Another snow day!

I can't believe it--two snow days in two weeks! We're getting another good storm, but unfortunately, it's supposed to switch over to sleet and freezing rain after midnight. I think there's another 6 inches out there now. I've shoveled once, and scraped the gutter clear. Just wish it would stay snow!

This morning started out with a bit of a headache--the woodstove pipe leaked like a sieve, smoking up the house horribly. I bought a replacement elbow (broke the old one getting it off), a brush to clean out the pipe, and cleaned out excess creosote. Now I can't get the dang elbow to fit and the house it getting cold with only the furnace working. It's less than 12 hours and I already miss the constant, toasty warmth of my stove! Hopefully I can get this fixed in the next few days since the mercury is going to seriously drop again by Saturday!

Snow Day!!!!

At last, a real snow storm! We've got about 5 inches on the ground already and it's supposed to continue throughout the day with 1-2 inches per hour. Come on down!  No work today--everything is closed. The ground needs the insulation; and so do my carrots.
I love the quietness, the hush that falls over the landscape when all you hear is whooshing snow in the bare tree limbs. I'll do my shoveling, slap on the skis, and later, sit by the woodstove with a good book and Callie Lou in my lap.

First Snow

Saturday, November 27th, the first snow fell in South Berwick. I found an old childhood calendar I'd kept from the 70's. Noted on November 11th--first snow. Yes folks, there is such a thing as global warming!