Expected later: 5' with a mix of sun and cloud
What a glorious couple of days it's been. Temperatures hovering around the freezing mark with lots of bright sunshine. It feels a little like spring, although we all know it's way too early to be looking for that. A bit of our snow has melted, the snowbanks at work are down enough that we can now see the tops of the cars on the bypass. But if it has to melt, this is the best way - just a very little at a time. When I stopped to get gas this morning the fellow who owns the garage commented that it won't be too long before we'll be complaining about the heat - and the bugs! But not this year...
Lloyd is looking forward to getting the windows installed upstairs in what used to be our balcony on the garage. We closed it in before the winter and we have the windows to fit in there, we just need some good weather to install them. Then we can BBQ and take our meals out there and enjoy the fresh air through the screened in windows. How great will that be - no bugs! But we're getting a little ahead of ourselves.
We want a bit more time to enjoy all this snow. Hopefully we'll get out skiing this weekend. The weekend after Brenda will be away, skiing in the Rockies. I envy her having the skills (and nerve) to do that. I've tried downhill a few times in years gone by, but never with much success. The little hills we encounter when we're cross country are enough of a challenge for me. I guess I'm just afraid I don't bounce as well as I used to.
Lloyd has finally finished his project for work. It's a box with two separate compartments that each lock, for residents to securely store their belongings for the day, if they need to. He's spent quite a bit of time on it but it's been a learning process both woodworking wise and finishing wise. He's intrigued with milk paint and has done lots of research on it. Lloyd being Lloyd, he ordered some online and then investigated further how to make it yourself. The outside colour is the paint he purchased and he's very pleased with the results. He's looking forward to trying it out on future projects. All that's missing is the upholstered cushion to go on the top and you know who, has yet to sew that. Guess I'd better get busy on it now that the rest of the project is finished. 
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