Let it snow

This picture was taken the year of the big snow in Eastern Canada - 1970/71. It looked like my dad had been busy with the snow shovel . If you look more closely at the tire tracks in the driveway you realize that the snow was probably mostly moved by a tractor or other snow moving device.


My dad had my mom take the picture to send to the English relatives to show them how much snow we really had.

Last year in Ottawa we came close to breaking the record set that year. There was lots of snow and I shovelled a lot and my neighbour with a snowblower helped me as well.

I was glad that I bought my winter tires for last winter as this year they are mandatory in Quebec and there is a shortage all over.

I remember this song when winter rolls around again. A good friend who has spent much time in Quebec had never heard of this song.

Mon pays ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver

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Last Christmas I was returning from Toronto on Boxing Day. The bus took the highway towards Peterborough and then Highway 7 to Ottawa. It was snowing very hard all the way. There was lots of traffic and we met lots of snowplows. The traffic has to slow down for them but you are glad that they are doing their work. We finally arrived in Ottawa 1 ½ hours late.

So this morning I am off to see Abra. It is snowing. The trip usually takes 20 minutes one way. The last time it was snowing it took me 1 hour to get home. I am making sure that I have lots of windshield wiper fluid and music CDs for entertainment.