We have a rain/ice/snow event coming this way. The wind makes Sadie nervous and clingy. Jen and Andy should be home before the storm hits.
The barometric pressure falling makes my arthritis miserable. I am sure Far Guy's lungs don't like the change either...but there is nothing we can do about the weather.
The winter storm went South of us. It was a big ta - do about nothing.
Here is the lawn before the big bad three day storm.
There was still a bit of ice in the neighbors lawn.
After the big storm.
The sun came out and it warmed up...and poof all the snow is now gone....so it looks like the first photo again.
Far Guy had an appointment with his Pulmonary Doctor. She says it will take a long time to get back to normal...many, many weeks. So he should be patient...
One day at a time.
Far Side
The wind blew, it snowed and the wind blew some more.
Here are my shovels. One Toro Power Shovel the best $100 I ever spent and one regular grain shovel that I like for shoveling snow by hand. It is plastic and light to lift!
My wonderful nephew Josh plowed our drive and yard yesterday and shoveled the walk for me. So much appreciated!
I hope the sun comes out and melts the snow on the patio...it was almost clear before this storm.
Toward supper time we made a quick delivery and the township road had lots of big drifts...Ranger Blue plowed right through the drifts made by the wind coming off of the fields. The road will be plugged with snow in just a few hours. The back way around through the woods was okay.
I made one of Far Guy favorite meals for supper...roast pork, potatoes, gravy and baked carrots. Minnesota comfort food!
Far Side
It was supposed to start snowing about noon and it began about 9 AM. Far Guy had an appointment at the Clinic, I dropped him off and ran a few errands. We were back home before noon when it began to snow really hard.
We had a quiet afternoon and a nap. I shoveled the walk twice. The second time I used my Power Shovel!
So far it looks to be about four maybe five inches of new snow and it is still coming down and blowing around.
June is looking like a mountain.
I can hardly wait to see what day two or day three brings.
My baby brother had back surgery in Fargo yesterday and reports that he has no more back pain which is a huge relief for him. He will be there a few more days in the blizzard. Glad his surgery was scheduled on day one of the storm as so many things are cancelled and roads closed.
Far Side
It finally stopped snowing. We have enough.
The kids should have a snow stick!
My desk in the craft room.
I need to get this mess organized this week...I cannot work on anything without moving something.
Sunday evening...everyone is watching the Hockey game and I can tell just by the cheering what is happening...I will now join them for a few minutes...they all enjoy Hockey much more than I do.
Far Side
It snowed and snowed. Andy and Jen moved lots of snow...must be way over 8 inches of new snow and it is blowing around. It is a blizzard.
I worked on cards and my Nordic Afghan was finished shortly before supper!! Yeah me! I will take a photo of it when it stops snowing.
Far Guy woodcarved.
Andy tore a hole in the wall upstairs made a doorway and put up shitrock and made the old opening into a wall...I suspect that custom cabinets will fill a huge walk in closet and this is just step one.
Jen sewed on her newest project.
One more day of windy crappy weather...the blizzard might be over by noon on Sunday.
How about a photo that is partially Springy as we remember that only the clocks are springing ahead.
Remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarms...I don't care if you say your batteries are not dead yet...spend the money on batteries...you are worth it.
Far Side
We had a blizzard here, the snow total was about 8 1/2 inches. It blew around some here in town, I can only imagine what it was like out in the country...a white out for sure.
I took this photo in the morning before it was done snowing. It was interesting to watch the neighbors deal with their snow, the little kids and the Black Lab Nova had lots of fun in the backyard while the parents shoveled and snow blowed. A lady across the street shoveled for a long time and then someone showed up with a snow blower. Andy went out several times to move snow out front and out back. He has a snow blower also.
Far Guy's sister was released from the hospital after tests showed that the subdural hematoma was not growing. She is supposed to take it easy for awhile. They have no idea what caused it, she did not fall or hit her head. She will have more tests from time to time to make sure it isn't getting larger. From what I read it can take months for the blood to be reabsorbed into the body.
We had a quiet Sunday, in the afternoon we watched a movie called Red Notice I can only give it a 3 out of 10 stars because I fell asleep...
Far Side
Hiya! It is me Chance, it is finally my turn! Far Side says they named the freaking snowstorm Cleon..what kind of a name is that anyway? I can think of a different C word to suggest CHANCE!
It has been a stormy week. I only leave the yard to walk to the mail box with Far Guy. Far Side has been real busy ..not sure what she is doing but she has been busy upstairs. I think it involves cleaning and organizing and cussing. Cussing because of a glitch with her eBay account funneling her funds to a son in laws account because once upon a time he used her email address. I am not sure if they will ever get it straightened out.
She did play ball outside with me… as a reward after I walked her to the sauna to see if the little bird was still sleeping there. There is a little Finch that decided to sleep under the eave of the sauna. He or she has been there cuddled up in a sheltered area behind one of the posts. It wasn’t there..we have to go back and check at night…but the snow is way over her snow boots now..so she will have to shovel a path or find taller boots.
She shoveled for a long time yesterday..the patio…and it kept snowing all day. She will have to go out there for more glorious exercise again today.
We watched a bug out the window. Not sure what kinda bug it was..maybe it is a snow bug.
A very cold bug who we watched for a long time until he disappeared into a crevice. ( one of my tracks) So much for the afternoons excitement.
Far Guy worked real hard on the Christmas letter and Far Side says she will sleep on it…but it sounds pretty good to her…she only had a few edits. They are discussing a photo for the Christmas Card.
I am supposed to relay the countdown:
Gift count: two. Gifts wrapped: none. Cookies made : none. Cards written: none. Home made ornaments: Complete! Homemade gifts: in progress. Decorations…none except the snow outside. 20 days and counting.
Winter Snow has postponed Spring. Way below zero weather and sub zero wind chills have postponed spring. Who would want to show up anyway? What a greeting.
My feeble attempt at Spring decorating was covered in snow.
It began snowing on Sunday. It snowed all night..then the wind came up. It wasn’t fit for man or beast. Monday afternoon the sun tried to shine through the blizzard. Chance and I went out and wandered around.
Only the tops of the fence posts are visible toward the center of the photo..the railings have disappeared.
Here is the snow stick. Good thing I have a zoom on my camera.
I have to stand on my tippy toes to peek over the snow bank to get the photo. We have 31 1/2 inches at the snow stick. More in other places..where the wind blows the snow and where it slides off the roof.
I wonder if that steel wagon wheel will be covered up before it is over. I wonder if the snow stick will completely disappear.
I got my computer back. It was wiped clean, I still don’t have all of my programs loaded yet. Luckily I have simple saves for my photo backups. I do a double back up and had it on my list..I usually save to disk. So I need to catch up with that..it is still on the list. I also use Drop Box..it works great between me and the museum…I can access info when ever I need it.
I am still working on “Winter House Cleaning” I would call it Spring House Cleaning ..but I am being realistic:)
We spent most of yesterday morning moving snow. So Chance could potty..and so we could get the vehicles out if need be and to feed the hoards of birds that were waiting in the trees.
I am not much of a machinery person, but managed to spell Far Guy with the snow blower. I handed him my shovel and said “Here lean on this for awhile.” Good thing he is a great mechanic..as we sheared off a shear pin. Luckily he had several replacements.
The snow stick is still out there..I think it is measuring about 20 inches of snow for a total..since I would have to wade out there..I am not sure.
Perhaps I will shovel my way there tomorrow or the next day. Yes, we will have a snow stick contest again..I am working on a couple of cute bark carvings..more details will be forthcoming.
This storm brought in 14 1/2 inches of snow. The most snow we have had in one dump for quite a while.
Far Guy and Chance ventured to the mail box..Far Guy had to roll over the top of a four foot high snow bank to get to the road..and then there was no mail..
They took my old camera with them. Chance is wondering if they shouldn’t turn around. Blazing a trail was not easy:)
I made the dreaded list. The list of things that I feel must be done in the next couple of months.
Some projects are fun..I don’t mind organizing, remembering to repurpose, reuse or recycle.
As I smashed down the last cover on the Christmas tote..I felt guilty for a couple of days..then I went back upstairs..emptied them all out..and repacked them. One tote had not seen the light of day for a few years. Inside I found a wonderful little surprise.
I didn’t remember this package of ornaments.
Shiny Brites made in Italy..and unbreakable…who woulda thunk it?
Some things needed my attention..the box of ornaments that were handmade for Far Guy’s Mom..will the next generation know or care? Will they know that the Christmas Choir Children were her favorites? Well now they are all marked.
One tote of Christmas decorations will be sent out to the garage to be donated or sold.
I ripped apart half of the walk through closet upstairs. I enlisted Far Guy to help vacuum the walls and ceiling. He survived. I still have oodles of drawers to go through upstairs.
The weather outside was frightful.
It rained and then it froze so everything is covered in ice. Chance was surprised to find out that even in four paw drive he could not stop sliding. Then it snowed but only an inch or two..maybe.
We ventured out to the Post Office on Saturday morning. The roads are terrible. We won’t be going out again for a few days.
We hunkered down the rest of the day..me with my project list, and a movie about Whales in the afternoon called The Big Miracle and a long nap:)
We are in a winter storm watch. Rain and then snow and blowing snow are forecast. This storm has a name Gandolf.
I am writing this at midnight..and it is raining out now. The windows are wet. It is 30 degrees F or –1C. Yesterday was sunny and warm 41F or 5C. I finally got all the ice off of the walk and the patio! There are certain things I like to do before a storm. Make sure our supplies are adequate and that the bird feeders are full. Check on the elderly..I called my parents to make sure they were doing okay..my Mom has a terrible cold…but is feeling better and they went to the store to get what they needed to survive for a few days.
Chance and I knew that if we didn’t go for a ride.. we would be SOL for a few days.
This is Shell Lake. Those little buildings are Ice Fishing Houses. And yes, there are vehicles out on the lake.
This was a scene on one of the back roads that we haven’t been on in a while.
When we got home we could see the storm system moving in from the south.
Ready or not..here it comes.
We are ready and we will stay hunkered down here at home for the duration. The worst thing that will happen here is that our Satellite Dish will ice up and I will have to resort to watching DVDs or old VCR Tapes. If we lose electricity we have a generator and we have a gas fireplace so we will not freeze to death..I will put an extra pitcher of water in the fridge so Chance has water. Of course if we lose electricity most communications will come to a halt. If you are close to the storm area..stay safe and stay home:)
Paige The Goalie!
Madison number 20!
Savannah number 13 in action!
