Snow, snow and more snow...

Well we woke up this morning to a gently falling fine powder of a snow that looks to be continuing until to morrow morning. The weather quacks are currently saying the worst will arrive sometime late this afternoon and that when it is all said and done tomorrow AM we should be under a 10 inch blanket. The silver lining is that there is absolutely no wind blowing.

The snow currently falling is a very, very fine powder that would make downhill skiers orgasm. Me? I'm not a downhill skier but if it will be 10 inches deep, I may get to use my new snowshoes...finally. (A quick thaw and then rain washed away the base we had.) Of course, first I'll have to perform the Sisyphusian task of clearing the driveway.

Anyway, no trip down the hill today for mail. (The post office is only open between 9 and 11 AM on Saturdays.) I don't expect to see a plow & cinder truck on the hill until late this afternoon. It's Saturday which means no school or work for most folks. And even if it were a weekday, there's no school buses that run up this hill. Oh, a few cars go up and down to carry kids to the bus stop at the bottom of the hill, but the 30 degree slope would make taking a big yellow school bus up and down an adventure.

Julie and Chester are taking turns stretched out on the carpet in front of the fireplace. (Who needs a bear rug?) Julie is sleek and slender when she stretches out. Chester looks like an anaconda that has recently devoured a pig. They are content to sit around and watch the birds on the deck while waiting for their dinner. But then again, that's their normal routine.

I guess I'll be going back to the workshop to put the bench top together today. Certainly not going outside anytime soon. But first another cup of coffee.

Later, dudes.