The weather prediction came true. I had my doubts, but the temperature dropped drastically and on Monday afternoon it began to snow lightly.
After dusk the temperature plummeted and it snowed much of the night. By midnight it was 18 degrees (that's Fahrenheit, for those of you in Guam).
I was feeling rotten and there was no plausible reason to stay up, so I settled in bed around 7:00 p.m. - with an electric blanket, my laptop, and two cats.
Just when things were getting cozy, an icy wind made the bare trees tremble and the power went out.
It's a rather frequent occurrence, but this time I wasn't expecting it. I'm sure I mentioned this before: everything in the house runs on electricity. Furnace, stove......electric blanket......
It was gonna be one helluva cold night.
Even under the best conditions, this is the coldest house I've ever lived in. It's like being in an igloo with the air conditioner on.
I don't need a furnace. I need an exorcist.
I clumsily staggered around in the dark searching for a flashlight, candles, matches, and extra blankets.
It was one of the longest nights I can remember. Absolute agony. I shivered in bed - watching the candles flicker and listening to the restless shrieks and diabolical howls of hungry coyotes.
Tuesday, the first day of December. Only 24 degrees for the daytime "high". Thank God the power was back on.
I wanted to venture into the forest and take some snowy pictures but it was very damp, extremely cold, and I have an agonizing pain in my left foot (among other things).
So I only took photos from the safety of the front and back porches.
The Halloween jack-o-lantern is still surviving
The misty front "yard" on Monday when it first started snowing.
Front porch
My cats went outside for about thirty seconds, then ran in.
My car, with new tires....(see previous blog post)
Front yard (again) on Tuesday, Dec. 1st.
And I apologize for not being able to leave comments on some of my favorite blogs due to a computer "glitch". There doesn't seem to be any way to fix it.
