(morning writing)

[elainegrey]

Friday, i managed to get ice off much of the deck and sidewalk. Deck's gonna need repainting and i think i will do it myself this time and address the issues that were not by the professional. (Eye roll). It was physically engaging, and i felt i'd had a real work out. The salt was impressive: while i didn't get rid of some of it in the driveway, i could rake and roughen the surface in a wa where i'd scattered salt that i couldn't elsewhere. Seeing the rusty salt on the white sleet-creet did give me opinions about my seed spreader: it definitely is not even. (But more even than hand casting.)  I just disappeared into a book after all the effort.

Yesterday morning Other Places were snowed in and we were in the "dry slot." My feelings churned around the changing travel, but around 12:30 snow started. By 4:45 pm we  had 1 7/8" of snow (measured using the recommended white board, which was then swept off), and it kept coming. This morning we have an additional 2 5/8" on the board, so that's a nice even 4.5" total

I hope i can relax today and also prep for the trip. I got a cancellation notice for the Sunday flight i had changed to Monday, but i've confirmed that i am booked Monday.

Comments

[ofearthandstars]

I hope you trip goes smoothly! Safe travels to the airport and there and back. ♥

[elainegrey]

Thanks. Hope your week goes well, too. I look forward to a having my sense of alertness able to drop as it gets back to the usual "where are the blueberries in their budding cycle and what will the low temps be" weather concern and not "Is Duke serious about having rolling blackouts? How long will it take to get down the secondary road this morning (should i get a shovel in the jeep)?"

[ofearthandstars]

Yes, or now in our case, add "what else do we do to conserve water now since it's suddenly too cold for the water treatment plant?"

I know we live a privileged and cushy life compared to many, but I am not in need of additional stressors!

[elainegrey]

Oh no! We've had to worry about our pump freezing or the filtration system freezing, but you would think centralized systems would be more prepared!