My Snow Cottage

I took this photo of my cottage yesterday at dusk, about 5:30. Right now, there is snow plowed up and over my brick wall just beyond the cast iron rooster. I'm so lucky that the county does such a great job on my road and my driveway man lives about 7 houses away. I have done the front walk myself. As long as there is power, I am fine. I can see icicles on the lines but they aren't sagging. There is always the worry of a tree limb snapping but I think everything was trimmed pretty well after Sandy. I think I'll be fine. I'm going to catch up on all of my TV shows now. See you later. xo

Deep Sleet at My Cottage

Yikes! This is what Webster and Tabitha had to plow through this morning. My walk was perfectly clean when I went to bed last night and boy was I shocked when I opened the front door. I thought it was just raining but it's a rain and sleet mix about 6" deep. I have to go out and knock it off the two giant boxwood at the end of the walk. This stuff is way too heavy for them. I hope none of their thick woody stems have split, fingers crossed.

Be safe and don't go out if you don't have to.

Webster Bids You Goodnight

The wonder dog and I had a very busy day and it's time to hit the hay. He's already sawing logs and I'm about ready to watch some TV in the bedroom. See you tomorrow. xo

View from My BR Window This Morning

Here comes the sun. It's very cold (12°) and very pretty. The animals have been out alone for morning relief and Tabitha has had breakfast but Webster has not. He's napping on the sofa while the oatmeal is cooking. The road outside is black and I have done my personal cleanup. I still need to work on my car a little more. I cleaned it off in a big hurry yesterday when my man came to plow the driveway. I measured my front walk before I shoveled and there was 8 inches of snow. Today everyone can recover and get ready for the next snow tomorrow. We are having a REAL winter this year. I'm fine with it as long as I have power. Be safe and warm and I'll see you later. 

I call this one "Snow Angles" as in architecture. It won't be long before the snow on the railing melts.

Snowday for Webster

We got at least 8" of snow today. We are both glad it finally stopped so we could get plowed out and shovel our walk. I'm always happy when the snow doesn't continue into the night. Today was a perfect snow day for Webster and me. Tabitha went out but didn't stay long. She isn't a fan.

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ANOTHER Snow Day

I was really shocked to wake up to fierce snow that has already accumulated significantly. When the cat came in for the last time last night I could hear the gutters running and all of the snow on my roof was almost gone. Today's snow wasn't supposed to start until 8am but it's way ahead of schedule and I would say we already have about 3 inches. I am so lucky to live on a county road that is always plowed, salted and sanded. Stay safe and stay put if you can. See you later. I put this photo on Instagram this morning. See you later. I still have to watch the second half of Sherlock and I might do that this morning.

Neighboring House

Every house looks better in the snow, doesn't it? I wish that tree that hides the front door had been one of the trees Sandy took down. It's a grand looking house but I also wish it had been elevated to be higher than the front of the property when it was built in 1940 instead of being on a lower plane. Anyway, I love seeing it when I pull out of my driveway.

I went food shopping and now I'm ready for the snow tomorrow. As I've said in the past, I'm not a sports fan so I will be glued to PBS for Downton Abbey and Sherlock while the rest of the world watches Super Bowl 48. I am very glad we had such a nice day today weatherwise that continues into the night for the football game hosted in New Jersey. Enjoy your evening and I hope you house contains more than one TV so everyone will be happy tonight.