It's snowing!
After frankly an embarrassing fortnight in which London has seen more snow than Toronto (and we’d made such a fuss at home about needing down-filled jackets), we’re experiencing our first proper Canadian snowfall. Persistent flurries throughout the afternoon have turned the city white; footpaths are crisp and crunchy underfoot. Around colleagues, who are now in the third month of a long winter, we’re working hard to contain our excitement. Snowflakes dancing and whirling in the wind, leaving a silvery carpet below, are captivating, beautiful. Admittedly our delight was mitigated a little as we emerged from our workplaces to facefuls of ice, and our journeys home were more slippery and busy than usual, but a snow-covered Toronto is a magical sight. In our first couple of weeks at least, the weather generally has been more manageable than we’d feared. Yes, ten degrees (Celsius) below freezing is common (and with the wind chill that’s closer to -15), but the blizzards we wat...