Yeah, We Got A Lot of Snow

Let's Grill! The old Weber is under there somewhere, and it's all the way up to 5 degrees.

Aw, maybe not.

The snow started falling here late Friday and didn't let up until Saturday night. All that snowing and blowing made it a great weekend to hunker down at home and get going on some Christmas decorating.

This morning, however, it was time to get out and dig. Even though the temperatures had taken a nosedive, the sun on the new snow made it fun to be out. (At least that was my thinking. I'm not so sure about my grumbling spouse who was murmuring something else under his breath while he was digging out the front sidewalk.)

The snow blower took care of the driveway, but we did have to shovel out the porch. Usually, we can sweep away what little snow blows through the screens, but this time the broom wasn't going to cut it. One big, hard-packed drift covered half the room.

By this time, even though my fingers were too cold to adjust the filter on my camera, I just had to get a picture of the snow hats on the bird feeders in the backyard.

According to one of our local weathermen, we've already received two-thirds of our normal snowfall totals for an entire winter---and it's not even officially winter yet. Don't you just love global warming?

This does make for great knitting weather. I mean, this is it. We are entering prime knitting season! So when I was out shopping last week, I stole away enough time to grab some yarn for a new project. I still have a ways to go on my current project, but I'm not about to run out of yarn if another storm hits---or worse, if my mother-in-law is here for a holiday visit. That would be horrible.

I've decided to quit being a big baby and give two-color knitting another shot. What if I try it with a knitting-in-the-round pattern? Would it be so horrible? EZ's Fair Isle Yoke Sweater might be the ticket.

I should have it done about the time those drifts out in the backyard melt.