Snow ... Snow ... Snow ... Snow!

[dawn_felagund]

Okay, you have to imagine me actually singing (on-key) in harmony with Bing Crosby for that title to work. :)

We are in the beginnings of what is predicted to be a record-breaking snowstorm for our wee southern state. (Okay, yes, we are just south of the Mason-Dixon line--Bobby and I can nearly spit on it from our front yard--but to all the

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[dreamflower02]

Stay warm and safe, dear! I hope you don't lose power! We were lucky the last time out...

[dawn_felagund]

I hope not too! Reading by candlelight becomes un-romantic really fast. (Reading by uber-bright battery-powered lantern is worse--it is never romantic to start! :D) When we first moved here, we lost power pretty much once per week, but they've really improved it since then, so I'm hoping for a cozy long weekend in with all the conveniences of modern life. ;)

[samtyr]

Heh, I really do feel for you. I'm glad that you're stocked up and ready though. I used to love snow when I was a kid: Snow, Yay!!

How I feel about snow now:
www.charlierussell.org/lastofthe5000.htm

[dawn_felagund]

I rather agree! That painting and London's "To Build a Fire" ... *shivveerrr*

I used to like snow as a kid too. I still like it, when it gets me off from work! :D

[lilith_lessfair]

Stay safe, warm and dry!

[dawn_felagund]

Thank you--so far, so good! We're up to two feet with about twelve hours left in the storm.

[frenchpony]

Snow! Wheeeeeee!

Be sure to go outside and make snow angels. And then go inside and make cocoa.

[dawn_felagund]

I might let Bobby make the snow angels while I make the cocoa! :D

Dawn, wimp in the cold

[frenchpony]

Now, this may just be the New-Englander-who-moved-to-Chicago in me talking, but if it's actively snowing, then it's only somewhere around freezing; it's not really very cold at all. You need to put on a coat and warm pants, of course, but going out when it's actively snowing can be kind of pleasant.

[dawn_felagund]

Yes, that is definitely a New-Englander-who-moved-to-Chicago talking! :D I think that temperatures below 50F are inhumane.

I can tolerate the cold, if I must. I've made plenty of 45-minute hikes home from my classroom observations when it's colder than it is now. But the snow gets in my eyes and ... yeah, I'm just going to stay inside, enjoy my time off, and count the days till Spring!

I guarantee you, though, that Bobby will be out in it.

[nelyo_russandol]

Three feet??? Earlier this year most of England ground into a halt with less than one. I hope power stays on, good luck! ;-)

[dawn_felagund]

You all are even less prepared to deal with snow than we are, though. :) (My sister and sis-in-law live in England, and when my ever-curious family asked about snow, got a pie-eyed look of panic!) Maryland also tends to come to a halt for anything over three inches, though we get moving again soon enough. This though ... we're just not equipped to deal with this. The town twelve minutes to the south of us is registering 26 inches already, and we still have twelve hours left to go in the storm!