All in all, we were pretty lucky with the weather. We got about a foot of snow yesterday, and while it was cold and windy, the snow had stopped by the time I woke up this morning, the sun was shining by about noon. It’s darn cold, though! About 6 degrees right now, and dropping. Still, getting my car cleaned off was easier than I’d feared.

On the other hand, my mother got an email from a friend on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, which is getting socked hard. To quote:

Thanks for the thoughts. Yes, we are taking a beating! It has been snowing since yesterday around 4 o’clock. The wind and snow have not stopped since that time! The winds last night and today had to have been 50 to 60 miles per hour! I have two beautiful evergreen trees split in two in my yard. We have had total white outs since last night, and it was not until late today, just before dark when it has been possible to look out a window to see what has happened.

We have a fairly long driveway that meets with a walk going out from the front door…..The snow is drifted the length and breadth of the driveway, and is easily 6 to 7 feet in height!!  The snow is well up over the window boxes on our little summer Cottage. We must have 30 inches or more on the flat!  I am not sure that I remember this in my lifetime! I remember some terrible blizzards, but none that have lasted for so long. It is still blizzarding, and the wind is outrageous. The temps have fallen to 14 degrees!!  Thank the good Lord, we do have power and have had throughout…..(not true for the entire Island) They are calling for snow till 8 or 9 p.m, and 60 mile an hour winds throughout the night.

Like I said, we got off pretty easily! I went out to romp with Chappy in the backyard, throwing snowballs for him to chase, laughing at him bounding through the snow–those spaniel legs of his sure have some spring to them! Mom took some pictures from the house, but that was on her film camera, so I don’t have any to post.

I got some work done on my pi-shawl, and I washed my Jo Sharp sweater and put it in the dryer. It was nerve-wracking, but it has shrunk a bit down to a more normal size, even if it felted just a tiny bit. I laid it on the guest room bed to finish drying, so I haven’t had a chance to try it on yet. I am, though, going to buy a steamer so I can block “dry” from now on!

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