Reflections on 2015...

February

We visited with Ross' brother Phil & his wife Jayne in Ottawa. The highlight

had to be an afternoon spent at the Canadian War Museum. The sailor suit 

in the collage is very like the one worn by Ross' dad during his years aboard

the Kootenay in the Canadian Navy during WWII.

March

This month sees me still afflicted with the nasty flu that I picked up last

month.  Ross is off for his annual trip to Dothan, Alabama to golf with his 

buddies. Of course that is exactly when I get a call from  Community Care

asking if Ross' parents are still interested in moving to their first choice of 

nursing home!  That call came in on a Wednesday afternoon and by

the next Monday we were moved - what a time for Ross to be away.

It was, however well worth the effort. Not all nursing homes are

created equal sadly. Miss Mulligan had her first birthday in february, she

is a brat but such a pretty cat she gets away with a lot. This was also the month 

annual return of the tundra swans. There did not seem to be as many this year.

The snow persists and our backyard looks magical, especially when we are

honoured with a visit from the magnificent pileated woodpecker.