Daybook: Monday, February 3/20

Outside my window.....I just saw an elderly  neighbour of mine walking towards her house with her dog Charlie. Charlie is a female and is very protective of her master and I have been trying to gain her trust slowly over the past few months. Yesterday she actually took a treat from me, but I had to stay back and let her come to me. I am one of a very few households who does not own a dog. I am in no hurry to get one just yet.
There are a lot of snowbanks here. A township plow is next door right now removing some of the snow from around our mailboxes.

I am thinking.....how the days are noticeably getting longer. It is after 5 o'clock in the afternoon and it is still daylight. Two months ago, it would have been pitch dark by 4:30.

I am thankful for.....a visit this morning from a dear friend since high school days. She arrived for a cup of tea with me, accompanied by her dog. We are hoping that her companion will get used to me so I may someday be a backup dog-sitter when she makes one of her frequent trips to Toronto.
We had a lovely visit where we were able to catch up in conversation, and I was able to bond a little with the dog. He sat in my lap and let me scratch his neck and back.

From the kitchen......there is nothing going on today. I had a delivery of almond flour from Amazon this afternoon, so I will be making a keto loaf tonight or tomorrow. For supper I am warming up some moussaka that I made for dinner last night.

I am wearing.....black jeans, royal blue fuzzy socks that my sister bought for me, and my favourite black, white and turquoise checked shirt  (I am such a fashion statement). My hair is in a ponytail, no makeup, no moisturiser. When did I get so lazy?

I am creating.....lots of greeting cards. My sister was over today in our craft room and we played some Simon and Garfunkel tunes while we worked. I am building up a stash of birthday cards for all the winter and spring birthdays coming up, as well as some note cards.

I am going.....to pick up the mail soon and I also need to mail out the kids' valentine cards I have already addressed. The compost pail and a bag of shredded papers are by the door so that when I put on my coat and boots, I can take those out to the backyard composter.

I am hoping.....to start my bedtime routine earlier tonight.

I am hearing.....my sister running the Cricut machine downstairs. I came up a little while ago and left her to finish up her project. I also hear the township plow clearing some of those tall snow piles near the mailboxes next door.

Around the house.....I have a pile of macrame cord on a side table in the living-room that is already been cut into lengths to make another plant hanger. On the dining table, I have some stamped images that need colouring when I have a few moments, and two friendship cards that I need to write some notes inside.

One of my favourite things.....since moving in here, is the fact that I have a stackable washer and dryer upstairs which I have been using far more often than the larger machines in the basement laundry area. They are just so handy.

A few plans for the rest of the week......include an appointment for my Dad with a surgeon on Wednesday (Dee has asked my sister and I to accompany), a grocery store trip, a prescription pickup, and I need to phone for appointments for myself.

Here's the picture I am sharing......

View from my front door after Saturday's snowfall.