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Hi! I haven't posted in such a long time. So nice to see familiar faces in here! We have 3 cats here. Two are sisters and the youngest has been with us almost a year and she was a rescue. All 3 of them are amazing hunters, which is good because they have gotten 3 or 4 mice in the house in the past month. We live near a lot of farms, so lots of small grey critters for them to hunt for.

Not only have I read them all, I also own all of them and they are in my library.

Lady Hudson it was a global/international pandemic, not just American.

There are heated tables in the spa area of the ships. (Check to see if your ship has a spa.) This will require that you get a spa pass, but this "loungers" are worth every penny. I used to love them when I was on the Noordam. There is also a pool in the spa area for people to use if they have a spa pass. I never saw more than 1 or 2 people in there at the same time. It's a lovely, quiet area.

@marshhawk my thoughts are with you today. It's a very sunny and cold day here on the Niagara Peninsula. When Roy mentioned outliving his brother, I was fairly certain that it wasn't his birthday, but he had lived to the age that his brother had been. On the day that I knew I had outlived my mother, I was sad and I thought about her for most of the day. She was in her 30's and died unexpectedly. I was 6 years and 24 days old at the time. I think any child that loses a parent at that age feels it whether they talk about it to adults or not, it will always be a part of our life.

My dh just came in from surveying the driveway and he's not happy. There isn't enough snow to use the snowblower. It's cold, it's crusty and white, but not deep.

Thank you so much for the Daily Report and everyone who posts here! Went to bed hearing the east side of the house getting thrashed with sleet or ice pellets or something. Dh and I had a wonderful fire in the fireplace while we watched tv after supper. Woke up to lots of snow, but one part of our patio remained absolutely clear due to the wind. There is a snow drift right outside our back door. We didn't lose power thankfully. Lots of closures for various things today, including schools. So glad neither one of us need to go anywhere today. Still under a freezing rain warning. I made dh a coffee so he didn't need to go to Tim Hortons.

It's been snowing in the Niagara region for a couple of hours. Very little accumulation because the wind is horrific. I will pass on the food and drink and wine. My dh would love the food. He gets his shrimp curry at a local restaurant. @marshhawk my heart is breaking for you and Neko. All 3 of my cats send you love as you deal with this.

Where do I find "todays other news"?

Happy Half Price Chocolate Day!! I am heading up to the food bank in a bit to donate the dark chocolate that dh got me. (He also got me milk chocolate, which I love.) I don't know anyone else that eats it within driving distance. It's really windy here today!

Thank you for the Daily report and everyone who posts on it! Italian Wedding soup is really good. The sunrise was gorgeous, but we are in for bad weather later today. I need to do some errands, so I hope to get them done before the rain starts.

Hi! Most of the ice and snow has melted now that the temperature has gone up. We are in for a few "warmer" days, even though some posters on here wouldn't consider them warm. I will pass on the food, drink and wine. I've never been to the port, but it's lovely. Thank you to everyone who posts pictures. Thank you to everyone who posts for making this a nice place to be on a "Daily" basis.

Hi! It's plus 2 Celcius here right now after 3 VERY cold days. The really good news is that the bugs must all be dead! My second husband was a jerk. My life has vastly improved since 2014. Enough said. (Actually my first husband was also a jerk.) Third time lucky, for sure!! My dad once owned a vacation home that had a huge shower with 3 shower heads along one wall. To my knowledge, there was never more than one person in that shower at a time. The house was over 7.000 sq. feet on 50 acres. Five bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, but only 1 bathroom had a shower. All the bedrooms were on the upper level and the shower was beside the kitchen on the lower level. It was a weird house. I will pass on the meal and the drink and the wine. I would love to go to Waterford one day.

Hi everyone! It was minus 14 Celcius when I got up and now it's snowing and minus 11 Celcius. We went out for breakfast. No ice cream involved. We also did some grocery shopping. Still no ice cream involved. We are having soup for supper. Today's meal sounds good. I will pass on the drink and the wine.

@kochleffel hmmm... I wonder why she's a solo. LOL!