This will be my last blog for a couple of weeks. I am preparing to leave on retreat and need to take a social media break as part of the retreat. I will be checking text messages and email while I am gone as I have access to internet so if you want to get hold of me that is the best way to do so. I will have my cell with me so you could call too. I will accept calls as I am able to do so. Leave a message if I don’t answer and I will call you back when I am free.
Walked my driveway this morning to check on the snow drift situation. Luckily the propane truck made a propane delivery to me today and cut a track in the one big drift. The drift is well over my knees deep. After I shoveled for a bit I realized the drift is in a place that is easy to drive around and I really didn’t need to shovel it. The sun is out this afternoon and the ice on the sidewalks is melting away already. It will take some time before the deep drifts are gone though.
I went down and checked on the chickens and let them out into their yard to play. They seemed to have survived the storm OK. Had five eggs already this morning. I’ll go down this afternoon and see if there are any more.
It was weird when the wind finally stopped blowing last night. The house got very quiet. I had trouble getting anything done yesterday as I was unsettled most of the day. I felt small and vulnerable during the storm. Grateful when the wind slowed down and things calmed down a bit. Last night was beautiful though as the almost full moon was shining brightly on the fresh snow and its’ light was being reflected.
Went to lunch today with a dear friend. We had a lot to catch up on as I hadn’t spent time with her for a bit. Always good to catch up with a friend. The roads to town were nice and dry and clear. Trusting my travel day on Wednesday will be as good.
I have started packing this afternoon. Feel like I am taking too much stuff but won’t have easy access to laundry facilities while I am gone. I have room to take stuff which may not be a good thing. The outer wear takes up a lot of space. It won’t all fit in my carry on bag this time. Will have to take a second bag of some sort to fit it all in. Add in some yarn, nuts, and miscellaneous stuff and I may need three bags. I don’t like traveling that heavy.
Almost have my whole house cleaned. I will finish up this afternoon and evening. Always nice to come home to a clean house.
Excited to get this next adventure started. Looking forward to the possibilities it may bring.
Grateful for surviving the blizzard yesterday with no damages, grateful for a dear friend that had lunch with me today, and grateful for the possibilities that this retreat may bring.