It was still cold! Nevertheless, we persisted. On an adventure to Old Ottawa South! It was a classic of the genre for us: a visit to Black Squirrel Books (where we didn’t find any books, but did enjoy delicious warm beverages), the Ottawa Antique Market (where we delighted in exploring the rabbit warren of shiny…

It didn’t matter. The cold wind. It didn’t matter. At least, that’s what I told myself as I set out for another regular adventure to purchase food for the cats on Thursday afternoon after work. And while it did matter in the end (those gusts…), I was still happy to see the sun and the…

…and just like that, by Sunday morning, the sun was gone. The clouds rolled in and during the afternoon promised us much snow. Admittedly, I’m not so sure about the rules, since when Kathleen and I were out on Sunday morning, it didn’t feel any warmer than it did on Saturday morning when it was…

Yesterday brought us quite a bit of snow! Beginning overnight, the snow continued to fall right into the wee hours this morning. As you might guess from these (very familiar) photos, these were made after work and – yes – I was picking up cat food and groceries. While I am admittedly getting a little…