We got nearly a foot of snow a few days ago and no longer have a working snow blower. Kjell and I are no longer able to shovel snow. :(
Catherine, however, is our hero. She shoveled a path up the front steps and walk and also shoveled the driveway.
Fabulous! Thank you, Catherine.
Love you,
Mom & Dad
Yes, we're snowed in here in Cincinnati under a Snow Emergency which means we aren't supposed to be out driving around. I have no desire to go out and ride around in this snow anyway!
I put down the blue and white lap blanket I've been working on to make a custom order gray wool basket weave hat. I'll get back to the lap blanket when this is finished.
Are you stuck at home during this terrible weather in the USA? Are you enjoying some time to relax at home?
Stay warm!
Lois
Kjell took this image early yesterday morning. Look carefully to see Wendy on the upper level of our back yard.
Yes, the snow was still falling....
Stay warm!
Lois
While waiting for the snow to start falling yesterday, I made two loaves of bread. Above you see the dough after the first rise. I had just taken it out of the oven where I let it rise with only the oven light turned on. I was preparing to knead it once again, and place it into two bread pans to wait for the second rise.
Should we lose power tomorrow, I've made bread to get us through the next couple of days. Hopefully, though, we'll keep our power and everyone will stay warm and safe.
All the very best,
Lois
We have quite a few scheduling conflicts around the holidays so we enjoyed Christmas in January with son Don and family. Catherine made all the arrangements and Don took all of us to dinner at our favorite Tokyo Restaurant.
We enjoyed the hibachi this time and I grabbed a couple of images of the chef preparing our food.
Thank you, Don, this was a fantastic evening! The company and the food were fabulous! Thanks, Catherine, for making all the arrangements.
Love you all!
Mom
Our little seedling herbs are slow, but sure. Actually, I'm not concerned that this is going slowly because there is no way I can plant anything outside right now. This weekend we are expecting extremely low temperatures and snow so no outdoor gardening will happen.
This has been a fun adventure with our hydroponic garden. When I was a child, we started seeds using potting soil in old pressed paper egg cartons in metal sheet cake pans. They were great because we could plant the entire section of the egg carton and the new seedling out in the garden.
Wherever you are, I hope you are warm and comfortable (or those friends below the equator cool and comfortable) this weekend.
All the very best,
Lois
We've had very cold weather again this week and now snow is forecast for the weekend.
I've brought in some firewood, but I just can't carry very much any more because of my back. I appreciate it greatly when family members bring in firewood for me.
It's a funny thing about my back. It seems we can order anything on God's green earth from Amazon except a new spine....
OK, I know....
Lois
