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To the Rescue

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Those branches on the right were so weighted down by snow, they were touching the porch roof as well as the roof over our bedroom. By the time I took this picture they had revived. In fact, you can see the snow falling off the branches in this photo. That was a constant yesterday – no matter where I stood, I got smacked by heavy, falling snow.

Rescue arrived yesterday in the form of Doug and Rick. Rick checked in on me yesterday morning, saying that Doug had just purchased a battery operated chain saw that he was dying to use. In turn, I texted a picture of the huge limb, as I was skeptical that his chain saw could handle it. Undaunted, they came over and Doug immediately started in on the limb and darned if he didn’t do it! Rick and I carried wood to the wood pile, which is now the size of the Great Wall of China, full as it is of various limbs that have fallen off our trees during the 12+ years we’ve lived here.

My heart breaks every time it happens.

Rick even brought me a homemade muffin, that sweetie. Anyway, in no time it was all gone. Now I have to shovel that area this morning to make room for Don’s car. I was too tuckered out to do it yesterday.

Sinuses and/or allergies are crazy right now. I sneezed at least 30 times last night – and no, I’m not exaggerating. It was the strangest thing!

One of you – I’m sorry, I can’t remember who since this whole week has been overwhelming – asked where I keep the shelves that house my miniature pottery.

This little area is to my left as I sit here at the desk.

The embroidered picture of Scout is from Shanna. The Claudia program is from the original 1940s Broadway production  and was a gift from a friend who runs an antique shop. I found the shelves at Heidi’s shop when I worked there and I brought them home and painted them, covering the glass behind the shelves with toile scrapbook paper. The Michigan license plate (in honor of my home state) is from Don.

Thanks for all your kind words yesterday. It’s been a helluva week. Shoveling, recycling and a trip to the grocery store are on the docket for today.

Happy Friday.

And Down They Go

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No time for a normal post today. That lovely view of the shed from yesterday?

Here it is this morning:

A massive limb came down from the catalpa. Heartbreaking.

And if I hadn’t moved our CR-V, it would have been crushed.

A simply horrible nor’easter, with magical views, yes, but all that heavy wet snow makes for tree damage and limbs falling.

I was outside at 10 pm trying to knock snow off low-hanging branches.

Anyway, I have to shovel and figure out who I can find to chop this up.

Happy Thursday.

Hunkering Down

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I woke up to this. But this isn’t the Nor’easter. That’s coming later this morning. Since I took that picture, it’s begun snowing quite heavily.

I. am. so. over. winter.

And yes, this picture is pretty, but I have already have some just like it, thank you very much, so I don’t need another one.

I have no choice but to hunker down. It’s a heavy, wet snow, so when it’s time for me to shovel, I will do it slowly, over the course of a day. I don’t have to be anywhere.

These came in the mail yesterday:

Two Shawnee miniatures to add to my collection. I haven’t added to it in a long while, but I saw a photo of someone else’s collection the other day and the next thing I knew, I was on Etsy (and eBay, but the prices were too high.) The vase on the left is a very pale pink.

Here they are with their new best friends:

Not all of these are Shawnee pottery. I like miniature pottery in general. But the top two shelves are all Shawnee.

I will have to think of something to do to distract myself. I was a model of efficiency yesterday and got going early in the day. I went grocery shopping, washed the bed linen, along with several more loads, cleaned, had a coaching session via FaceTime, ran more errands, moved the cars so our driveway can get plowed; I was on a roll.

I’ve done everything. So I’ll take it easy today because I know I’m going to have to shovel tomorrow.

Happy Wednesday.

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