Drifting Snow

It's gone off.

Just look straight ahead.

Look over to your right.

And down.

And forward again.

Try not to blink.

You never knew you had Fuch's before?

No.

Okay, well you are a bit young for it.

Essentially, the water pump in your cornea

isn't working well or fast enough to move

the water over your eye.

So symptoms include halos at night

and a foggy feeling...

Not super glamorous, but I love it!

Now, aren't you glad you came out?

Yes, I am.

It's nice to see some old friends.

I need some time alone, just to process.

Do you need anything?

Probably.

Don't know what.

Losing a partner is crushing.

That's a normal feeling.

I'll have dreams when I sleep.

Never really was a big dreamer. But now...

I got the rest of my life

to uncover all by myself and...

I think I'm okay on my own.

Come over for dinner soon, okay?

You need to get out more.

And I don't know why you insisted on driving!

- Maryanne or I could pick you up! - I know!

- Just ask in the future! - I will! I will! Okay.

C'mon. God, you're freezing! I can't believe you'd do this.

It's cold!

You old pothead.

I feel like you're seeing everything super fresh.

Which is okay, but don't you think that...

stacking wood and leaky windows is going to stop being cute

and get old real fast?

I mean, if you forget milk up here,

you have to go 30 minutes to a corner store.

I mean yeah, it's challenging. But if you forget milk,

you just don't drink milk.

Yeah, I don't drink milk!

How about like an avocado?

That is something you would totally forget up here.

I'll plant an avocado tree, and grow it beside my figs.

Alright.

I was gonna wait to tell you this 'til tomorrow.

What is it?

I got the job in Guatemala.

When did you find that out?

- Few days ago. - When do you leave?

- Next week. - For how long?

Three months.

- I mean, what about...? - Just be happy.

For me.

You can visit me.

No, I can't. I mean, I can't afford a flight.

I need to stay here and clean up this mess, you know that.

I'll just wait.

Like always.

I mean, I'll be back soon.

I'll see the lilac bushes in bloom...

Holy shit!

It's fine. It's fine.

How bad are your eyes?

- They're not great. - It was right there!

They say I have to wait for surgery.

I just have to ride it out.

It's gonna get foggier and foggier and...

there's really nothing I can do right now.

Hey, don't be sad.

Look. I had a great time.

I'll call you before I leave, okay?

Congratulations!

You just won a free cruise to the Bahamas!

Please press one to claim your prize!

Myrna said that Peter harvested Beaujolais.

Oh!

At his place, he's having dinner next week.

With truffles from Croatia?

Of course.

The man will never use ordinary mushrooms!

Never!

You love his cooking though, right?

I do.

I wish we could have some of it.

I... wish we weren't leaving.

Yeah, we can come back, right?

Visit Long Point, the marina.

Oh yeah, Rick said we could use his boat anytime.

I am sad too, right?

I admit it. I would like to grow old in this place

and we can't do that anymore.

Or at least older.

Remember when we first came here,

the trees didn't touch?

I hope they just stay here like this, you know,

hanging onto this slope and land as long as they can.

I'd like to remember them that way.

This is the first place I thought about marrying you.

Mmm.

How many times can we tell each other that story?

Sorry, buddy.

...skies and a high of -18 tomorrow.

Currently it's -22 in Bracebridge and Huntsville,

and -19 in the Kawartha Lakes, 16 in Belleville

with poor visibility. Environment Canada has declared

an extreme cold weather alert for overnight

across Southeastern On...

Oh, God.

Okay, please be okay.

Please be okay.

Okay, okay. Hang on.

Hang on!

You okay? I'm sorry! I'm so sorry.

- Yeah, I'm fine. - Do you want me to call 911?

- Don't call anybody. - What?

- My car is just... - You okay? What are you doing?

- It's just... ugh! - I'll pay for the damages!

What?

Hey, hey, buddy?

Have you been drinking?

Yeah, I had a couple beers.

No, but you're the one that came swerving into my lane

- on the hill here. - Okay. Uh... yeah.

- I'm sorry. - My car is screwed.

I shouldn't have been driving tonight.

But I had to say goodbye to some friends.

I need to figure something out.

I need this car to drive to Ottawa in the morning.

Well...

Listen, I live close to here.

So why don't we... you know, you can come back to my place

and we can figure it out from there, right?

Just call the police... tell them it was an accident!

This is gonna be great. I can't wait to call the cops.

I'm gonna go, "Hey, yeah, you know,

I hit black ice on the road. I put my car in the ditch.

This nice old lady pulled up and took me back to her place.

And now I'm having a cup of tea and my car's there...

but don't be concerned about it!"

That's a great story.

It actually works for me. Come on. It's freezing.

Let's just go, come on. We'll figure out... something.

I told you I would pay for the damages, okay?

I'm heading to my cabin tomorrow...

it's right outside of Ottawa.

- Jesus! - Sorry! Sorry!

Just... force of habit.

I can't wait for robotic cars.

Me either.

You know, why'd you swerve like that last night?

Oh, my eyes aren't right.

I think I probably hit some black ice?

Don't really drive that much, but yeah...

I'm on my own, so I've got to get around somehow, right?

So why are you living out here?

Do you have family out here, or something?

Just ended up here, and 20 years went by.

Guess I just kinda settled here.

Settling never really sounds like a good thing.

I used to think that too, but...

Followed someone I loved.

Left someone I didn't.

At some point you have to do what makes you happiest, right?

What brought you here?

Your attention please.

For your safety, please stand behind

the yellow platform line and do not cross the tracks.

Thank you.

I can't go in just yet.

You're kidding, right?

You know how many times I've sat there with her?

Talked to her, watched her sleep?

So that I can see that she's still breathing?

And you can even go inside?

Kelly, just wait one second!

I really wish I spent more time with Mum.

She was so quiet, too,

I feel like she talked to herself

more than she talked to me.

Yeah, that was her though. Wasn't you.

She's the one that left us, not Dad.

They did the best that they could.

Oh, c'mon.

And besides, we turned out kind of normal.

Hey, is Scooperman's still a thing?

- The ice cream shop? - Yeah.

The one, remember, they used to have campfire ice cream

- Mum used to take us to get. - No, that was Slickers.

I think Scooperman's is a vape shop now.

That makes sense.

This place has changed so much.

I'm just trying to figure out why she was still driving.

Shanna called me, it's gonna be a few grand to fix that car.

We've been over this and over that. I don't know