I live in a city just east of Denver, Colorado. It snows here. You’d expect that we would all be used to it by now, but each time there is a major storm predicted you’d think it was the end of the world. The grocery store is mobbed. Gasoline sells out at the gas station. There are constant warnings and updates in the media, and a bright red “winter storm warning” message begins to scroll across the bottom of the television screen. Snow trucks begin to roll before the first flake even flies. It is particularly bad when the winter storm is predicted to unfold over several days and double digit snow is expected.
It is the Snowpocalypse!!!
OK, I did go to the grocery store to make sure I had milk and stuff for several days of meals. I filled the car with gas. I went to the yarn store. Hello. I might be cut off for days! I mean, it is the SNOWPOCALYPSE!!!
The predicted snow storm was actually a two-punch affair; the weekend snow was just the warm-up for the main event. Monday afternoon the snow started in earnest and once the wind picked up it began to drift. Schools were closed, most of my neighbors stayed home from work, and there was almost no traffic on the roads. Lovely. Seriously, it was lovely. I settled down and power knitted for a couple of days with breaks to forage for food (yep. I am seriously recovering from the flu and my appetite has come back was a vengence!) and snow shoveling outings. This morning the sun was out again and I got the last bit of shoveling down.
I am now almost 2 inches below the armholes and it is started to look like a sweater. The yarn feels just wonderful. I am so happy to have so much progress after just a week.
A friend just sent me a message: there is another snow storm predicted for early next week.
Woohoo! Maybe I should head to the knitting store and stock up again.
Love the colourway. Stay warm! 🙂
I’m trying. Last night it was 1℉, and tonight we’re headed below zero. Good thing I’m making sweaters.
Indeed! It seems we’ve traded weather, here in Ottawa, we had rain last night! Very unusual but I much prefer it 🙂
Love it! Snowpocalypse headed towards us. We were so warm it rained. I used the time to knit too. 2 hours from me…15 inches of snow. It would have been nice to get the snow so I could get out on my cross country skis.
While I was out shoveling some snow mobiles came down my street. You could have caught a ride behind them on your skis. 🙂
Thanks for a chuckle!! Yes, you definitely should be stocking up on yarn, forget the groceries 🙂 I shall be expecting to see the sweater finished by the end of next week now 😉 it’s looking great so far. x
Thanks! It’s important to have the correct priorities…
Oh that yarn is just beautiful…The snow looks immense, I think you should definitely head to the yarn store and stock up 😉
I was just thinking that I should drive on down to Colorful Yarns: they just put all the MadelineTosh and Zen Yarn Garden on sale! I mean, the snowiest months are still to come…