May May was a witch with orange hair last Halloween. Doesn't that colour suit her?

A better view of the locks where the ducks were sitting.

Ducks at the locks at the Chateau Laurier, this too was taken during the warm spell at Christmas.

This is Anne who rents out the luxury furnished apartments on Sparks Street. May May and I stop and chat with her every few days especially when its cold and we nip in to get warm. She used to work in Manhatten and said she has met Brad Pitt and Angelina! Must be kinda dull in Ottawa compared to Manhatten. The cheapest apartment there rents for $1,750 and its really tiny. Much prefer my cheapo digs.

I had put my light on the bed to look at something closely and then went out to the kitchen, Maggie took this opportunity to begin her suntanning session. She looked so darn comfortable that I left it there until she felt she was finished.

I took this picture during one of those extremely mild days right after Christmas. The birds looked so peaceful up there and I was about to take another picture when a bunch of boys came along and scared them off. Kids!!!!!!!!!!!

May May is getting a chiropractic treatment from Dr. Dan. Her hip has been bothering her quite a bit, she has fallen a few times off of the wheelchair and her gait has been very slow. After the treatment we walked up to Tim Horton's and she was moving at a great clip, for weeks now I have been telling her to hurry up and stop being a slow poke. Dr. Dan does great work on humans and animals, I will miss him dearly when he retires. The nice young man in the picture is the chiropractor who will probably be taking over the practice. He is from Kirkland Lake well actually Swastika so he can't help but be nice. Lot of memories in Swastika, took the train from there every two years to go to Toronto to have surgery, so some of the memories are painful. I remember when I was 14 they did five surgeries at once and I was in a body cast from just below my breasts covering both my hips and then completely down one leg to the tip of my toe. When I came home from that surgery they had to hold me upright and my poor body was just used to laying down. All the blood would rush to my head, the cast would slip down and put extreme pressure on my body, and I was afraid that they would drop me. Not nice. But other good memories of Swastika were at the dance hall at Culver Park we would go there as teenagers and have a great time. Hope it is warmer tomorrow so I can take May May for a long walk.

That was some party!

Maggie on catnip

This is Linda my new personal care worker. She is absolutely amazing and what she is doing for me in the apartment is just wonderful. It was a long wait to get someone as good as her and now that I have found her they will have to fight me to my death if they try to take her away. Thank you Linda you are a lifesaver.

Wow, this sure is a tight squeeze. Wonder if I will be able to escape from inside this dresser drawer? You think mom could have left it open a little bit wider for me, she knew Iwas going to hide in here.

Almost there!

Peek-a-boo

Winterlude skaters on the world's longest ice rink, the Rideau Canal.

This is me and May May at Winterlude in front of one of the many beautiful ice sculptures. May May lost her hat that is on her in this picture and it was my favourite one for her. I will have to try and get another one for her. The original use of said hat was a collar for a wine bottle so I suppose I should head out to the wine store to see if they have any.

What a big snow globe!! This is where J.J. Clarke of CJOH news will do his weather forecast for the duration of winterlude. It was such a nice day to be out yesterday and today looks the same unfortunately I am housebound today. On the way home I got a flat tire and the mechanism that makes the electric chair go was giving me way too many problems. When I stop it won't start up again and leaves me stranded there for five or ten minutes so I can't risk going out today. Why do these things always happen on the weekend? This damn chair is the chair from hell and has been giving me problems since the day I got it. I have the manufacturer involved now and hopefully something will be done. I want a new reliable chair which I can feel safe in. Why couldn't it break down last week when it so darn cold.

Windterlude is here and the weather yesterday was wonderful to go and check out all the activities. These two just loved May May and were happy to have their picture taken. I think the little girls name is Katie but I didn't get her brothers name but he sure is a cutie. May May just loves the attention she gets a these special events.

Maggie and May May sit in this chair which is behind my computer chair whenever I am at the computer. When I get up and go somewhere else I have these two following me, if they had their way I would be in bed 24 hours a day somehow they think all is well with the world if we are in bed. May May sleeps at my feet and Maggie sleeps on me. Love them both to bits.

Now doesn't she look good after her bath? It was all worth it because she got to have some of the special treats she got for Christmas. She really likes the chocolate ones, they are made from carob and not chocolate so they are safe for dogs to eat. She will keep a piece so that she can guard it from Maggie, she has a very scarry growl when anyone goes near her bones.

Poor May May doesn't look too happy. It was very cold last week and we couldn't get out so I took the opportunity of giving her a bath. She doesn't like taking a bath but she stays still and doesn't run away.