The Ballots are IN! -- VOTED *MOST* LIKELY to be "Discovered" IN a Melting SNOWBANK This SPRING...

EVIL-SNOWPLOW-GUY!!

The GOOD NEWS -- WOW! What a NICE WARMER **SUNNY** DAY to go SHOPPING!!

The "Potentially"-NOT-So-BAD-We-Can-Work-Around-IT NEWS -- There's about 4-Inches of LEFTOVER DRY-FLUFFY-SNOW that can be quickly SHOVELLED *AWAY* from Strategic-Areas to allow Easy EGRESS from the PROPERTY...

The "KARMA"-*WILL*-GET-YOU-EVIL-SNOWPLOW-GUY BAD NEWS -- oh. look. There's a 2-Feet-HIGH by *7*-Feet-DEEP from the CURB into the Road, *GLACIER* of DRY-[*THANK YOU!!*]-HEAVY-PACKED-**CRAP** BLOCKING the WAY OUT for *any* Vehicle smaller than a MONSTER-TRUCK!!

I "Worked" from MID-Day *until* SUNDOWN, adding to the 5-Feet-High-PLATEAU that is My Front LAWN. And, at LEAST an HOUR was devoted to BUILDING "ROAD-CRAP-MOUNTAIN"!!

-- I'm thinking about maybe putting in a GONDALA from the Summit to the Hedge-Line..? - There's a Fabulous View of SEWER RIVER RAVINE! BUT, I still have to Talk to the SQUIRRELS first... I think THEY would probably prefer a ZIP-LINE!

ANYHOO... IT's "suppose" to NICE again, Tomorrow..? -- Sooo.... **IF** E.S.G. doesn't DRIVE-BY-PLOW the REST of the ROAD-CRAP into the ENTRANCEWAY *again*, I might just "Risk" doing a SUNDAY-MILK-RUN to COSTCO! Maybe even some Other Groceries..?

There's Rumours of RAIN for Monday...

Well... Have to get back to the YARN... BTW, does ANYONE know where I can find a PATTERN for a SNOWPLOW..??

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just saying...

a SIFT in the LIGHTING

...YOU KNOW, IT ACTUALLY *WAS* SUNNY OUT, *EARLIER* THIS MORNING...

But THEN, the SNOW Started... FINE-TINY-*DRY*-PELLETS rained down as if coming out of a Flour-SIFTER! -- I'm not certain as to how *much* had already Fallen Overnight. OR, *when* the DRIFTING had begun..? However, by the Time I went out in the MID-Afternoon, there was a good 6-Inches in the "Sheltered"-spots and FOOT-Deep DRIFTS Everywhere ELSE!

I *still* CAN'T Believe that We got LUCKY **AGAIN** and only got "slightly" CHIPPED by the MASSIVE-Double-Storm-MERGER that has been sweeping over the GREAT LAKES and up the NORTH-EASTERN SEABOARD... Yesterday's NORTH-WIND probably *did* have "something" to do with IT. Although, IT was also the CAUSE of *much* BLOWING-SNOW and WHITEOUT Conditions!

IT **COULD** have been WORSE!!

ANYHOO, IT's **OVER** Now! - At least for US... But, for EVERYONE South of Here, **NOT**-so-much!!

The "FORECAST" is for SUNLIGHT and NO SNOW!! -- Well... *Not* ANY coming DOWN, anyway. I've *yet* to SEE "WHAT" has accumulated *since* I came IN. And/Or, **WHAT** EVIL-SNOWPLOW-GUY might have GIFTED Me with..??!!

Needless to say, Tomorrow's SATURDAY-SHOP-EDITION-SCHEDULE will be somewhat dependent of the CRYO-*CLEARANCE*-CURRICULUM! As well as, ROAD CONDITIONS... Personally, I'd much rather do NEITHER! -- THE-BODY is kinda on the *SORE*-side right now... just saying...

MEANWHILE, to take My MIND *OFF* the Numerous ACHES & PAINS, I broke out THE-HOOK and *RE*-DID that MOA-BOALOHA from Last Week - [SEE 29JAN2013 POST] - IT's the Proper SIZE now.

"VINTAGE"









PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77532-Cognac Heather











*I* will be Keeping IT! -- Need to "PRODUCT-TEST" IT a bit...

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oh-kaaay... It's just a "bit" -- [INSERT sound of rattling teeth] -- **nNIP-PPPYYY** Out..!!?!

AND, WITH A WICKED **WHET** WIND!! -- I really *SHOULD* "DIG-OUT" those HEAVY COATS from "THE ROOM"!!

sooo... I HAD to go DOWNTOWN Today! -- I probably should of RE-Scheduled, BUT, that would have *MESSED* with some FUTURE Plans that I have... Whatever, I managed to "SURVIVE"!

Anyway, IT was the *Sharp*-ICY WIND that was the CULPRIT! While the Mean-Temp was around -15C, the WINDCHILL was at -25C!! -- I *KNEW* I should have thrown on My SILK-LONGJOHNS!! Although, for the most part, IT was My FACE and HEAD that FELT **COLD**!! - DESPITE, the WOOL HAT and WOOL EAR-MUFF-COLLAR Thingy and HOODIE and TURTLE-NECK and MANY LAYERS of Clothing!

oh. AND, I had to WALK *Several* Blocks between BUS Connections! -- At least, the SIDEWALKS were in GOOD Condition.

MEANWHILE... *SNOW* is expected "some" Time Tonight, and throughout Tomorrow. I seriously DOUBT that We'll be "MISSING" **THIS** STORM!! -- Then again... That WIND *was* from the NORTH..?

NAH! -- Won't happen. We're NOT *THAT* LUCKY!! -- MUCHO SHOVELLING *WILL* be in My NEAR Future! IT's only just a matter of "QUALITY" as opposed to "QUANTITY"...

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GENEALOGICAL-"GARDENING"...*Very* Addictive!

COUSIN-B JUST KEEPS SENDING ME THESE NEW "SEEDS" ALL OF THE TIME!!

She's pretty much *THE* CHIEF-GARDENER of the FAMILY-"FOREST". And, always *Tempting* Me with "MISSING-LINKS"! -- Hey! Looks like We have a Tiny BRANCH in NEW ZEALAND..?!

..Or, *HAD*..? -- It doesn't look like COUSIN-CHARLIE left any Heirs...

However, there are some OTHER Later "IMPORTS" that appear Promising?? -- sorta..??

ONE's a FIRST-WORLD-WAR SOLDIER buried in BELGIUM. The OTHER, a not-so-*Noble* THIEF! -- Needless to say, *this* is where "PRUNING" comes IN!!

ANYHOO... I Spent way TOO many Hours FARMING the INTERNET. - Although, I *did* get at least squeeze ONE worth of SHOVELLING! -- I needed to Tidying up stuff... There's a Rumour of *more* SNOW coming through Tomorrow..? AND, the SUN *was* OUT!! Could've done *without* the WIND, though! IT was just a tad NIPPY!!

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Somewhere, "across" THE POND, just "below" *THE WALL*...

...COUSIN-B IS CELEBRATING ANOTHER "BIRTHDAY"!!

I thought that'd share in the "Festivities" from THIS Side, with...

"HADRIANNA"

PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77435-Water Chestnut
- Colour: 00225-Dark Grey Mix
- Colour: 77251-Light Grey Marle
- Colour: 77252-Dark Grey Marle

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oh. WOW! - The First MONDAY in Weeks that I **DIDN'T** have to SHOVEL!!

AND, THE *SUN* WAS **OUT**, TOO!! -- SCARY!!

However, despite that INCH of Overnight FLAKES *Beckoning* to be WHISKED-AWAY, I held on to My VEGGINESS and stayed *IN*!! -- Besides, One of My DECOR MAGS arrived and I just HAD to Peruse IT!

THEN, there was the Hour or so of *Playing* "PINTEREST-the-*Doors*-onto-Their-New-*BOARD*"!! -- Check THEM out and SEE...

oh. yeah. AND, I *finally* FINISHED the LATEST "HAT"!! -- PICS *Tomorrow* on THAT! "BED-TIME" *NOW*!! -- Got SOLO-ness Tomorrow!!

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huh. I'm the ONLY One out Shovelling...

..THERE MUST BE *SOME* "GAME" ON..??

Sooo... We only had the ODD little "FLURRY" Overnight, and during the Day. - AS in, WHEN I was OUT There! -- Hardly more than a COUPLE of Inches worth from the Last TWO Days, BUT, IT still needed DOING. If only to "Expose" whatever remaining ICE that's about, so that IT can "MELT" in the DAYLIGHT...

wait. hang on... ahh...don't We need *SUN*-LIGHT for "that"..??
-- yeah! I thought so...

HEY!! **GOOD LUCK** with THAT!!

While My Load of LAUNDRY washed, I only Shovelled-by-BRAILLE for less than an Hour... There's probably *another* INCH or so BACK on!

Meanwhile, I managed to get a BIT of KNITTING done, and Spent WAY *too* MUCH Time Piddling-on-PINTEREST! -- BTW, SISTER has recently been "Introduced" to IT by PRINCESSES'-MOM... She's still not all that Cyber-Savvy to actually *have* an Account, HOWEVER, She has "acquired" an ADDICTION to IT!!

I **KNEW** it was JUST a Matter of TIME!! -- [hehe!!]

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