March 2008 Archives

This weekend alone, as a result of our most recent winter storm, which gave us more than half a metre , I have moved more than a tonne (1000 kg; 2200 lb) of snow. There is a photoset you can go look at if you are so inclined, but here are a choice few. We are close to a new record, but personally, as one who remembers the winter of 1970-71 and the 444 cm (175 in) we got that year, I wouldn't be sad to settle for the 411 cm (162 in) that we have so far this year. But it is only the 10th of March.

Oh, that 43 cm in the picture below is misleading, because it doesn't include the snow from the night before, which I shoveled before I went to bed.



Oh, and I finished my Cobblestone too.



Stupid snow was good for something.

Even before I took a look outside this morning I knew from the sound of the ice pellets hitting the window that it was going to be a snow day. Freezing rain and snow overnight, then ice pellets and snow all morning. There was no way I was going to make youngest child walk to school, and no way I was driving either. So we stayed home together and except for the inevitable shoveling (30 cm = 1 foot), had a great day.

We had bacon and toast for breakfast and then ...



We finished the chickens!

One of them is evil, but the others are as cute as can be. More pictures next time.



There has also been progress on the Cobblestone pullover, but not without some stupid knitter error.