Wednesday, January 8, 2014

SNOWED IN


SNOWED IN

We are starting our New Year being snowed in like so many other people. As long as the power stays on being snowed in is not so bad. If the power goes out and we have to shelter in place, it gets more inconvenient. Eating peas out of a can is a challenge even when you are hungry. Peaches are not so bad.

I just had to introduce my two outdoor cats to the idea that they were snowed in. There is a four foot drift in front of the pet door that would lead them to the yard. There will be no squirrel patrol today, and I know the birds are sheltering in place because nothing is moving out there among the snow flakes. The cats didn’t take this news lightly. After standing in front of the pet door and hissing at the white thing blocking their exit they decided to eat breakfast.

No one is going anywhere today. We may not go tomorrow either because of the temperatures. When my children were younger we would make snow ice cream, and snow men. However, I am not building a snowman in my yard in this temperature. I can hope that the snow forms an insulating blanket around the plants in my yard that I care about and look at my seed catalogues until spring.
 
 

4 comments:

  1. I remember the snow ice cream, we made it at Grandma Allen's the few times that our family was there during the winter. I love reading your blog.

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    1. Thanks for your encouragement. Writing can sometimes be discouraging. This will be my year.

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  2. We didn't make snow ice cream as a kid because of the 'fallout' scare. As I had children we made 'cranked' ice cream. Now I go to Braum's. I guess I missed out on the snow ice cream...the idea isn't all that appealing:)

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  3. Snow ice cream is yummy, I highly recommend trying it at least once. It's not hard and you probably have all the ingredients. But it doesn't hold a candle to 'cranked' ice cream, Rita. Mary I couldn't help but laugh at your cats hissing at the snow drift. All of my pets had no problem staying inside.

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