Our Winter, to date, has been very mild. We've had snow but very little and the bits we did have, keep melting away. That is, until "Snowmageddnn" set in yesterday morning! Thankfully we didn't have to cancel preschool classes but in the afternoon, we all made the decision to cancel our Expressive Arts Program today. It was getting dangerous to drive and many of our families come from the Big City or beyond. All were extremely grateful that they wouldn't be driving out to our little snowy hamlet today.
The snow began to fall yesterday. First picture is in
town and the second picture is driving our range road.
With a snow day or two ~ hence the title "days" ~ we planned in advance and picked up fresh groceries and placed on online order for staples for our pantry and freezer. We don't expect to actually get totally snowed in but we don't plan to leave the house until Monday, so we're set. If this gets worse, we're well prepared. Bills are paid, cars are full of gas, freezer, fridge and pantry stocked, furnace is working well and we have many little projects to keep us busy while the snow continues to fall and blanket our almost snowless landscape with up to 40 cms of snow and -30's Celcius to keep us inside! I'm still snuggling in bed, warm and cozy and really don't wish to get up. But dd and grandson are in another community south of us for a hockey tournament, dh is watching the NHL game on tv in the great room and dd is up but I have no idea what she's up to, so it's time for me to emerge from my little cocoon. The task list of items that need attention (measuring for crown moulding, Valentine's decor to be retrieved from the storage room) and items that would be fun (re-organizing the art studio, pricing items for the antique booth, working on the dollhouse, hanging pictures) will be the first on my agenda, after a shower and putting away fresh laundry.
Wind blowing the big trees around outside one of our
master bedroom windows. And a moment, just one tiny
moment of sun earlier this morning, shining on some of
the pictures we need to hang up soon. Progress later.
It's not often that we get to have a Saturday off. It's usually a work day for me and for dh, he takes care of a few things around the house, like washing out our master bathroom, a bit of laundry, shovelling in the Winter, yard work in the Summer. He does tasks while I'm gone and then once I'm home in the afternoon, we might do a bit of shopping or come home early to start "my weekend" which is Sunday/Monday. We do make a big effort to have Sunday as a fun day to relax, sleep in, late brekky, early lunch, scrumptious dinner and no work, as long as there are no large and pressing work filled looming deadlines.
An apple pie I made this week, just for fun, cause I
felt like it. We had soft apples and all the ingredients.
So delicious! Especially with a scoop of vanilla ice
cream melting on top. I love how my AGA bakes.
Wishing you a love filled February and a beautiful warm day! I'm off to enjoy these snow days and hope I can get all my little projects done. Will fill you in on the progress, especially any work I do this weekend on the dollhouse.
~ Chy
4 comments:
Hi Chy, You sound so warm and cozy. I love your photographs of the snow. I'm glad that you are stocked up with plenty of food and water. It's wise to have a full tank of gas, too. Enjoy all of your projects and your beautiful home...(and doll house.)
Hi Stephanie. Thank you for visiting. Yes, gas in the cars a well as we do have to run them at least once during the day if we're not going out and it's this cold. The reason Canadians have block heaters in their cars! School has been cancelled for tomorrow and dh is going to work from home, so another day of being inside. Hoping this doesn't too long but we're doing just fine so far. X Chy
Good to hear you're surviving the wintery weather. Even here we're experiencing snow and cold. The winds whip the snow around and it reminds us of growing up on the prairies.
Your apple pie looks great. There's something about baking when it's cold outside.
We're surviving quite well Granny. No issues so far! I saw lots of pictures of snow falling in Coquitlam, where my brother lives and Salt Spring Island, our favorite little island!
Apple pies are best when it's cold outside!
X Chy
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