March 8, 2008 (Happy Birthday Bullseye)
With my birthday on Monday (Happy 50th yippee) we decided to have bonfire breakfast this weekend.
What a day to have it—we could barely see each other, it was snowing so hard (well that’s exaggerating a little bit but not too much).
Our gazebo was greatly appreciated today, with the semi-warm, semi-cozy (well, really cozy with 11 people inside it) , out-of-the-snow environment, it was the first time that we all ate inside. It was wonderful. We tucked garbage bags into the cracks /holes to help keep the heat inside and this time, following some of our warm weather since our last bonfire breakfast, the ice and snow that was in it last month had melted and the seats were all dry.
It was fun(ny) to watch Rick and my aunt do the cooking—the firepit was sitting on the ground but there was a foot of snow on the ground which meant that they had to bend over extra far to reach the cooking containers.
Breakfast included what we now call the traditional menu (bacon, eggs, toast, and coffee) and also included the breakfast hash that I made for the first time last month. Delicious.
But of course, it’s not about the food, it’s about family and teasing and story-telling, and making fun of people covered in snow.
A wonderful morning it was. Now I’m curled up in front of the fireplace watching the snow continue to fall. I think we’ve had about 8” already (in the past 4 hours.)
(Still waiting for Bonfire Breakfast pictures)
Here are some from the rest of the weekend
Rick shoveling
our railing
my lilac bench (remember my little zen area?)
and our fire pit.. kinda
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)




















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Eklectic
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posted 270 days ago
Well, it is nice to see that you enjoyed all of what winter is throwing our way!
That breakfast sounds wonderful!
As far as being curled up by the fire, that is where we are both in agreement.
Was supposed to be on the road today, but will leave that for tomorrow and just stay by the fireplace!
-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a
Karson
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posted 270 days ago
Happy birthday Debbie. Glad that you had a great time. But you know no pictures didn’t happen.
-- Karson retired in DE e-mail karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
MIKE CRIPPS
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posted 270 days ago
GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR BONFIRE BREAKFAST AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEBBIE. ITS FASCINATING TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR SNOW FALLS ,WE DON`T TEND TO GET SNOW IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND MY LITTLE 5 YEAR OLD GRANDAUGHTER IS DYING TO SEE A GOOD DEEP FALL OF SNOW BUT HAS ONLY SEEN A SPRINKLING IN HER FIVE YEARS. FLOODING IS BECOMING QUITE A PROBLEM HERE AS WE START AUTUMN AND WINTER WITH THE RIVERS HIGH . DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE BLOKE WHO WAS VERY CAUTIOUS AND FOLLOWED ALL SAFETY & PUBLIC INFORMATION WARNINGS PUT OUT ON THE TV , ONE WAS “WHEN OUT AT NIGHT WEAR SOMETHING WHITE” THIS GUY DID THIS AND WAS RUN OVER BY A SNOW PLOUGH!
REGARDS MIKE
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MsDebbieP
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posted 270 days ago
I know Karson… the kids took the photos and haven’t posted them yet. I’ll share when I get them!
Well your granddaughter would have fun in our snow today! It is So deep. And it’s all from just a few hours (well, it’s still snowing.. and still getting deeper.
haha re: where white at night
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)
GrandmaT
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Happy Belated Birthday Deb!!!! Sounds like a truly wonderful way to spend it … with family!!!
-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b
GrandmaT
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posted 270 days ago
And … Happy Belated Birthday to Bullseye too!!!
-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b
MsDebbieP
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posted 270 days ago
not belated yet—I’m only 49 until Monday!! :)
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)
GrandmaT
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posted 269 days ago
Soooooo sorry … okay, officially then … HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEB … and enjoy those 40’s for another day!!!! :-)
-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b
MsDebbieP
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posted 269 days ago
hehehe there, that’s better!!! :D
haha
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)
Damocles
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posted 269 days ago
Have a great B-day, Debbie!!
-- Living on the square...Metro Detroit
horsetail
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posted 268 days ago
Happy birthday Debbie. And KW beet the record of 1923-24. AND Paris got 45cm. That means you must have been close if not over that amount. What a way to celebrate!!
-- horsetail, Fergus, Ontario
MsDebbieP
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posted 268 days ago
up past Rick’s knees.
Our fire pits are buried
My little bench that I showed you (by my lilacs) .. well I can see the lilacs! no bench though.
An amazing snowfall.. Just amazing.. LOVE IT. It’s what I remember having as a child….
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)
MsDebbieP
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posted 268 days ago
some photos added above.. still waiting for our bonfire pix taken by the kids.
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)
Eklectic
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posted 268 days ago
What a glorious day for a birthday!!
Happy Birthday!!
And we got over 50 cm of the white stuff!!
-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a
PTM
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posted 268 days ago
Happy Birthday MsDebbieP
Have a Great Day
-- PTM- SWOntario
splinters
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posted 268 days ago
Happy Birthday Ms Deb
-- -- Splinters - Living and Loving life in the Rockies - Zone 3 at best -
RAH
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posted 267 days ago
Happy Birthday Debbie, your presence here, is important to all of us.
-- Central Valley California
springwood
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posted 267 days ago
Happy birthday Debbie, its not the age you are, but who you are that counts.
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GrandmaT
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posted 267 days ago
”it’s not the age you are, but who you are that counts” … AMEN to that!!!
-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b
MsDebbieP
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posted 267 days ago
the body this morning says “oh you are old”.. the spirit says—still 25
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)