol (that would be me - and apparently
limiting cheese and chips works!) and coping with life's changes (Lee and I
pondered the good and the not so good). I got an update from Susan on her storytelling
(I love the range of things that our group does - what a talented bunch) and
heard tidbits from Phyllis and Rorie on their wonderful trip to Israel.
The engrossing chat made the twice round
the cemetery go quickly. Over breakfast
we exchanged movie reviews (mixed on Grand Hotel Budapest - I was a thumbs up -
and rave reviews for The Lunch Box), watched
a YouTube video called the Naked Towel Dance (it will make you laugh)
and learned that Nicole has been accepted to display at the Toronto Art Show (congrats
- see talented bunch above).
On the way home, I was feeling good despite the gray sky and gave myself a little pat on the back for a morning well spent . Take that winter!
P.S. Spring racing season was kicked off this weekend with Danielle, Jo Ann and Ela doing Harry's 8k. Kudos also to Helen and Shirley for volunteering to walk at the 'back of the pack', encouraging racers to make it across the finish line!
