When I moved up here, everyone said “Where is Mexico, NY?”
Everyone knows now. CNN knows. CBS knows. And everyone is talking about lake effect. The governor declared an emergency for the county yesterday. Swim sectionals have been postponed another day.
It snowed more overnight and it is snowing now and they think it will snow for at least five more days. But we’re only getting a foot or so a day, instead of five inches an hour. We were able to get out of the driveway this morning and went into town.
Today’s front page (The Post Standard tells us to expect more.)
This is how we clean off roofs. Want to read more about it?
The clock at the bank. Everything in the village was closed yesterday, but open today. The roads are clear, mostly, thank to plowtruck drivers who worked all night.
Wind blowing off the grocery store. We bought milk and cinnamon and yeast for more baking. If the winds keep up, drifts will be a problem.
I think this is a cool house.
I grew up eating maple snow because my parents grew up eating maple snow. Yes, there is probably pollution in the snow. A couple spoonfuls won’t kill me. Here are the two necessary ingredients. (That maple syrup was harvested from the trees I can see from my office window.)
Pour syrup on fresh snow.
Dig in.
Ummmmmm! My father claims one must alternate bites of maple snow with bites of dill pickle in order to get the sharpest taste contrast imaginable. I refuse to do this.
Here are the results of yesterday’s muffin-baking extravaganza. Today, I might bake bread.
Even though we’re expecting another week of snow, it should be manageable, now that the initial five feet of it is cleared from the roads. But stay tuned!