Wine bottling is going pretty well. The longest time in spent in bottle washing. Corking is not too difficult a procedure. Sometimes I forget to check if I have the required 26 corks for bottling a carboy of good Chilean wine.
Tuesday I was invited to play doubles tennis at Carleton University. They have a bubble wherein they house 4 tennis courts. The costs seem reasonable and I think no membership is necessary. Quite a distinction between the blustery snow and winds outside the "dome" and the hitting the tennis ball indoors. Every once in a while there was a thunder clap noise followed by a rustling sound. As it was a huge amount of snow sliding off the roof of the bubble no one was worried. As long as the roof does not fall in.
Also on Tuesday was theatre night. The play was "The Murder Room". Of course, it was another farce but we went on opening day of the play's run. Very well done for a beginning as there was slapstick and a lot of running around for the actors. At intermission I saw Dr. Barry and said hello to him and his wife.
I'm free most of Wednesday so I get to visit Papa at Rideau Place. Everything is okay with him and we usually go for tea on the 5th floor of the senior's residence. Usually the official tea time is 3pm but my father and I like to go before the rush and simply serve ourselves a little tea and biscuits which are available at all times on that floor.
Adrienne is busy on this Wednesday preparing for guests to share a meal with us this evening. She is cooking Creole Shrimp on a bed of rice which we have offered up to many friends. In fact, our friends bought over a dessert and a bottle of pinot noir which we were also thinking to go with the meal. A good time was had by all.
Tonight, Thursday, I have a meeting with Beer and Books. Today's book is a tome on the life and works of Shakespeare. Many of our readers did not get too far with this book but I hope they show up to enjoy chatting and beer drinking. The venue this evening is Pub Italia. There is a "confessional" one may reserve and this is very sympatico for our reading/discussion group.
Great jazz evening. A concert to remember. Bill Bernie, John Geggie, Mark Ferguson.
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