snow days
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Squirrels with tiny shovels?
You know it has been a long winter when the woodland critters start digging themselves paths through the snow. This morning, I looked out the kitchen window to see not just prints but a regular daggone pathway leading from the house to a hydrangea bush. I figured it was a squirrel route, but squirrels (like my students) don’t have Continue reading
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Spinning Wheels
Let’s start with a poll: When I came home yesterday, I immediately noticed footprints leading to the front door. We hardly use the front door, so we don’t shovel to it. Maywood Man has enough to do with plowing and there’s no reason for me to shovel a walk that no one ever uses. There Continue reading
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Plowing through snow days
So it’s Valentine’s Day, but it feels like the movie Ground Hog Day. We keep repeating the same scenario over and over. Another six inches of snow fell on top of yesterday’s 18 inches. The forecast for tonight is for another few inches–and I’m not just talkin’ snow. We’re plowing through more than snow around Continue reading
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Pioneer Chronicles or More Reasons Why I Don’t Do Camping
Never underestimate a snow storm. I should know this by now. Twenty years at Maywood. We survived the Winter of 1994 when the stream froze and the ground was white with snow and/or ice from Christmas until the first day of spring. We sledded groceries down to the house…when we could get out to get groceries. Continue reading
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Bee-ing hopeful in the dead of winter
The bees are still alive! I saw them yesterday. Today a boatload of snow is falling… to be followed by frigid temperatures and a sub-zero wind chill. Already, with hours of snow yet to fall, gusts of wind whip clouds of snow off the roof and swirl it around the yard. The bees and sensible Continue reading
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In the bee’s midwinter
In the bee’s midwinter frosty winds made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone. Snow was falling, snow on snow, snow on snow In the bee’s midwinter not so long ago. Ok, so I changed a couple of words. Winter has hit hard with the New Year. Six inches of fresh snow blanket Continue reading
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March mudness
Unless you’re into basketball, is there anything to like about March? St. Patrick’s Day, perhaps. You have to wonder, though, if St. Patrick’s day was really originally in March or if the Irish just wanted to bless us all with an official drinking holiday in this most dreary of months. Many people hate the month of Continue reading
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There’s hope for snow days…
For all of you who are dragging your weary bodies through this warm, snowday-less winter, hope is on the way. The tractor is not running. Last week, during all those balmy days that were perfect for taking a walker stroll around Hunt Valley Town Center, the tractor was running like a charm. Smooth as silk. Of Continue reading
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Why do today what you can put off ’til tomorrow?
“Why do today what you can put off ’til tomorrow?” Those were the words of wisdom coming from SpongeBob this morning as we slurped coffee on yet another snow day. Yesterday I took my beloved car for an alignment–the wobble was becoming problematic. I could procrastinate no longer and having President’s Day off was a perfect time Continue reading
Slightly Off the Grid 