Looking out my window last night, into the dark, still night as I always do before bed, you know, as everyone does to make sure there are no zombies, aliens, purges, or other issues, I noticed a new menace!
This was a foe I’d met before.
Sneaky and untimely, it had arrived.
On the surface it was bright, sparkly and gave the street a contemporary Currier and Ives appearance, but I knew it for what it was!
Snowmg, this was too soon.
I thought, Oh Hell Snow!
Snow way!
The only dashing I wanted to do was down to the park to play some tennis or to take a long walk, in shoes.
No jingling. No jangling. No turtledoves or French hens.
No lords leaping or otherwise.
No fat man with a hidden address going on my roof. What is with Christmas anyway? Having children sit on some strangers’ lap and tell him the thing they want most in the world so he can break into their house, eat their food, drink their beverages, leave them gifts after watching them sleep. That’s just freaky.
I don’t want wassail or fruitcake, wait, it’s cold, I’ll take the wassail, but not the wassailers, too early.
4 cups apple cider, or apple juice, or 6 cored apples & 4 tbsp. sugar, honey, or maple syrup (or a combination depending how sweet a tooth you have)
2 cups cranberry juice
2 cups orange juice
3 tbsp. lemon juice
2 cups water
4 sticks of cinnamon or 1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tbsp. Cloves, ginger, nutmeg (or not)
All the ingredients in a large pot, on low for 6-8 hrs; all day in a slow cooker.
Add wine or brandy or rum for adults.
Orange slices and cranberries for decoration.
Snow is not a signal to start Christmas cheer yet. No shopping and definitely no fa la laing. No singing loud for all the world to hear. Signed, The Grinch.
I was enjoying other people’s posts on snow, then it got real. How can I originally be from near Sudbury and still be this traumatized by snow? No idea.
Fine. Bring it on.
Polar Vortex. Snowmageddon. Snownado. Snowzilla.
Snow wars. Snow conflict. Snowpocalypse.
Quietus snowus. Snow-nihilation.
Snowreaper. The oncoming snowstorm.
Just know that I will grumble. I will say, How about this snow? Brrr, it’s cold and the classic, Is there more snow than last year?
Snow there, Mother Nature, snow there!
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Um, you can keep it?
(ducks and runs away from flying snowballs)
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lol Yes, keep running. 😉
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I just cleaned off my car from that heavy white stuff. Yuck. Not ready for this.
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I knew it was going to happen, but I suppose it will always feel like it’s too soon. 😉
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You make a good point.
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Thanks. Hope you’re warm. 🙂
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Warmer than yesterday. 🙂 And you as well?
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Glad to hear it. 🙂 No, apparently we’re going to act out Ice Age for a few days so it seemed like a good day to make baked black beans/black-eyed peas, granola, cookies, etc. 🙂
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The house smells so nice on cold winter days. I can smell it all from here. Mm. 🙂
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The silver lining to cold. Mm. 🙂
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At least there is t.h.a.t. ❤ 🙂
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🙂
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We got snow last night. Of course, my snowfall is totally different from yours! We got a dusting, which was enough to send me straight to bed!
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I guess I can’t be bored of winter even before it technically arrives…can I? 😉
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Snowing here too but it won’t last (I hope). Lived in Yellowknife for a while where the snow came early and stayed late. Everything else seems tame by comparison.
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Yes, I imagine everything else would seem very mild indeed. 🙂
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It snowed again today, but it didn’t stick and then turned to rain. I’m done with snow already…
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I agree and I just heard it’s turning to rain later too, that’s going to be, er, fun.
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🙂
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We had a dusting yesterday, in TX!
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Bet you don’t like your snow bigger. As long as it goes away soon. 🙂
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Today, thank goodness and back to 70’s over the weekend.
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We’re at -20 C with the windchill, which is what, around -5 Fahrenheit. Yours sounds better. 🙂 I’ll just enjoy some of your warmer-looking paintings. 🙂
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You summed it up very well …. and without any swearing. Very impressive!
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lol Thanks…heehee, not in my head. 😉
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Why we are no in California. BTW I watch my kids sleep all the time. That’s ok, right??
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I like the snow…in small doses, but I can also see the appeal of no snow. 🙂
My teen still looks like an angel asleep, so I say, yes, a-ok. 😉
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Just when i thought it was safe say “Yay! The snow is gone…” The only job lead i’ve had in months… is in Flagstaff, AZ. I knew they get a lot of snow. But their weather forecast had snow in it!! In May!!!! Sigh… Dangit. Hugs to you!
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The snow seems to be lingering in a lot of places this year…Hope the job lead pans out, despite the snow, in May! 🙂
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