Happy Easter!

My Easter joy will have to come entirely from the meaning of the Day, because the weather is not joyful! No problem!

To all my friends and family dropping by, I wish you joy at Easter and always.

Another Easter Card

It was -20°F when I got up this morning, and it's still there at 6:00p.m. EST. What must it be like to be homeless in such weather? I've read articles in years past about homeless people freezing to death as they tried to sleep. The good samaritans can't find them all, and amazingly, some refuse to come in out of the cold.

Only a couple of years ago, here in my suburb of Ste-Foy, a man was found living in a wooded area under a makeshift plastic tent, with a fire made of branches found on the ground. It was a freezing day such as today when police forcibly removed him to a hospital. He protested, saying he was okay. He was apparently schizophrenic, and had gone off his meds.

On a lighter note, here's another Easter card. Keep warm, and give thanks for your warm clothes and home.

Spring has come unsprung

Winter just loves Québec! To prove it, he's given us a temp of 0°F this morning, with a windchill factor of -24°! I'll have to venture out, though, to mail some swaps. I'm telling myself it'll be invigorating.

I finally found the "lost" cards for my ink-stains Easter swap. Of course, they only turned up after I'd made another, different set. I don't mind, though, because now I'm ahead on the cards I'll send. The bunnies at tea are the ones for the swap. I usually try to make cards more in keeping with the character of the holiday, but discovered I only had greeting stamps, no truly Easter images. An excuse to stamp-shop!

What you see peeking out behind the bunnies' shoulders is the same greeting as on the second card. The top par of the PSX Bunny Tea stamped image has been painstakingly cut out. Some crookedness to this set, but given my talent for calculating and measuring, I'm surprised it turned out as good as it did.

Keep warm, and have a good afternoon.