Aaaaarrrrrggghhhhh !

Okay...enough is enough !
Tuesday night it began to snow and bluster , continuing into yesterday , with its worst . The storm dumped two feet of the dreaded white stuff on top of that still on the ground from late last week . We lost power at 5pm last night . With no back-up system for heat and light , we were up that famous creek . Thankfully our stove is gas , not electric , so big stock pots were filled with water and set to heat . The warmth from the burners would be augmented by the hot water to supply some kind heat . All the plants were tucked into the kitchen and faucets set to drip , to avoid freezing , if possible . The Ever Expanding cat was less than thrilled with the descending house temps . Her usual spot , snuggled next to the baseboard , offered little solace . Thankfully , the power was restored by 10pm and the comforting hum of appliances was restored .
This morning brought the cheerful , brilliant sunshine , revealing the accumulation of snow...at least 18" on top of my car and much more on the ground . With the proper preparations from a previous post , this intrepid shoveler set out to clear the way for travel . Two hours later , the car was clean and the driveway done ,except for the two-foot swath - high , deep and frozen - left behind by the snowplow . There had even been time for a bit of whimsey in the form of a snow-lady ! A quick raid of the recycling bucket revealed two Ensure caps (blue circled,for eyes ) and a red top from coffee creamer (cut into a smiling mouth ). Her hair was a new pink fabric-strip replacement mop head , turned upside down . The effect was somewhat odd , but cheerful . It may well be the only one in our development . No comment yet from the neighbors...should be interesting...