Lila wasn’t so sure about the snow at first. We had driven home Monday when the heavy snowfall started. I had planned on going for a walk with her in Point Pleasant Park after teaching but it was starting to rain heavily so I decided to leave Halifax. I’m glad I did. Most people told me it took them four hours to go a few blocks. The sudden thick snow after the intense rain made the roads treacherous and slick.
Lila looked out the window, fascinated, the entire way home. Yesterday morning she raced around the property with glee. Then we went to Point Pleasant park and she had a wonderful time playing with her dog friends in the snow. She has her special friends, Stella, Saffie, Kiku. It fascinates me how when I say their names she perks her head up looking for them and when she meets one in the park she knows exactly who they are. Friends.
It’s supposed to rain over the next few days. Warm up. Then get cold again. The weather has been spooky. It was unusually warm last week. When I was in Cleveland, it felt almost like summer (well, summer here in Nova Scotia). I went to the Farmers’ Market with my sister and the light on the produce was enchanting.
On Saturday we all (except for my sister and her husband—they needed some time-out!) went to Amish country to explore the cheese factories. I had an enjoyable conversation with a young Amish man selling pellet stoves. He had one I coveted and his price for installation was quite low. He said he would be willing to come here in his horse and buggy (at five miles and hour!) and install it for me. But that would have to wait for better weather. Actually, I don’t have the necessary space for a pellet stove (you need four feet of wall away from windows) so he doesn’t need to take the trip after all.
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