Monday, January 16
7:20 am
It is -22 °C, with a high forecast of -19 °C
From the Environment Canada website:
Today Periods of light snow. High minus 19.
Tonight Cloudy. Becoming partly cloudy this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 27. Wind chill minus 35.
Normals: Max. -2 °C Min. -14 °C
12:30 PM Life
The sidewalks are shovelled, only a couple of inches of snow, and a fire is roaring in the fireplace.
It may be cool outside, but it is toasty warm indoors. A perfect day for reading.
5:00 PM Literature
A relaxing day - one real plus with retirement is that on days like today one doesn't have to go to work.
I made good progress reading "Madame Bovary". I'm not sure how it is going to end, but am about to begin reading Part III (the last part).
There is an Introduction to this new translation that begins with the sentence, "Readers who do not want to know the details or the denouement of the plot should read this introduction only after they have read the novel." [p. ix] That is me. But I will definitely read this when I have finished the novel.