First Snowfall! (and Vermont Vaudeville, Scary Movies, and Daggone Tamlin)

[dawn_felagund]

We had our first snowfall last night. Around nine o'clock, we began to spot the first fat snowflakes among the rain, and by eleven o'clock, it had changed over to all wet snow. It was sticking a little on the ground by the time we went to bed around 1 AM, but when I eagerly peeked out the window this morning, I was disappointed because it had all

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[dawn_felagund]

Apparently snow before Halloween is the norm for us here! He had a great time today. And I enjoyed the fact that he could look at all the Facebook posts from various resorts about their first snowfall and people hiking to do runs and not have to listen to him complaining about being stuck in Maryland! :D

I think GoT is pretty intense as far as certain horror elements that I find particularly difficult to watch, namely human cruelty. The only horror that tends to bother me beyond the in-the-moment adrenaline rush that a good thriller/horror movie provides are those that feature a lot of cruelty because I know that humans are more than capable of those kinds of things, and I tend to think overlong on that. Supernatural stuff is fun but I don't believe in it, and movies that use animals or nature as a fear element are usually so exaggerated to be unbelievable, but there are plenty of people in the world who under the right circumstances--or no circumstances--would do the worst GRRM can imagine.

I was just reading different versions of the "Tamlin" ballad when this comment popped into my inbox. There are so many! It's such an interesting, compelling story. It's good that you won't mind if the story's long; I think it's gonna be! :D

[heartofoshun]

And I enjoyed the fact that he could look at all the Facebook posts from various resorts about their first snowfall and people hiking to do runs and not have to listen to him complaining about being stuck in Maryland! :D

I can just imagine! As long as you can stay warm in your little house this winter, it does not sound bad to me at all. I am one of the few people who prefer the winter to the summer. Although, I do wish I had better boots! And another winter coat. I don't like mine very much. It's nice, but it's a long puffy coat. I feel like I am walking around encased in a pillow.

[dawn_felagund]

I think I'll do okay here this winter. The worst weather to me is in the 40s/50s and damp. That weather is physically uncomfortable to me and there is nothing fun to do in it. I like colder weather because I'd rather have snow than rain.

Our house stays very warm. There have been times when it's in the 40s or even the 30s outside and we don't have to put the heat on because of all the south-facing windows. It's basically a greenhouse! We avoid putting on the pellet stove until the temperature in the house drops into the 50s because, even on the lowest setting, the house heats up super-high and really fast!