And so it begins.....

Happy Sunday to all!  We woke up to our first snow dump of the season this morning, about 10 cm of the white stuff.  As we went to bed last night, I was kind of hoping that we wouldn't get so much but in the end we didn't get as much as they were predicted so we lucked out.  But what we got was heavy and wet, the kind that makes it hard to shovel.

So, our snow routine has begun. I shovelled the deck, then made some paths in the backyard so that Cooper can play without sinking in the snow but most importantly so that he doesn't get snowballs on his coat.  When Russell took Coop out first thing this morning, he went nuts and ran around the backyard like crazy.  He does love snow! When he came back in the house, his undercarriage and paws were covered with snowballs.  We took him in the basement, ran him a bit hoping the snowballs would fall off but they were too thick and wet. That's when a hair dryer comes in handy.  All this before we even had our first coffee.  Now, let's hope that Cooper uses those paths.

Russell was quick to take pictures as it was truly beautiful out there.  Our Winter pots are so much nicer with a dusting of snow. When we woke up, our private road had already been plowed and our guy did our driveway mid morning.  We're off to a good start.

This past week was good and busy, although I came down with a stomach flu at the beginning of the week which kept me in the house for two days.  Luckily, I was almost back to my old self when we left for Toronto on Thursday morning.  We had a good time and the weather was nice and warm.  We got a bit of shopping done and had a few nice meals.

This is the last week of November and Christmas is just around the corner.  Time is going by way too fast.  Towards the end of this week, we will go to the nursery and pick our Christmas trees, and hopefully have them delivered first week of December.  I haven't started holiday baking yet but I will soon.

This coming week is busy with all kinds of appointments.  It is also my Mom's birthday on Saturday.  We wish her a wonderful birthday.  We will see you at Christmas!

That's it for this week's blog. I leave you with the photos that Russell took of our outdoor Wintery decorations.  I wish you all a great week!

Cardinal in the front hanging basket with snow orbs.

The globes decorated with berries and soft pine boughs.

Front door pots with birch, magnolia leaves and dogwood flank the entrance.

Back deck planter with a dusting of snow.

Cooper keeping an eye on all that happens in his domain.

About 1 foot of snow on the roof...a light load.

Planter wheel barrow almost buried.