Saturday, December 30, 2017

Another day... a bit more snow...

 Yesterday. I talked about my front window.  Today, I'll chat about my back window.  The way my kitchen is set up, I have a great view out the back, through sliding doors, onto my deck.  Days like today, it's one of the ways that I check the weather.  If it's REALLLLY bad out, I can't see those trees at the back of my lawn.  Further away, is a street, Shadyside, and a row of houses, and then the lake.  Past that is Findley Lake, beyond, I can see houses, and also street lights.  There are trees behind those houses, and they go up and out of sight.  On clear days, I can see all the way to that end.  The trees and sky meet and it is a clear shot.  On days like today, I can't make out the lake.  There have been periods when I can see the lights on the other side, like this morning, when it was just getting light.  But pretty much since sunrise time, my view is pretty limited.  And it just keeps snowing.  I'm OK with this snow.  I've got nothing pressing.  I have sewing to do.  I have a fire in the fireplace.  I have movies and cable and Netflix.  I have soup in my crockpot.  I even have a generator.  That might seem extreme to some of you, but as a house on a road bordered by lots of old trees, losing electricity was a frequent occurrence.  If you have tried getting ready for work, lost the use of your water pump and furnace for long periods of time, and had to do stuff in the dark as many times as we have, the generator def makes sense.  It doesn't power the whole house, but enough to make it livable and we don't lose the contents of refrigerator or freezers.  So I'm camping out in my little nest.  Content and warm.  And maybe a bit crafty.... or just chillin.  What do YOU like to do on a snowday?  Or not do?


 Here's to enjoying a break in craziness...