Hockey Sticks

Canada won gold in both women's and men's hockey in the Sochi Olympics.  The whole country cheered.  I was right there in spirit.  In Canada, hockey is everywhere.  Now I love the game too...er, let me re-phrase... Now I love to watch the game too. :-)

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So...!  I thought I should put out a hockey-related post.  Spotlight on this lost-and-found box.

Look closely... It's made of old hockey sticks!  Don't you just love it?

This box can be found at the Centennial Arena...Home of the Halifax Hawks Minor Hockey Association.

This is the kind of place where it all starts.  From Peewee to NHL to Olympic gold!

Still Winter Here

It has been many snowstorms and blizzards since my last post.   

So I shall regale you with images of winter in Halifax. ;-)

This bus is in camouflage. :-)

My wife and I got caught in a nasty blizzard last month.  It was not a fun drive home.  No traction, poor visibility...every small incline felt like Mt. Everest.

Thank goodness for four-wheel drives and winter tires!  When we finally reached home, I felt deserving of a I-survived-the-blizzard t-shirt.  Maybe I should get some printed for next time...

No rushing home in the winter.  Gotta allow some time for the windows to clear up.  Below is the view from inside the car as I waited for the heating/defrosting to kick in.  I am not really sure how it happens but the windshield was actually frozen from the inside.  My ice scraper was next to useless for "inside jobs".

Let me end with a warm note.  My daughter's birthday cake...er, pie. :-) I am blessed with a daughter who prefers the simple to the glitzy.  It was a very happy time for the whole family. :-)

May spring be on our doorstep soon...