La Taurina

Madrid's famous "Bull Bar" in Plaza Mayor. It is so small you can't swing a cat without hitting the walls.

You win Murr...Edmonton coldest place on earth?

Edmonton coldest place on earth?

By CLARA HO, Edmonton Sun

Edmonton was the coldest place in North America this morning and the second-frostiest in the world.

The Edmonton International Airport saw a record low of -46.1 C and -58.4 C with the windchill, outfreezing even the Arctic.

"The cold high pressure has been moving down from the Arctic over the prairies," said Environment Canada meteorologist John McIntyre, adding British Columbia and Saskatchewan also experienced plummeting temperatures. "We are right now in the centre of the heaviest, coldest air."

But the coldest day ever recorded in Edmonton remains unbeaten at -48.3 C with a windchill of -61 C on Jan. 26, 1972.

Today's frigid temperatures broke the previous record for Dec. 13, which was -36.1 C set in 2008, as well as the record for the coldest day in December, a low of -44.5 C set on Dec. 9, 1977. Cold Lake, Grande Prairie and Whitecourt also had record lows today.

Only Dzalinda, Siberia, appeared to be colder, with a weather station there recording temperatures of -48 C.

Automaat - Amsterdam

Hot food on the go! And they tasted amazing!

These pictures are for you Jenny.

Some of the characters in Madrid

Can't believe we have already been back for 10 days

Linda at the store

The store, called Sun, Moon and Stars, carries an eclectic mix of vintage clothing and jewelry, records, coffee table books, memorabilia and much more. Really worthwhile dropping by if you're in the area, you won't be disappointed. They are located on the Old Island Highway in between Parksville and Qualicum Beach beside the Shell station. Stop in and say hello! Tell them Ray and Debra send you!

Brrr.....sunny but COLD

Frozen art (picture taken in Parksville)

We were up Island this weekend to celebrate Mom's birthday. We had a great time and it was good to see everyone. We hadn't seen Linda's boys in a while and man have they grown! What handsome young men! On Sunday we stopped by Mark and Linda's store. They've done an amazing job with the store, it looks wonderful. You can get a glimpse in the photo of Linda.

Happy Birthday Mom R

Happy Birthday Mom! We wish you the Lord's blessings today (and every day). See you tonight.

Love from us all
(This picture was taken at our home on Williams Road after moving back from Holland. Doesn't she look great?!!)

Zero degrees in Victoria (-14 in Edmonton :)))

First hard frost of the season

After suffering through the second wettest fall and third wettest November on record (happy we were in Spain for half of it), we are now experiencing some December sunshine and colder temperatures. Clayton drove home last night in the pickup and informed us that the heater and radio are not working.....great!

Victoria street art

I was downtown today for business and saw this on the street. Vermeer - Girl with a pearl earing. This is for Trista as it is her favorite. Love you sweetie.