ciao!

hello, neglected blog. lots has gone on over the past year, but let's not bother with all that. past is past. one thing the damnpemic has taught me is to not get caught up in nostalgia...haha who am i kidding? i'm lost in nostalgia a lot of the time now! a kind of desperate dreaming for simpler, kinder times. but as they say, onward and upward...whoever they are.

alice trebek naps.

we had a massive snowstorm here in southern ontario yesterday. at my place, i would guess 50cm of snow in all. the driveway was shovelled three times over the course of the day. at the end of the day there was a beautiful sunset.

the birdbath

the sky turned the snow a pinkish/purplish colour. i ran out to take some photos and froze my fingers off. was very grateful to watch the news and hear about the crazy storm-you could almost feel the excitement from the presenters who had something else to talk about besides you-know-what.

at the beginning of '22 i celebrated my 58th  birthday🎉 we went for a meadow walk and i had this picture  taken for my brother, who returned to in person yoga classes in downtown toronto~until they were shut down again a few weeks ago~we both were right into our classes in the before times. but now is now, so instead of hot yoga, this was -10 C yoga. in long johns, jeans, shell, very old lambswool coat, winter hiking boots, and therapy scarf number 12.

therapy scarf #13

at the beginning of the year, I was at a loss for anything that might resemble 'resolutions'. had nothing to give up, and was pretty brain dead trying to think up any goals. not really surprising, with all that's been going on. i wrote the numbers one to ten in my journal and started writing ANYTHING that came into my head. number one was 'learn italian'. i have no idea where this idea came from. then i found a youtube channel called 'Learn Italian with Lucrezia' and started learning basic italian. it's so much fun! she is an excellent teacher, and it's a great little window into life in italy. if i feel at a loss during the day, i watch her channel and then go around the house practising my new vocabulary🙂👍

stay safe, stay well

ciao for now💕