The weather has been bitterly cold and the storm cast a damper over our Good Juju weekend I was surprised by how many people still came by to visit us, right up til the time we closed early on Saturday.
At first, it wasn’t so bad, being snowed in by a cozy fire with a houseful of happy dogs ready to relax with us while we read.
Having a couple of days “trapped” in my studio to do projects and sip tea wasn’t bad either. I was content to stay in and not face the drifts outside. But Rich braved the frigid temps to plow our drive and others’ too. First, he had to move three loads of lumber stored in the garage that were blocking the plow blade. He helped people jump start cars, did lots of snow removal, and was almost lost in a white out right in front of our house it became so treacherous at one point.
Our experiences with the storm were a lot different from each others. My main problem was drying off dogs and mopping the melting puddles up. Then trying to explain to those dogs that they really did not need to go right back out and do it again.
Mostly, I was kicked back crafting, reading, or making yummy pots of soup.
Doesn’t sound fair, does it? I’m afraid that I wasn’t much help at all. But my asthma doesn’t do well in the windy ice and snow. So the poor guy was on his own.
But then it got worse, our neighbor’s barn roof collapsed from the weight, with a horse inside. Rich flew down the road to go help free old Annie, and they were able to get her out. The next day, he spent more time out in the deep field of snow helping with her and thought she was going to be fine. We checked on her before dark to sadly find out that she got worse from the trauma and cold. She was a very sweet horse and will be missed.
The cold and snow are still with us, it will be a while before the temps get above freezing and we get to see all the pretty, but deadly, white fluff turn into swampy mud. For now, our driveway is passable and roads are clear. Luckily we didn’t lose power, had a warm house filled with plenty of groceries. These storms are very serious, I hope you stayed warm and safe.
Hey Karla – Sounds like you’ve had the snow same as here in Virginia. Ten inches total – Seven at first and then another three later on. I was snowed in until Wednesday. The elderly neighbor (meaning older than me!) who faithfully used to plow neighbors’ driveways, died suddenly several months ago while on a riverboat cruise with his wife. Finally another neighbor came by and plowed my drive – not an easy task – 235 feet on a steep hill. Sometimes guys with plows come by and ask if I want the driveway plowed, but this time, nobody, so was very glad to have my neighbor offer. Before that, I was shoveling. I don’t do the plowing! It sounds like your Rich is a good neighbor like mine.