The temperature on Friday was -29 with the windchill...not the best! But the following day was +2...just a 31 degree shift in about 7 hours...the last few days have been around -8 but the continual sunshine is clearing the snow - we have actually got patches of green that I believe they call grass...it's seems so long since we saw it, I'm not sure ;-)
The boys are off for March Break (which is when a wave of people leave the island for sunny and hotter shores for a week) but we are going nowhere...obviously...although a week in Cuba sounds very tempting...where is that lottery ticket??
Houses are selling here, which is strange...the house down the road sold for $260k and a few sold signs have been going up in Charlottetown...I think we have decided that life should go on as usual and balls to the credit crunch...the Maritimes have never been Boom or Bust, they are very careful with their money - no flashiness and no class distinction...which is great when you run around in an old car and can't remember the last time you bought a new outfit!
We are all going in to Charlottetown today - new drywall is required and I'm trying to convince my husband to invest in furniture that is ridiculously cheap at the moment. For example - floor to ceiling shelving unit - £50, faux leather ottoman (large) £20, hall table £15...yes, really, all in dark chocolate brown.
St Patrick's Day is this week - which Islanders celebrate like New Year...even though they are mostly French or Scottish...don't get that...but people will be walking around in green hats and sticking shamrocks on their doors...bizarre...!
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