Summer passed..

Have you ever been part of a production like a play, or trade show or perhaps even a wedding where you spend months waiting and planning and working and then suddenly it was all over in 1 day or a couple of days? And you're happy that the event went well, but it was so fast compared to all the preparation? Well that's how I feel about this summer. We had a wet and miserable spring that lasted all the way up until the end of June. Two glorious months that seemed to slip by so fast and then by September it was back to cooler temperatures and rain again. I didn't even get all of my garden ornaments out and some plants didn't even get much of a chance to grow like they normally did. I never even sat outside in the evening with candles glowing, enjoying the cool summer evening after a long hot day. It all went so fast. Do you feel that way too?

Unseasonably Warm Weather

This year, in the Vancouver area, it's been rather warm for January and February. For me this is a good thing as we don't have a furnace and have single paned windows. For the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver - it hasn't been so good. I saw on the news last night that they've been trucking in snow from Manning Park! Can you believe that? Dumptrucks full of snow driving about 3 hours to deliver snow to Cypress Mountain (behind North Vancouver) and they've had to cancel some of the spectator events because of the mud.

Tickets for the Olympics went on sale last year and are very costly. Many people have been waiting anxiously to be part of the Olympics and suddenly their even has been cancelled? Ouch. If I was a sports fan and really wanted to go - I think I might just put up with some mud so I can watch this 'historic' event.

I'm curious - what would you do?