February

 How did February play out over here?

It was mostly mild and often sunny...

perfect for walks along the Rosedale dyke.

When I walked from home...

these two eagles sat perched in a tree and kept an eye on me.

Early in the month we went to Harrison Hot springs resort...

with John and Marg and Ron and Ruth.

Marg and I have fond memories of celebrating our birthdays together here over the years.

A beautiful spot anytime of the year!

John and Ron both had birthdays while we were there.

We found a fire pit and laid out charcuterie and had a wee party.

Jamison was nominated for a Juno award...

and he was congratulated by the city of Chilliwack on the billboard at Heritage Park.

His nomination is for 'electronic dance single of the year'...

under the alias Pacific Coliseum.

Then came the winter Olympics in Milano.

Countless hours were spent watching Canadians compete...

...and doing a very hard jigsaw puzzle.

Jeremy and Broni were there in person...

with tickets to four amazing hockey games.

Sorry that Canada had to settle for silver in both the men's and women's hockey final...

but they were great games.

What a surprise to to see them on our TV screen before the men's semi-final game.

CBC found them at the 'unofficial Canada House' restaurant prior to the game. 

I took aunt Maggie to her doctor's appointment...

and then we had dinner out and dessert at their place.

She always makes it special!

We spent many evenings at a gym...

cheering on Micah with his Sardis Falcons junior team or Lucy with the grade 9 GW Graham team.

So much fun and such great basketball!

Lucy's team went on to win the provincial tournament...

the first girls basketball team to bring home a gold for GW Graham. 

While we are enjoying the simple pleasures of life...

horrible things are happening not too far away.

Leo sent us pictures from his neighbourhood near Guadalajara...

where they are in the middle of a cartel war.

He and his family are not feeling safe these days.

As the month nears the end...

we are getting ready to go south for 10 days.