Too Much Thursday

Too much what, you wonder?  Too much snow, of course. We are supposed to get more tonight and we might have another big snowstorm over the weekend.

The only way to deal with it is to find a good place to nap.

Wordless Wednesday

Got Snow.

We have lots of snow.

lots and LOTS of snow.

We have icicles too.

The snow is so high, it reaches the bottom of the kitchen window.

Yeah, it's pretty and all that stuff, but Mom and everybody else in New Hampster is totally over it. We'll give it away to anybody who wants it.

Still. Snowing.

It's still snowing.

Even Mom has given up and she stayed home from day hunting today.

It's not that we haven't had this much snow before, it's just that this is the most snow we've ever had in just two weeks.

It WILL melt.  You know, eventually.

Snow, Snow, Snow

It's snowing, as you can see, and it should snow all day today, all day tomorrow, right into Tuesday.

And this is really the only way to deal with it.



PS, for Ellen in Oregon (and others), you can find Mom's recipe for English Muffin Bread here:

http://cookswithlove.blogspot.com/2007/11/english-muffin-bread.html
Mom says the English Muffin Bread is wicked easy to make and doesn't require any bread making skill at all.

Mom had a cooking blog for a while. A lot of her favorite recipes are there.

Slow, then Snow, Saturday

Mom got up this morning, fed me my stinky goodness and crunchies and then opened the door to the Sewing Studio. I went right out there to check out my domain.

Mom went into the kitchen and started cooking some gar-ban-zo beans. Then she made some corn bread and stuck that in the oven. While that was smelling up the house she made two loaves of her English Muffin Bread. Then she went food hunting.

When she came back, she was in a hurry, so I knew she was going to go right back out again.  She put the foods away and then took Mim-may to the quilt shop in Henniker where she brought one quilt for them to hang on display, and took another one home. She brought Mim-may to buy a few groceries and then they got the metal masheen washed.

While she did that, I did this.

 Back at home Mom made some granola and is finishing cooking the gar-ban-zo beans. I am still doing this.

We are expecting more of the white stuff, so neither of us will be doing much.

We have now had as much snow as we usually have ALL WINTER LONG.  Mom says winter isn't even halfway over.

Sheesh.

Finally Friday

Mom and I are both happy the weekend is almost here. She wants a few days to relax. Last weekend she taught a class on Saturday and then watched the Super Bowl on Sunday and she says both those things stressed her out.  Of course, the almost two feet of snow we got this week didn't help.

And guess what, kits and cats?  We have what the weather guys are calling a "long snow event" coming over the weekend into Monday. That means more snow, although it won't fall as heavily. And it will be furry, furry cold, so it won't be any fun to go outside.

Not that that bothers me. Mom says the heating monster has just been fed so our house will be warm. (The heating monster eats green papers. That seems utterly ridiculous to me, but that's what Mom says.)

Here's what it looks like outside our house this morning. See how the snow is almost as high as that metal masheen?  Yeah.  And on these houses with almost flat roofs, that much snow isn't good. Remember I said the snowplow lady cleared ours off last weekend?

 
Well, she will have to do it again in another week.  Some of our neighbors have had their roofs cleaned off too.

and others need it.

I have a front row seat to watch.

Have I told you lately how glad I am to be a cat?

More Snow and a Thursday Surprise

Yup, it is snowing again.

And I am at the very top of my kitty condo (where Mom has never seen me before) watching the snow fall.

See?

Wordless Wednesday

Tuxie Tuesday

If anybody was wondering IF we would have a When When Contest this year, these photos should allay your fears.

 This is Mom's metal masheen under the carport. You can see the snow all around it. The snowblower lady cleared the snow off the carport roof, so there isn't as much snow up there.

Our new house has something called "Central Air." Mom says that means the house won't get hot in the summer.  The central air monster lives outside, and here it is covered in snow.

This is what it looked like yesterday afternoon after Mom got home early from day hunting. It wasn't done snowing, but Mom decided to act like a cat and take a nap and when she woke up it was too dark for pictures.

Except for one of me.

More Snow!

Yes, we are getting MORE SNOW today. The weather guys say we could get another 10 to 16 inches (25 to 40 cm) of the fluffy white stuff during the day today.

Yes I am sure all of you who are eager for the When When Contest think it's really cool. Mom isn't exactly thrilled. She hired somebody to climb onto the roof of our house and shovel the snow off.

It was more than a little freaky to hear somebody walking around up there, and to see the snow falling while the sun out.

WE WON THE SUPER BOWL!!!!!!

WOO HOO!!!!!! My pals, the guys named Pat have won the Super Bowl!!!

 OOOOHHH!! I am so HAPPY!

Here's Mr Kraft, the owner of the Patriots with the trophy.

I am very very happy kitty!!!

Super Sunday???

Super # 1: Today is the Men's final of the tennis in Oz. Mom and I are rooting the the Scot, Andy Murray, although I do not know we will get up super early to watch it live. We would have to get up at 3 AM our time, and that's probably not gonna happen.

Super # 2: We are supposed to get another whopper of a snowstorm tonight into Monday.

Super # 3: My pals, the guys named Pat, are in the Super Bowl tonight. I have all my paws crossed they will win. Mom has seen them win three times. We both want a fourth. I'm so nervous I can hardly watch.

Super # 4: It doesn't look like any cheating was involved in the story of the deflated footballs. I think that guy named Good-something owes my pals an apology, big time. Dunno if we'll ever get it.

Super # 5: Megan, when Mom and I look out the front window, we are facing due East. That big snow pile at the end of the driveway is almost 36" tall. It will take a long time to melt.

Finally Friday

It is snowing this morning, and so it is grey. Too dark for a photo of me sitting on my kitty condo in the sewing room watching over my domain.  

Mom has chosen the view for the When When Contest, and it isn't the one you think.

It's this view, outside the front of the house.  I think Mom was very tricksy when she chose it, because those big piles of snow will take a long time to melt...  Oh well.  When When Watchers, get ready, but not too ready, because we have to get through February before the contest starts. And the snow has to still be here by then.

Heh.

True Friends Thursday

Lookit what I got!

Look what the man in the bloo shorts brought for ME!!

I got a letter in the mail!

It was from my friend Julie, who lives in Tennis-ee.  She sent me another package of 'Nip!!!

 Julie is one of my very best friends.

I love Julie!

White Wednesday

How much snow did we get yesterday? I dunno, but it was more than 18 inches and less 24.

This was lunchtime yesterday.  You can see how the wind was blowing the snow around.

This was dinnertime yesterday. See how the car on the right was almost totally buried?

Lookit the snow on the neighbor's oil tank.

In other words, we got a LOT.  We were furry lucky, we did not lose power.  Mom and I were comfy and cozy all day long. I napped and Mom watched the tennis and worked on her tippy-tappy lapbox. When I got tired of napping, I plopped myself next to Mom and got scritches. When I was done with scritches I went back to napping.

It ended up being a good day for both of us.

Blizzard Wednesday, updated!

We haven't had a lot of snow so far this winter, but today will be the day to change all that.

We live near Manchester, at the top of this map.

For my Aussie and Kiwi friends, 36 inches is over 91 cm. The weather guys think we will get between 18 to 25 inches (45 to 63 cm) before the storm is over on Wednesday.

The governor of our state has already declared a State of Emergency, which means if you are not "essential" you stay home. Schools everywhere have been cancelled for Tuesday AND Wednesday.

Snow is expected to fall at a rate of one to three inches AN HOUR, which Mom has never seen before. At that rate, the snowplow guys can't keep up. Not every snowstorm is a blizzard. According to Wikipedia (yes, I looked it up), "a blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 56 km/h (35 mph) and lasting for a prolonged period of time – typically three hours or more." The biggest problem in a blizzard is that you can't see more than a quarter mile ahead of you (400 m), and it can get so bad it is called a "whiteout" which means you can't see anything. So it is unsafe to be on the road, and they want everybody to stay home.

Works for me.

Big problem though, is that those high winds can cause power outages. I do not want that to happen.



IF we have power, and IF we have innernets, I will post pictures of what it looks like outside as the storm progresses. Otherwise... well, let's not think of that.

this photo was taken Monday morning. It will be interesting to see how much snow there is on Tuesday....

Update Tuesday AM...

This is what it looks like outside the sewing studio this morning. It is snowing and the wind is blowing it around. It is hard to tell just how much snow we have so far, but it looks to be about six or seven inches (15 - 17 cm). The storm isn't done yet, and we will get more. We are warm and cozy, and Mom is watching the tennis in Oz while also keeping up with the local news.  Keep your paws and fingers crossed!

Millie Monday

Mom, just because this quilt has been shown in three big quilt shows all over the US of A, it doesn't mean it isn't mine to nap on whenever I want.

To all the When When Watchers, we have another big storm coming on Tuesday.  Stay tuned.

Not so Snowy Sunday

We didn't get a lot of snow during the day yesterday, only about four inches, but we did get a little bit more after the sun went down. We're supposed to get a lot more in a big storm coming on Tuesday.

I spent the day napping in my kitty condo. Mom cleaned the house.

Once again, have I told you lately how glad I am to be a cat?

Snowy Saturday

If you were worried we won't have any snow for the When When Contest, take a look at this graphic:

We are in the Blue area, and are expecting 8 or more inches of snow.  That's 20.32cm for my Aussie and Kiwi pals. 

Mom has done all her errands. We are stocked up with foods. Mom has cleaned almost the whole house (she will finish the rest of it today.) We will watch the snow fall outside as we watch the tennis in Oz inside.  It will be a good day.

Don't worry about the When When Contest just yet. It usually doesn't begin until the end of February.