Snow Day!

Well, it snowed! 

And then it snowed, iced, rained, snowed and iced some more. Today it snowed again, but it was very light. I think overall we probably got about 5 inches of snow and  1/4-1/2” of ice. What started out as a beautiful sight quickly turned into a stressful event. The fear of losing power, losing trees, etc took over. Luckily, so far, in our area things seem to be ok. We haven’t lost power yet, thankfully. I’ve been watching the power outage website and the workers are working so hard in our county. The power outages in my county have been very minimal. 

We took a few walks around the property yesterday and today. So many beautiful sights, I had to capture as it won’t last long! The icy snow crunching under out feet reminded us of our time in Alaska. After 5-6 months of winter in Fairbanks, the sounds of snow under your feet was like nails on a chalkboard. We were always so desperate for “breakup” to start so we wouldn’t have to hear it anymore! Breakup in Alaska is when the ice starts cracking and melting away. The worst was when months of ice and snow finally melted away and you saw green again, only to have it snow again. One year I was having a Kentucky Derby party (first Saturday in May!) in Alaska and it started snowing again! Those were the days!

As for the list of things I wanted to tackle while we are snowed in - I am happy to report that I actually accomplished some things! A lot of that had to do with the fact that yesterday, when the snow started, I got up and immediately got dressed. Had I stayed in cozy clothes, I just know I would have hibernated all day. I got some laundry done, baked some fresh bread for us and a neighbor, checked in on my Mama by phone, and then got to work. Thanks to my husband’s help, Christmas was packed up in the craft room and put away, and I got my tabletop cleaned up. I got my quilting stuff together, set up my sewing machine, and it seems I’m ready to go! I’d like to get my adjacent desk and craft table also cleaned up, before I dive head first into sewing. I will definitely be blogging as I start my first quilt project, which is a small and easy quilt block pattern and instructions I purchased off Etsy. 

Now that the snow has tapered off, the sun is fighting to come out. It’s a welcome sight, that’s for sure, and we have 3 days of sunshine coming our way, so things will start melting off. I’m hoping to get into town by Thursday, but we will see. 

Stay warm!