Sunday, January 5, 2014
As The Snow Blows ......
The storm arrived in the wee hours of the morning. It is coming down fast and hard and the wind is ferocious. The wind is always a huge factor here. We have a covered area over our back door where we put the firewood. But, depending on which way the wind is blowing, it doesn't always stay dry.
Since I could not sew yesterday, I layered on the sweats and jackets and ventured out. It was not that cold and the wind was calm and before long I was sweating as I hauled wood to the front porch. I reasoned that at least one pile of firewood would remain dry. I filled my golf cart twice and put about 8 days worth of warmth on the front porch, close to the front door into the store. That's me, always prepared.
Both wood piles are covered in about 3" of snow. The wind is blowing huge drifts, making me regret not bringing the snow shovel in. Not to worry. The snow is light and fluffy and the dust pan has proved to be sufficient for the area in front of the door. It will need to be scooped out again in a couple of hours.
I am prepared, though ........ dustpan in hand.
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oy...hopefully you dont get buried...ha...fending off the storm with a dustpan...brave soul, you....
If there is a silver lining to this arctic vortex (I've heard it called), it is that the air is arctic. So cold it lacks moisture to make the snow heavy and wet. How's that for small comfort.
It is bitterly cold and we have 12 inches in south county. All I've done is munch junk all day.
I wore shorts today! Kathy, do you do facebook? If so, look me up.
About 10 inches here. The wind comes whooshing into the front of the house, but the back side of the wrap around porch is dry and windless. Still kind of chilly, though.
My mom brought wood into the house yesterday in preparation for today. Two logs at a time, whenever she got up. All day. At least she didn't overdo it.
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