Looks like 7 inches at the birdbath, but since we’re on hilly property, that amount will be 8 or 9 inches elsewhere. But the birdbath is a good place to measure because it’s on relatively flat ground.
The good news? It’s fluffy and light. What a difference that makes!
Don went out around 8 am or so and worked on starting the snowblower. It always takes a while, especially after not using it for a long time. He moved it up on the porch the day before yesterday because he has to plug it in first. It needs a little electricity. We have no electricity in the shed.
The next thing I knew he was headed down the driveway. He always tries to clear the area by the street which, once the County plows do their thing, has piles of snow to get through. Plus, he wants to clear a path for the mail truck. I shoveled outside the side door and shoveled a path to the propane tank. I’m going to go out later and shovel around the car. Don did a lot of work. As he said when I said that “instead of hours of shoveling, the snowblower clears it so quickly,” – “Its a different kind of effort.” And he’s right. I can’t even push that snowblower, it’s so heavy. So I can’t help him with that. That’s why I’ll go out later and take care of the area around the car.
There’s a lot of snow, but less than I thought there would be. Though the forecast did say 5 – 10 inches and that proved true for us. It is very cold out there, only in the 20s.
We don’t have someone plow because our experience is that the plow sends all of our Item 4 (the gravel on the driveway) flying and we can’t afford to replace the gravel every year. We have yet to find a person plowing who can stop that from happening. I trust that when we reach the point in our lives where we need help, we’ll find the right person.
That’s it. That’s the news.
Stay safe.
Happy Saturday.
