Yesterday evening, I was able to take a walk up the road; just to the half mile mark and back, so a short walk.  It was the perfect temperature for a walk, and the skies were just beautiful.

Alas, those were not rain clouds.  We really need rain right now.  With so little snow over the winter, and no rains all spring, everything is tinder dry.  Farmers will be planting soon, and the conditions are not good for that right now.

Today, we were able to make a trip into the city for a pure social call – a visit to my father in law.  This was the first outing for my husband that wasn’t for a medical appointment, since before Christmas!  Just three of us, though, as my older daughter volunteered to stay home and hold the fort.  It was a fantastic visit, and my FIL very generously gifted us with a box of “almost perfect” chocolates.

What you’re looking at is a box with 2 kg of chocolate.  That’s about 4.4 pounds.

I need to find out where he got these.  I don’t particularly care if chocolate is ugly.  :-D  The last time we found a place that sold imperfects was in Richmond, BC. almost 20 years ago.  We found a chocolate factory that had a store open to the public.  I don’t know how much was paid for these, but in a store, the unblemished chocolates would have cost about a dollar a piece.  There are at least 3 layers of chocolates in this box!

While it was a wonderful visit, it was very hard on my husband and his pain levels.  Still, we’re hoping to be able to make the trip in to visit at least once a month, now that the snow is gone.

For all the unexpected hassles we’ve been having since moving out here, his being able to see is father again makes up for that a lot!

The Re-Farmer