Blizzard bound

Almost everyone in North America is getting hit with some kind of wicked weather right now.

We’re in the thick of an evil cold spell.  We have just come through one of the worst blizzards we remember.  (and that’s saying a lot!)

The wind chill is -50

Yes….

-50

that’s almost incomprehensible. 

Here’s what the windows of the studio look like:

The snowdrifts have filled the yard and swept right up to the top of the studio windows.

Luckily, the blizzard pushed warm weather ahead of it on Saturday, so we spent the day cutting wood and hauling it into the studio.

This is what the inside of the windows look like:

That’s one of the windows…. The snow reaches the very top of the window.  Whew!

Last week, I ordered a new chair for my computer desk. I was astonished that the delivery guy actually braved the weather to deliver it this morning…..

He tried valiantly to get the truck up the driveway, but it wasn’t possible.

It sounded like he hit the fence, as he was trying to get up the driveway. I grabbed a coat and boots and ran out to see if he was okay – and if the fence was okay, too!  I foolishly forgot to put on mittens- not a good idea!

The driver was floundering up the drive, dragging the box – noble soul! I figured that I was dressed more warmly than he was, so I took over the box shuffle.

The news said that if you have exposed skin you will get frostbite in under 5 minutes.  They’re right.

Yep. I froze my hands in the few minutes I was struggling up the driveway with the box.

My index finger and thumb feel like someone pounded them with a hammer.   Cold hurts.

Hope the weather is better where you are!