a night off.

I'm sitting on the couch listening to a Frank Sinatra and friends show that I happened to find on tv. It's truly quality entertainment- why don't they do things like this anymore??
I'm getting used to being at home. My parents have been in Calgary this week so I've had some time to myself. This afternon after my shift I made some of Emily's chocolate-orange-chocolate cookies. I wasn't needed at work tonight, so instead I had a little visit with my grandparents and my aunt who is here visiting, delivered some of the cookies to the people who were working at Boston Pizza, then came home for a walk out in the yard. I picked some crocuses and walked down through the coulee. The sunset was pretty, the wind was cleansing, the quiet was restoring, and the light...! The light was that which can only be seen on the prairies. Every twig and blade of grass and dip in the land is illuminated in a clear and easy light and contrasted with soft blue shadows. Everywhere you look is a stilling and glorious image. Pairs of geese honked their way overhead, ducks flapped up from the coulee, and a prairie chicken squawked in the neighbour's yard. The wind had blown its fierceness out and the air was just the right temperature to make you feel alive right through to your lungs. I love this country.