Thank you, Sheena!

> Oh, lovely snow. It's hock high in the back yard and Cash is loving
> it. DH, two of the tenants and I have already shoveled two houses
> worth, but I expect we'll be shoveling again later.
> I just love the smell of the air during/after a snow storm. It's very
> windy out there: skylights on the ocean side are completely clear even
> though the lee side is totally blocked. Sidewalks were the same:
> clear in some places and piled high in others.
> I wish I could stitch, but alas, today is a work day even if I don't
> have to go in. I have papers to grade and classes to prepare. Need
> to get a little bit ahead so I can play a little hooky Weds during the
> day and go train with Cash. He's been claiming lately that he's never
> seen a dogwalk and couldn't possibly perform one, even though we all
> know he has and can. So I'm snuggled in my aerie, enjoying the sound
> of the wind and the plows while I get my work done.
> I hope everyone else is safe and warm, too!

>
> Elizabeth wrote
>> Oh, lovely snow. It's hock high in the back yard and Cash is loving
>> it. DH, two of the tenants and I have already shoveled two houses
>> worth, but I expect we'll be shoveling again later.
>>
>> I just love the smell of the air during/after a snow storm. It's very
>> windy out there: skylights on the ocean side are completely clear even
>> though the lee side is totally blocked. Sidewalks were the same:
>> clear in some places and piled high in others.
>>
>> I wish I could stitch, but alas, today is a work day even if I don't
>> have to go in. I have papers to grade and classes to prepare. Need
>> to get a little bit ahead so I can play a little hooky Weds during the
>> day and go train with Cash. He's been claiming lately that he's never
>> seen a dogwalk and couldn't possibly perform one, even though we all
>> know he has and can. So I'm snuggled in my aerie, enjoying the sound
>> of the wind and the plows while I get my work done.
>>
>> I hope everyone else is safe and warm, too!
>>
> I agree with you. There is nothing like the totally clean look and smell
> of the world after a snowfall. I love sitting by a window while a winter
> snowstorm blows outside; it feels so comfortable. Even better if it is
> night and you can light some candles for that warm yellow light. I have
> several very big fir trees to dance in the wind and fling snow off their
> branches, so I get a good show in a storm.
>
> It is reported that we have had our coldest winter in 30 years, with a total
> of 60 days where the temperature was -30 or under, and twice -40 without the
> windchill. It would be awfully miserable living here if you could not find
> something to appreciate in the winters.
>
> The snow along the path I shovel to the my driveway is now over hip high. A
> friend who put in a high fence so her Doberman did not bark at people going
> by reports that with the high snow, he can easily climb up and pop his head
> over to bark, which does startle passers by.
>
> Dawne
>
>

>> Elizabeth wrote
>>> Oh, lovely snow. It's hock high in the back yard and Cash is loving
>>> it. DH, two of the tenants and I have already shoveled two houses
>>> worth, but I expect we'll be shoveling again later.
>>> I just love the smell of the air during/after a snow storm. It's very
>>> windy out there: skylights on the ocean side are completely clear even
>>> though the lee side is totally blocked. Sidewalks were the same:
>>> clear in some places and piled high in others.
>>> I wish I could stitch, but alas, today is a work day even if I don't
>>> have to go in. I have papers to grade and classes to prepare. Need
>>> to get a little bit ahead so I can play a little hooky Weds during the
>>> day and go train with Cash. He's been claiming lately that he's never
>>> seen a dogwalk and couldn't possibly perform one, even though we all
>>> know he has and can. So I'm snuggled in my aerie, enjoying the sound
>>> of the wind and the plows while I get my work done.
>>> I hope everyone else is safe and warm, too!
>> I agree with you. There is nothing like the totally clean look and
>> smell
>> of the world after a snowfall. I love sitting by a window while a winter
>> snowstorm blows outside; it feels so comfortable. Even better if it is
>> night and you can light some candles for that warm yellow light. I have
>> several very big fir trees to dance in the wind and fling snow off their
>> branches, so I get a good show in a storm.
>> It is reported that we have had our coldest winter in 30 years, with a
>> total
>> of 60 days where the temperature was -30 or under, and twice -40 without
>> the
>> windchill. It would be awfully miserable living here if you could not
>> find
>> something to appreciate in the winters.
>> The snow along the path I shovel to the my driveway is now over hip high.
>> A
>> friend who put in a high fence so her Doberman did not bark at people
>> going
>> by reports that with the high snow, he can easily climb up and pop his
>> head
>> over to bark, which does startle passers by.
>> Dawne
> You make me feel like such a wimp. Don't you have a snow blower? I bet
> the
> dog peering over the fence is a sight to behold.
> Keep warm.

>Oh, lovely snow. It's hock high in the back yard and Cash is loving
>it. DH, two of the tenants and I have already shoveled two houses
>worth, but I expect we'll be shoveling again later.
>I just love the smell of the air during/after a snow storm. It's very
>windy out there: skylights on the ocean side are completely clear even
>though the lee side is totally blocked. Sidewalks were the same:
>clear in some places and piled high in others.
>I wish I could stitch, but alas, today is a work day even if I don't
>have to go in. I have papers to grade and classes to prepare. Need
>to get a little bit ahead so I can play a little hooky Weds during the
>day and go train with Cash. He's been claiming lately that he's never
>seen a dogwalk and couldn't possibly perform one, even though we all
>know he has and can. So I'm snuggled in my aerie, enjoying the sound
>of the wind and the plows while I get my work done.
>I hope everyone else is safe and warm, too!
>Elizabeth