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Snowed In

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I woke up to a winter wonderland Sunday morning.  It had quietly snowed all night long, and our power had been out from midnight to about 6:00 AM.

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This was the view out my bedroom door.  The trees were so beautiful with their branches all decorated with snow.

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But our driveway was somewhere under all that whiteness.  And it is a hill.  My husband with his two knee replacements, was keen to start shoveling it, but I had grave misgivings about the wisdom of that plan.  

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Luckily, my daughter and her husband, who live in the mountains and have a big truck with special snow tires, drove down and helped us out.  That is my son in law at the top of the driveway with a snow shovel, taking care of it for us.

We just are not used to this kind of weather.  It's California for goodness sake, and in February I am expecting to see the daffodils coming up and the cherry blossoms coming out on the trees.

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However, some members of the family thoroughly enjoyed the novelty that the snow storm brought.

21 responses to “Snowed In”

  1. Hmmm, I am with you. Pretty pictures but not my kind of weather. Hate to tell you this but the daffodils are blooming in the Creek. MY door is open for company Nicole-anytime! šŸ˜€
    Mary

  2. Hmmm, I am with you. Pretty pictures but not my kind of weather. Hate to tell you this but the daffodils are blooming in the Creek. MY door is open for company Nicole-anytime! šŸ˜€
    Mary

  3. Hmmm, I am with you. Pretty pictures but not my kind of weather. Hate to tell you this but the daffodils are blooming in the Creek. MY door is open for company Nicole-anytime! šŸ˜€
    Mary

  4. A winter wonderland, indeed! Enjoy it and take lots of photos for framing so you all can keep the memories of lovely snow!
    As a retired nurse, I applaud your cautions about your DH risking those knees!
    Hugs!

  5. A winter wonderland, indeed! Enjoy it and take lots of photos for framing so you all can keep the memories of lovely snow!
    As a retired nurse, I applaud your cautions about your DH risking those knees!
    Hugs!

  6. A winter wonderland, indeed! Enjoy it and take lots of photos for framing so you all can keep the memories of lovely snow!
    As a retired nurse, I applaud your cautions about your DH risking those knees!
    Hugs!

  16. Welcome to my world. We are getting a foot starting this afternoon. Now that both my husband and I are retired I want to be a snowbird and go to Florida for three months but he actually loves winter so it looks like Iā€™m stuck!

  17. Welcome to my world. We are getting a foot starting this afternoon. Now that both my husband and I are retired I want to be a snowbird and go to Florida for three months but he actually loves winter so it looks like Iā€™m stuck!

  18. Welcome to my world. We are getting a foot starting this afternoon. Now that both my husband and I are retired I want to be a snowbird and go to Florida for three months but he actually loves winter so it looks like Iā€™m stuck!

  19. I was off-line for your anniversary post but I wanted to add my thanks to you for your blog. I began following you about the time you had two dogs, one a bit of a problem and went with your husband during the week to avoid conflicts at home. Can’t remember the names, but I remember the situation. I was first attracted to your blog by the header which I remember being a lovely blue and white quilt. That should date the time. Over the years, your book reviews have been shared with my book group and we have had some wonderful reads thanks to you. So, even though blogs have lost some of their popularity, I really enjoy yours and hope to be reading it for many years. Thank you.
    Sue

  20. I was off-line for your anniversary post but I wanted to add my thanks to you for your blog. I began following you about the time you had two dogs, one a bit of a problem and went with your husband during the week to avoid conflicts at home. Can’t remember the names, but I remember the situation. I was first attracted to your blog by the header which I remember being a lovely blue and white quilt. That should date the time. Over the years, your book reviews have been shared with my book group and we have had some wonderful reads thanks to you. So, even though blogs have lost some of their popularity, I really enjoy yours and hope to be reading it for many years. Thank you.
    Sue

  21. I was off-line for your anniversary post but I wanted to add my thanks to you for your blog. I began following you about the time you had two dogs, one a bit of a problem and went with your husband during the week to avoid conflicts at home. Can’t remember the names, but I remember the situation. I was first attracted to your blog by the header which I remember being a lovely blue and white quilt. That should date the time. Over the years, your book reviews have been shared with my book group and we have had some wonderful reads thanks to you. So, even though blogs have lost some of their popularity, I really enjoy yours and hope to be reading it for many years. Thank you.
    Sue