The Final Snow Fall Of Winter?

7:36

I was up way, way too early, at 5:30, reluctant to rise but anxious to hear the pundits discuss last night's battle royal between the Republican candidates.  It was like a fist fight with words and all three seemed to talk at once, Nimrod's building the Towel of Babel.  Weatherwise, we got five to six inches of snow over the past 12 hours, not enough to warrant a plowing.  It's a chilly 16º but in true Chautauqua fashion, it will be in the 50's by Sunday, those fickle weather gods.

Yesterday yoga was cancelled because Danielle, our leader, was vacationing in Dubrovnik and parts of Italy for the past two weeks.  I was happy to skip a day because I had breakfast with the guys at 8:00, then an appointment with the eye lab at 9:15, to get a new lens for my glasses.  Breakfast was back to the three of us because Jack was back from a 10 day vacation in Costa Rica.  It sounded amazing, of course, as Costa Rica is a country of a great interest, with many environments from a rain forest, to mountains, to great beaches.  I was home by 10:00, with little planned for the rest of the day which seemed strange, to have such a large leisure ahead.  It was not inviting outside, no snow for skiing,  and I did not feel like walking the campground.  So I just stretched out my usual routine, lots of reading, relaxing, lunch, a nap, a thought of a hike, easily put aside.

Yesterday's Snow Fall Begins

Meanwhile, Evie was being a good girl, driving to Mayville to get a blood test, then to Lakewood to the Y, staying with her routine.  I was the sloth for a day.  She was back by 3:00, with some time to relax before both of us showered and got ready to drive to the McClure's for a pizza dinner.  And, of course, about an hour before we were to leave, it started to snow, so by the time we left the roads were snow covered and visibility was limited but not scary as we drove to their house around 6:00.

Hot Pizza Girls

It felt good to go to their cosy, warm house for dinner on a night like that.  Linda's dinner, as usual was great, a nice hot, thick garlic soup, guaranteed to cure whatever ails us.  After soup and a couple of beers, we sat down to homemade pizza, crusty and delicious, one a Margherita with fresh basil, tomatoes and mozzarella, the other with feta and prosciutto. Yum.  We ended the evening watching some of the debate until all four of us had had enough and we drove home in a light snow, arriving back to our warm house at 10:00, just in time to watch a few snippets of the debate before going to bed.

A Couple of Happy Fellows

The Happy Wives?

It's now 7:45, Evie's still asleep, the sun has just peaked through the clouds, the lake and yard have returned to their winter white, and all seems right in the world.  Time for breakfast and getting ready for yoga class.