This is the second Friday in a row that I had to miss my writing group because of weather. WTF? Its like winter decided to be as much of an asshole as possible. It can go away anytime now. So instead of going off to do writing somewhere else, I painted, and then painted, and then actually worked on the second edit of a story. However, because it was so sucky outside I decided to curtail an outing. Usually that makes me feel like poop. And surprise, surprise...I feel like poop.
On the upside it is suppose to be nice tomorrow, the calm before the storm, so I'll take Hellhound 1 and Hellhound 2 out for a jaunt before the really ugly stuff rolls in.
Friday, February 13, 2015
Friday, February 6, 2015
Yesterday
Yup...yesterday was supposed to be a seriously bad day, I decided to chance the trip to my class and voila...all was good. However, the snow started and it fell. It will take at least two hours to get our shit plowed out. So I'm calling off my trip to Old Lunenburg Town and not going to my writing group. Which means that I have to do my writing at home. Gack!
I've got this story pinging around in the brain pan which I have been putting down here and there. I really, really, really shouldn't seeing as I have a ton of work to do on my other stories. But I can't help it, it keeps leaking out of my fingers. (Such a wonderful problem to have.)
The down side is that it is -14 and it will take at least two hours to dig out. The upside is that the hubby has already jumped on that project. Which leaves me to do what I want to do until my services are required.
I've got this story pinging around in the brain pan which I have been putting down here and there. I really, really, really shouldn't seeing as I have a ton of work to do on my other stories. But I can't help it, it keeps leaking out of my fingers. (Such a wonderful problem to have.)
The down side is that it is -14 and it will take at least two hours to dig out. The upside is that the hubby has already jumped on that project. Which leaves me to do what I want to do until my services are required.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Oh the weather outside is frightful...
Actually the weather outside is winter. We got a dump and a half yesterday and then another dump through the night. The good news is that it didn't warm up and start raining. I cannot even imagine what that would have done to the surroundings. And also on the plus side is that after plowing and shoveling three times we have an actual driveway and place to park vehicles today.
I went for a walk in the storm yesterday and almost had to tunnel my way home. So I jumped on the quad and plowed out our driveway, all half a kilometer of it, then the hubby did later on, and then the hubby went out this morning and did it again. So yay us. On the down side, our road is not a main road so the snow plows have yet to make it back here. It still has a good foot or so of snow on it, so no driving anywhere.
Now it is blue skies, sunny, windy, and cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. I took the hellhound out for a walk this afternoon and was ever so glad when I got to turn out of the wind. Its lucky I still have a nose and cheeks left and they didn't fall right off.
The water for the birds was frozen almost right through, so when I replaced it with warm water I was greeted by cheers. Well perhaps not cheers, more like...SQUAWK! (Which means, what the hell took you so long.) I have the water sitting on a cement block which is being heated by a light bulb so at least there is always a small part of the water that remains liquid enough to drink. But I pulled it out earlier thaw it and obviously I waited a little too long. My bad. But now they are watered and fed and should be able to fill the coop with poop. Oh the joy.
I went for a walk in the storm yesterday and almost had to tunnel my way home. So I jumped on the quad and plowed out our driveway, all half a kilometer of it, then the hubby did later on, and then the hubby went out this morning and did it again. So yay us. On the down side, our road is not a main road so the snow plows have yet to make it back here. It still has a good foot or so of snow on it, so no driving anywhere.
Now it is blue skies, sunny, windy, and cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. I took the hellhound out for a walk this afternoon and was ever so glad when I got to turn out of the wind. Its lucky I still have a nose and cheeks left and they didn't fall right off.
The water for the birds was frozen almost right through, so when I replaced it with warm water I was greeted by cheers. Well perhaps not cheers, more like...SQUAWK! (Which means, what the hell took you so long.) I have the water sitting on a cement block which is being heated by a light bulb so at least there is always a small part of the water that remains liquid enough to drink. But I pulled it out earlier thaw it and obviously I waited a little too long. My bad. But now they are watered and fed and should be able to fill the coop with poop. Oh the joy.
Monday, February 2, 2015
STORM WARNING!
Yup...another storm. Since January 27th we have had storm day...clear day...storm day...clear day...storm day... And yesterday it was nice and sunny...today it was sunny until around 7:30 am and then the clouds moved in. Now, according to the weather people, we are in for another nor' easter-wester-souther-cane. It started snowing just after noon and apparently just after midnight it is supposed to turn to rain and then back into snow.
In the meantime I just don't care.
My plans for today are - laundry, bake cookies, and do homework. I've managed the first two and have been doing some serious time-wasting for the last one. I also have three more paintings commissioned which I will have to get to right smartly. Why is it that shitty weather always makes me lazy?
In the meantime I just don't care.
My plans for today are - laundry, bake cookies, and do homework. I've managed the first two and have been doing some serious time-wasting for the last one. I also have three more paintings commissioned which I will have to get to right smartly. Why is it that shitty weather always makes me lazy?
Monday, January 26, 2015
Sunny Days...and then...
What is it about living on the east coast which make people go a little loopy?
Today the skies are blue and the sun is shining and the temperatures are quite pleasant. Apparently tomorrow that is about to change. We are in for a bit of a storm. Which means we will go from green fields and clear roads to large quantities of snow. Yes, it happens. It is winter. Shit like that has been going on ever since I was pushed out into this world. In Canada...wait for it...in the winter...it snows. There I said it. The awful truth.
Now this snowfall is predicted to end the next day. So really, in the scheme of things, this winter storm will be rather short. The hubby decided to go to the city (Halifax) today to get a quote for some material we need to finish our project, on the way out he stopped and talked with one of the people who live out here in the sticks. "Going into town to get supplies?" he asked. "There's a storm coming tomorrow."
Every time! People around here act like survivalists whenever they hear of a weather event. Dog forbid that you should actually have to go shopping the day before a storm. There is mayhem and hysteria everywhere. Shelves are actually empty all over the stores. Never once, in all the years I lived out west did I ever see the grocery stores with empty shelves like you do here. In fact, if I didn't know better I would have assumed that they were just perpetually filled by some sort of magic.
Is it the population density? Was it normal previous to me moving here that they had to go weeks without food and water after a storm? Or is it some kind of mass hypnosis or delusion that is at work. Either way it leads me to believe that when the Zombie Apocalypse happens, living in the eastern part of the world will be bad. All the food and water will be gone. All the fuel and ammunition will be hoarded. And the Zombie chanting will sound like..."We told you so. We told you so. We told you so. We told you so, but you wouldn't listen."
Today the skies are blue and the sun is shining and the temperatures are quite pleasant. Apparently tomorrow that is about to change. We are in for a bit of a storm. Which means we will go from green fields and clear roads to large quantities of snow. Yes, it happens. It is winter. Shit like that has been going on ever since I was pushed out into this world. In Canada...wait for it...in the winter...it snows. There I said it. The awful truth.
Now this snowfall is predicted to end the next day. So really, in the scheme of things, this winter storm will be rather short. The hubby decided to go to the city (Halifax) today to get a quote for some material we need to finish our project, on the way out he stopped and talked with one of the people who live out here in the sticks. "Going into town to get supplies?" he asked. "There's a storm coming tomorrow."
Every time! People around here act like survivalists whenever they hear of a weather event. Dog forbid that you should actually have to go shopping the day before a storm. There is mayhem and hysteria everywhere. Shelves are actually empty all over the stores. Never once, in all the years I lived out west did I ever see the grocery stores with empty shelves like you do here. In fact, if I didn't know better I would have assumed that they were just perpetually filled by some sort of magic.
Is it the population density? Was it normal previous to me moving here that they had to go weeks without food and water after a storm? Or is it some kind of mass hypnosis or delusion that is at work. Either way it leads me to believe that when the Zombie Apocalypse happens, living in the eastern part of the world will be bad. All the food and water will be gone. All the fuel and ammunition will be hoarded. And the Zombie chanting will sound like..."We told you so. We told you so. We told you so. We told you so, but you wouldn't listen."
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Sunday Afternoons and Chocolate Chip Cookies
So yay for me! I managed to convince myself to go for a walk. Hazzuh! The roads were pretty much okay, there were a few spots that still had ice covering, those places I did more skating than walking. Actually I was surprised that there was any kind of ice, after the massive rainfall we had yesterday. In fact, I was expecting to wake up to piles and piles of snow. But it never dropped below zero and consequently we are still in the green belt. On a better note, I now feel less shitastic after my walk. Perhaps, fingers crossed, this cold is beginning to bugger off.
The neighbours once again made trip after trip after trip, this time removing sled after sled full of stuff from the cabin across the channel. So after my walk I went down to the lake to perhaps try doing a running skate with my boots on, but the first 8' to solid ice was just water. I'm curious to know how the neighbours managed to get on the ice with the quad that many times? And how they managed not to go through. Lucky people.
I need the hubby to build me a doggy rinse shed. The hellhound is one humungous dripping muddy icicle. Or better yet, anyone interested in one, slightly used German Shepherd?
The neighbours once again made trip after trip after trip, this time removing sled after sled full of stuff from the cabin across the channel. So after my walk I went down to the lake to perhaps try doing a running skate with my boots on, but the first 8' to solid ice was just water. I'm curious to know how the neighbours managed to get on the ice with the quad that many times? And how they managed not to go through. Lucky people.
I need the hubby to build me a doggy rinse shed. The hellhound is one humungous dripping muddy icicle. Or better yet, anyone interested in one, slightly used German Shepherd?
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Cloudy with periods of dum
As I write this the clouds have moved in and the weather forecast of lots of rain looks to be about the way things are actually going to turn out. The lake has about 9" of ice on it (well in front of the shack) and zero snow. So it is dark grey and looks very, very slippery. If I didn't have a shitty cold and I did have a pair of skates, I might actually go out and try things out. What's the worst that could happen?
The neighbour across the way has a cabin which can only be reached by boat, or in the winter by sled or quad. Last night they made approximately a thousand trips back and forth across the channel. I suspect they might be taking advantage of the conditions to take over much needed supplies...perhaps of the renovation kind...I'm only guessing because it was dark and I couldn't see what they were hauling, and this morning when it was light and they continued hauling I couldn't give a rats ass and so never bothered to actually look. But as I went out to fill the bird feeder I noticed that they had now taken the sled off the back of the quad and were busy doing 360s out in the middle of the lake.
I did my old curmudgeon shake of my head and went back into the house. Two things which leads me to think that this is a bad idea...1) when they were doing 360s the quad almost tipped over on the two people who were riding it, and 2) the channel has a pretty decent current running through it, so 9" of ice near the shore and away from the current may not equate to 9" of ice out in the middle. I will be seriously pissed if I have to be part of some kind of rescue attempt.
The neighbour across the way has a cabin which can only be reached by boat, or in the winter by sled or quad. Last night they made approximately a thousand trips back and forth across the channel. I suspect they might be taking advantage of the conditions to take over much needed supplies...perhaps of the renovation kind...I'm only guessing because it was dark and I couldn't see what they were hauling, and this morning when it was light and they continued hauling I couldn't give a rats ass and so never bothered to actually look. But as I went out to fill the bird feeder I noticed that they had now taken the sled off the back of the quad and were busy doing 360s out in the middle of the lake.
I did my old curmudgeon shake of my head and went back into the house. Two things which leads me to think that this is a bad idea...1) when they were doing 360s the quad almost tipped over on the two people who were riding it, and 2) the channel has a pretty decent current running through it, so 9" of ice near the shore and away from the current may not equate to 9" of ice out in the middle. I will be seriously pissed if I have to be part of some kind of rescue attempt.
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