Blowing Snow

 We have been indoors since Friday noon.  It has snowed and the wind has been horrid.  Wind chill temperatures are in the -30s below zero.  On Sunday most of the roads in the Red River Valley were closed. 

Andy made Calzones for supper and Noah joined us as he lives just two blocks away from us. 

I watched a season of Hi Jack on Apple TV it was really good.  I am making progress on the photo albums.  The Grands albums are caught up with for now through 2024.  I am working on the family albums now and I completed 1972-1986... previously I did 1951-1972  in an album for myself.  Progress is happening and I hope to finish up this week.  Well mostly finish anyways there are some photos that I have taken that must be ordered as prints as I want to include them in the album.  It seems to be an ongoing kind of project that grows as I try to contain it!

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More sNOw

 It snowed off and on...maybe some fell out of the trees. 

I made soup, did some laundry and had a nap. 

No chance that I would be sitting out on the patio.

June got a new layer.

It snowed about seven inches give or take.   It was enough.  FYI this is day 165 for our snow.

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Snow

 The snow was almost gone...just snow drifts remaining.

I could almost imagine some green grass.

THEN

and still more

Who knows when it will end. 

I am trying to make the best of the situation and will make some vegetable soup today...and have a nap.

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White

 We have enough white cold stuff... it was -13 F yesterday morning.  That is -25 C eh.  Not fun the end of March.   It looks like all the snowy cold weather will follow us into April with a big storm next week.

Just what we need more white on white. 

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More Snow and a birthday

 Snow.

Yes more snow.  Too bad we cannot sell it.

I took out Ranger Blue and blazed a trail for Far Guy so he could make it to the road that has been plowed.  The township has not plowed the roads in three days/three snows.  We must have about 16 inches of new snow now.  The wind is blowing and the corner fills in fast.   Kinda fun going up and down the road flattening snow and making a trail. 

We are headed Up North to have my hand recheck and my stitches removed. 

Today is Miss Paige's birthday!  Happy Birthday sweetie!! Paige is our youngest Granddaughter she is 23 years old. 

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More stupid sNOw

 Yup it snowed again overnight on Saturday night/early Sunday morning...  

It must have been about four maybe five inches...and it was good heavy wet snow like you make a snowman with.   I was tired after shoveling so no snowmen were made. 

The glass flowers were all covered with snow. 

I rescued the bird feeder, it had lots of ice in the tray...poor birds were struggling to find seeds.  Then I shoveled in front of the garages. 

Then I went to the couch and sat with my feet up feeling sorry for myself because I have fever blisters inside and outside of my mouth....I suppose there could be worse side effects from the booster shot. 

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Snow again

 It snowed again, not much about an inch just enough to shovel. 

My other baby brother came by and cleared out our yard. 

He is working on June the snowbank.  He stopped moving snow for a quick visit. 

We puzzled...Jen and Andy are ahead of us.  They are remodeling Adam's bathroom...he is getting new cabinets, a new paint color, some wallpaper and a new floor. 

We are in a winter weather advisory for a few days....supposed to snow and maybe blow around. 

We have no place to go so we will be safe at home. 

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Snowy Day

 We got about two inches of snow. 

So now it is colder too.  Far Guy shoveled the walk and I shoveled the patio...two inches is a piece of cake to shovel.

We have Pine Siskins at the feeders now, they came with the snow....no doubt they are just scouts and more relatives will follow.  They fought with the Chickadees and Assups for space at the feeder.  Why they wanted the black sunflower seeds instead of the thistle seed is beyond me. 

I finished up the Christmas Cards they are packed away for now...one day soon I will do the address labels...I have time.  Far Guy has not begun to work on his letter. 

We prepared supper together...smoked pork chops, corn and apricot sauce.  Yummy! 

Brother in law Ron had bypass surgery yesterday he had five bypasses.  We heard he came through the surgery just fine. Son In Law Andy's Father was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. 

Stay safe out there!  Covid is everywhere! 

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Third sNOw

 Three snows so far this week.  Usually the third snow is the one that stays....sad to say. 

It snowed gently most of the day. 

The snow is hanging in the trees. 

There was no wind to blow this new snow around.  We got maybe two inches of new snow.  There is six inches at the snow stick...snow # two packed down quite a bit as it had lots of moisture in it.

I worked on Christmas Cards and took some summer clothing upstairs..I cleared off a whole bunch of stuff from the top of the stairs...odds and ends tend to accumulate there and it was finally time to put a few things away.  I am making progress on my Christmas Crochet projects.

I did not shovel yesterday...probably today.

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Second sNOw

 I could say it isn't so...but one look out the window tells a different story. 

The Juncos are still here...they bring the snow ya know?

They flit around under the feeders kicking up snow hoping for a seed to become airborne...silly birds.

There were five inches at the snowstick just before dark last night and it was still snowing.

Far Guy and I got the odd left over Fall jobs done yesterday morning as it began to snow.  Far Guy pounded the snow stick into place for me.  The water hose was found under some crusty snow, the patio table was rolled to the garage even though it was covered in ice.  The lawn mower was moved into the Desoto garage along with the three wheeler.  I doubt that I will need the mower anymore but I would like to clean it up before storing it for the winter.  I rescued the rain gauge and the trail cams will have to go on "winter trees vs summer trees"...because neither of us is climbing through a snowbank to get to them.   Snow shovels made there way to the front door and to the garage.  I got out my winter boots and will have to find my parka very soon. I washed up my red mowing boots and put away my sun hat. 

This morning I will shovel. Because more snow is forecast.  Seems like I barely got the leaves done and now I have snow to keep me occupied and out of trouble.

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Snow again and Town Report

It snowed Thursday night...it began with rain and turned to snow before morning.

No sitting outside in wind chills that were below zero.  It snowed just enough to almost cover the grass.

Anyways...here is the before the snow town report.

Grocery online ordering and outside pickup was a success.  Lysol Wipes were available...we needed some for the vehicle.  I am contemplating wiping down all the groceries in the parking lot and then putting them in the vehicle.  That way it would be a clean transfer someplace else besides in the house.   I have time while waiting for Far Guy...I might just try it next week.  FYI they were still out of TP as I tried to order one package.

Things were the same at the Clinic...only the patient is allowed inside.  Temperatures are taken and a post it note announces to the world what that temperature was.   Masks are handed out.

There was a nurse in the parking lot tending to someone.

I drove down Main Street on our way home.

Downtown

Once at home...Far Guy leaves his shoes in the garage and changes to another pair...leaves his oxygen tank carrier in the garage....wipes down his oxygen bottle, throws the oxygen tubing away and heads for the house where he throws all his clothing into the washer and washes up...including giving his moustache a good scrub.

So far there are no cases of the nasty virus in our county.  Knock on wood.

This is day 26 for us being safe at home.  Far Guy feels good, the best he has felt in a long time.  Having no lung irritants like perfume, aftershave and cleaning solution in buildings  makes a big difference. 26 days staying at home having no contact with other people except for the Infusion gals on Thursdays seems to be the key to keeping him feeling good and healthy.  I am now contemplating some kind of bubble I can keep him in.

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Snowy Day

It was a snowy day yesterday.  The last medical appointments were accomplished.  I wandered around an appliance store looking at new appliances and  then visited my parents.  Mom got a new stacking washer and dryer so we washed a load of laundry.  My Dad got a new braces for his knees and they are causing him pain...good thing he is seeing the Nurse soon.

I finished a project from the craft suitcase.  A baby blanket for a special baby not born yet.  BUT I got the blanket done before the birth so that is an accomplishment!  It is a Bernat yarn nice and soft.

It is a simple double crochet blanket with a single crochet border that I made a little different with two rows. 

I watched the best movie... Mad Money I give it a 9 out of 10 stars.  I finished the blanket while watching!

Cross something of my mental list as I made no real written down anyplace list yet this year.
Today is a day off...no list for the day either.
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More snow

It snowed again at least two inches of snow. ( Seemed more like 4 inches of snow to me) My other baby brother came by with his skidsteer that has a big ole snowblower on it and cleared us out once again...he made me big paths to the bird feeders.  I love my brother!

I power shoveled some and regular shoveled some...the walk and in front of the garage doors. It is supposed to snow again.  I did not work on the patio at all...maybe today.

I did not sort anything yesterday...we caught up on house cleaning.  Far Guy ran the steam mop over the tile floors.  I did some laundry and I made Chicken Enchiladas for supper.  So along with my shoveling it was a day.  No nap either.

I took a photo out the window...18 inches of snow at the snowstick.  Sounds like a snowy week with a storm forecast for the weekend.
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Snow again

It warmed up enough to snow...it snowed somewhere between 1 and 2 inches.  I was too tired to measure it....I just wanted to get it off the walk and patio.

The blur off to the right is another Woodpecker...they were "talking" to each other when I went out to take photos.

It says 10 inches now at the snowstick...snow settles...

Mail: Christmas Cards are coming in!  Also yummy fudge and cookies from Cathie in Texas and a  pretty little stitch marker from Betsy in Washington!  Getting the mail is so much fun this time of year!  Thank you ladies!

My sock knitting has been non existent the past few weeks.  Maybe when things calm down again I can knit and knit!  Right now my crochet brain is at work. ...I am about half done with the baby blanket.  As my luck would have it...the yarn was spliced...I almost always wind my yarn myself to check for imperfections...I didn't  do that this time..it will be okay...I just don't like unplanned splices. Everything went wrong at that point and I ended up with a huge snarl...how yarn can wind up so messed up is beyond me.  Lesson learned wind your yarn every time!

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Its beginning to look a lot like

Christmas!
The Christmas Cards with Far Guy's annual Christmas Letter were mailed yesterday.  125 of them.

Glad to have that done.

Another pre- Christmas snow arrived.  I shoveled.  It turned really cold.

We got five new inches of snow.  The snowstick now says 11 inches.

I am trying my best to keep the patio and walk free of the worst of the snow.
We will probably have a white Christmas.
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Busy Days

It snowed again.  The roads were a tad icy on the way to Far Guy's appointment.   Town streets were slippery too.

I ran errands...Post Office, a donation of empty ink cartridges to the animal shelter, Wally world...for some odds and ends and then back to the parking lot to wait for Far Guy.  Sometimes I crochet while waiting and sometimes I just fiddle with my phone, sometimes I take photos of the gardens between the hospital and the clinic.

Back at home I cleaned the bathroom and did some laundry.  Worked on some socks for awhile and had a nap.   Supper was what we call "freezer"  (frozen leftovers)  in this case lasagna.   We are trying to use up some freezer food...enough so we can defrost the deep freeze and take an accurate inventory.

After supper I curled up on the couch to crochet while I watched Survivor.

I may have adjusted to the time change...maybe.
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sNOw again

It snowed again.  Roads were slippery again.  November is notorious for bad roads...as in ice.  When it finally gets really cold...  away from the 30 degree mark our roads will be better.   I "think" this is our second snow...who really knows for sure when snow has been in the air for days but it melts as it hits the ground?

We had sunshine in the morning but in the afternoon it got gloomy and cloudy and snowed some more.

We accomplished some errands and went to woodcarving...we have missed a few weeks...it was good to see everyone again.

I got out a bunch of my stamps... and stamped and stamped...my stamping box for cards is now full.

It will keep me busy a long time!
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Tied Record

The snow record in our yard has been tied.  Will we set a new record? …have to wait and see.

I fed the birds and shoveled snow.  We go to the Tranfer Station with our garbage every three weeks.  Yesterday was the day.  The roads were slippery.

After I filled the thistle feeders a whole swarm of Pine Siskens came into the yard…they were chirping happily.

This spot was right ouside our door.  It seems we have a watch rabbit that sat here long enough to melt snow.

The snow is light and fluffy for the most part, it will blow around today as we have a blizzard warning.

Yesterday we entertained ourselves for a while watching unique snow removal tools that were used on roofs…ropes, wires and Minnesnowta Roof Razor.  Fun videos to watch.  Snow on top of roofs is beginning to be concerning for many home owners, in town it costs $385 to have your roof cleared.  There was an ad up that said $5 a square foot, boy did he get some flack. We have steel roofs and sooner or later it will slide right off.

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We have enough snow already

It snowed again…imagine that.  Big huge flakes.

Enough already!  I went to the couch to hibernate…how do bears do it anyways…I had to get up to pee….and then the phone rang…so hibernation was not possible.   Back to knitting and woodcarving and looking out the window.

The local television channels beep beep beep weather announcements don’t even make us pay attention anymore.   Seems all of February has been bad weather announcements.

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Uffda more snow

We got about 4 inches of new snow.  It has been cleared from our yard, our nephew Josh was by and cleared most of the yard.  I power shoveled the walk and the path to the birds and shoveled a little….Josh was impressed how far that little power shovel throws snow.  As far as I am concerned it is a wonderful tool!

  Walk

There are 22 inches of snow at the snowstick.   In 2013 we had 24 inches of snow at the stick.  I am certain with the snow forecast in the next few days we will see and raise a new record. 

Our resident snowbank “June”

On the way back from town someone  went off the road….the road was wet but not slippery…

Some people are easily distracted while driving.  The Sheriff finally got out of his vehicle and directed traffic after a couple of idiots behind us passed us by going into oncoming traffic.  Some people just have shit for brains.

Snow, snow, blowing snow and then extreme cold is forecast for us in the next few days.  We are staying home.

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