Spring? Are You There?

It has been a lovely week and a bit here in Calgary, with temperatures above freezing almost every day.  Unfortunately now that the snow is almost gone, its left behind a very dirty, brown looking city.  Where Toronto turns grey in February, I’m thinking Calgary is brown.  One just cannot wait for that first flower, that first sprig of green grass to come pushing through, the first bud to pop.  The worst part is knowing the warm temperatures can’t last, that winter will come roaring back soon and there will be at least one more cold snap, one more snow storm.  Right now winter is just toying with us, lulling us into a false hope of spring.  This weekend I did my bit to hurry it along, and had a very green weekend.  Margene, I would recommend that you look away at this point, as you won’t like what I’ve got coming next:

My lovely green road bike, my new green purse (my “something pretty” Mrs Chuky) and my new green Gathered Pullover.  The purse was tested, and a sock project fits into it very well, with room left over for wallet, phone, and other sundries.  As my EPS is almost finished, I spent a good deal of Sunday doing swatches for two new projects to take with me to Utah.  Cause you don’t want to run out you know!  Recovering from food poisoning last Thursday left me with minimal energy which I used on Saturday to get out on my cross country skis for about an hour and a half, so Sunday was pretty subdued.  I watched the Oscars, and loved some of the dresses, Jessica Alba’s stood out for me, as well as the colour of Helen Mirren’s dress.  I almost think it was the Oscars for women over 50 as they had some of the most lovely dresses.  I still do not understand “No Country for Old Men”, nor why it won.  I must have missed something.  The good thing about this time zone however is that it was over at 10 pm, and I could get to bed.  Piper was all worn out by then as well:

“I purr for Daniel Day-Lewis!”