East Coast Fog

David Phillips, national weather expert with Environment Canada is quoted in the Metro News: Halifax on May 7th as follows:
     "It's not as if you've been drenched and you're buildings arks; it's just been depressing.  It's like the water torture test."

The article went on to say that it's rained every day for the past 18 days.

On Thursday evening we gave a worker a ride to his house on the other side of the city.  It was raining so hard we could not see the lines for the lanes on the streets.  It did stop raining on Friday and there was no rain until Saturday evening when it was pouring again.

Along with the rain there has been a lot of fog.

Barbequing Nova Scotia Style

We have had a busy two weeks.  We  have done some home teaching, some apartment inspecting and have been at the temple as usual.

A week ago, Thursday, we had zone conference for all the missionaries in Nova Scotia.  Elder Christoffel Golden, Jr. of the first quorum of the seventy was the speaker for the conference.

The next Saturday and Sunday was stake conference and Elder J. Willard Marriott Jr., an area seventy was the speaker for that.  As he is CEO of the Marriott Corporation he took the opportunity to speak at Dalhousie University one evening and to the Halifax Tourist Association as well.  We didn't attend those speeches.

Nathan barbequed steak for a mother's day supper on Saturday evening.  Liam is picking up some of the Nova Scotia speaking habits and said "Those steaks are some thick."  I wonder if I should say, "Those steaks are some delicious."  It was the best steak I have had for a long time (they must import Alberta Beef here).

Saturday we had a large group of young people at the temple to do baptisms -  probably the biggest group we have ever had and the temple washing machine was not working.  The motor had been taken out to be rebuilt so we have been bringing the laundry home to be washed and dried.  With several people taking a batch or two home it has not been too bad.

Visitors this week

Keaton and Lachlan spent a few minutes with us on Friday before we left for the temple.

The tulips in our front flower bed finally opened.

The grounds around the temple are covered with daffodils.   The rain from Tuesday to Friday made them look a bit droopy, but they are quite beautiful.

He is Risen

We had a beautiful Easter Day today.  The grass is turning green.  There was a pretty sunset.  The day followed a very busy Easter Week-end.  On  Good Friday the Temple was open all day long.  We got there at 7:45 in the morning and were there until after 6:00 p.m.  We didn't stay for the evening sessions.  I was very tired.  We were back at the Temple at 7:45 the next morning and were there until 4:00 p.m.  We had Easter dinner that evening at Tara and Nathans.

The Halifax Explosion

We drove by this monument a few times and Bob wondered about it.  He thought it looked like a bent cannon.  Sure enough when we stopped and read the sign it was a bent cannon which came from a ship that was involved in the Halifax Explosion.

Rain, Rain Go Away

There is not much to report from here.  We have had a lot of rain, a lot of wind and some fog.  Last week was quiet for us.

Bob finished teaching early morning seminary on Friday.  I am still subbing in Primary.  I gave a short talk about the blessings of the Temple to the Young Women in the ward on Sunday.

The one thing that happened was that a new missionary couple stopped in Dartmouth on their way to Newfoundland.  It turned out that it was Ferrin & Linda Leavitt from Cardston.

Bob's Seventieth Birthday

Yesterday was Bob's birthday.  It was the nicest day that we had had this spring.  However, we left for the Temple at 7:30 a.m. and were inside until 3:00 p.m.  It was a very busy day at the Temple.  Bob then dropped me off at home, had a snack and then went to the church to set up for a dinner for the widows and older single sisters in the ward.  After the dinner we went to Nathan's for birthday cake.

Here is a picture of Matthias taken last night.

Today was even a nicer day than yesterday.  We drove across the city to pick up two people who needed rides for church and after church we drove them home again, so it was 5:00 p.m. by the time we got home.  Didn't get to enjoy the weather much.

April Fools Day

It may have felt like spring yesterday, but today the wind is howling and there are ice crystals in the air.  One of the trees in the back yard is falling over and resting on  the trees beside it.