What!? Snow Again!? And A Sunny Tuesday to follow

Last Friday we had yet another snowstorm. It amounted to roughly 12 inches and was beautiful...

until it was time to exit the driveway. If you look closely you will see the deep tire tracks. One of our cars actually did get stuck and had to be dug out. It brought to mind the first winter DH and I were married. DH, being from Brooklyn where subways insulated the streets, insisted he didn't need to shovel the very long driveway of our new home.

"The sun will melt it in no time!" he boasted.

"No Sweetie", I gently disagreed. "The snow in Connecticut (where I was raised) needs to be cleared or the whole winter will be a struggle."

Shortly after his most assured comment, DH spent 8 hours trying to remove his car from the snowbank that swallowed it up just to teach him a lesson. Now that we live even farther north than our first home in Connecticut DH gets on that snow ASAP every time!

But I still think it's pretty and wouldn't change my four seasons for all the tea in China!

Luckily, the driveway was cleared in time for my Chicks to arrive to a bright sunny afternoon of knitting. Sheila is almost finished with her Pelerine shoulder shawl and Barbara finished one project and started another. Elaine was test knitting for gauge and was disappointed when she had to frog her progress and start again. But it was amazing to me to see how far she knitted by quitting time.
Beth is almost finished with a sweet little cardigan....

And I'm on the last of nine skeins of yarn for the ruffled scarf I started a couple of weeks ago. It looks like a big blob on my lap, but I think I'm going to like the end result.

Now that it's March I'm looking forward to the longer days of sunshine. I think I actually feel a little extra zip in my step. Meh! Maybe it's just the cup of coffee I had with breakfast. In any case, I'm ready for an improvement in weather. I hear that Moose is already making his way to preschool in nothing but a sweater. That's a benefit of living five hours south of here.

Called Off Due to Snow

Today there was a 6 inch snowfall, but tomorrow we are expecting 12 inches.

Needless to say, the Chicks did not meet at my house today for knitting.
That's two weeks in a row that we called off our meeting because of snow.
Enough already!

Winter Wonderland, Part Deux and Adding to the Inventory

Another great snowstorm of the northeast greeted me when I looked out the window today. It's a good thing it's pretty or I might walk around the house grumbling like Scrooge.

In the meantime, the Chicks have been busy knitting warm little woolies for babies. Cathy's contribution this week was made using a self patterning sock yarn.

Elaine finished a diagonal blankie. Such pretty colors.

Kathleen brought in another sweater and hat set. She found a pair of mittens that had hidden from site last week and so added them to the inventory too.

And lastly, I'm making a pair of socks to match the Phazelia mitered baby jacket (http://www.etsy.com/listing/51547151/mitered-baby-jacket-pattern-pdf?ref=pr_shop ) I knitted a few months ago. This self striping sock yarn is infused with aloe which makes it very soft to the skin.
Just a few more rows and the other sock will be finished.

What should I knit next?

Winter Wonderland

Friday night before I went to bed I decided to take a look at the snowstorm blowing around outside. My next door neighbors have uplighting around their backyard and it was just enough to catch the quiet beauty that was brewing while everyone slept.

The next morning was delightful! I love the winter and feel so lucky to live where we get a boatload of snow every winter. Although, from what I've been seeing lately, the snowbirds who travel south for the winter are getting their fill too.
This morning I piled on my warm woolies and wrapped myself as tightly as I could and went for a walk.

The weather report said it was 23 degrees but the wind howling around me made it feel much colder. Still I had a good half hour walk before I decided to call it quits.

I wouldn't trade these northeastern winters for all the tea in China! Now I'm going to have a large cup of hot chocolate. And I won't feel guilty about knitting for the rest of the day!