Pearl on a slippery slider.. phtos for sale on ebay

Today we are going to the mountain to play. The Gods do not favour me as it is a lovely day here. I was hoping for bad weather. I suppose I should not even whisper the words "bad weather" with our flight scheduled for tomorrow. The mountain is right behind my house so I don't have far to go once I am chilled to the bone. I have a new coat that no one knows about for this day. I shall sneak back to my house once I have made an appearance. If I wore my normal green coat people would say: "There goes Pearl sneaking away early."

Actually the games on the hill are like going to the dentist. I dislike the idea of going but it never seems to be as bad as I think it will be. Once out there, playing with the kids it is great fun. We use skidoos to take us up the hill and then slide down. Most of us will use cardboard but the snow pants will give you a great ride. Some fools use tubes to slide on. They go as fast as the wind.

Keeping the speed down is a major problem. Once I get in drive, I can't find the brakes. I am always terrified that I will break a leg when I try to use my feet to slow down. If nothing else it provides lots of laughter for those watching.

It is in the minus 20's today. No wind so I should last an hour. Sunset is at 2:33 today so we won't be out there long.

From the sounds of the weather reports from NS I could be doing a bit of shoveling when I get home. There is not much snow on the ground here... only a few inches. Nothing like the snow that PEI is getting.. and poor Newfoundland.

Have fun today... and think of me out on the hill.