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Another snowy posting

Forgive me for adding one other posting on the subject but the follow-up of two city guests coming to the B&B last night is interesting.

I'm not always told why people are coming here to stay. . This couple is originally from Sri Lanka, so you will appreciate the fact that they grewup in a warm climate; have been in Toronto for ten and twenty years so they know snow. They have a young daughter, aged ten. She is here in the area overnight at a camp..camping out in tents in the snow. Imagine that if you can, you folks in the sunny south. The snow..well, we've had more snow since Thurs. noon than all winter combined and it's still snowing. The radar map shows that 'Celia' is sending us snow from the East Coast of Canada. It doesn't look like it's going to let up for a few days yet. The drive norht from Toronto..an hour... after much debating between the couple ended in the decision later in the day, to come. The husband did not want to; the wife, a doctor, wanted to be near her daughter if needed. And so they came. Jock took the snowblower and blew out the long laneway, at five yesterday afternoon. Between five and six-thirty, the laneway blew in again. About 6:45 pm a knock came to the door.. two guests standing there...the husband in running shoes, the wife in boots and no car. It got stuck at the end of the laneway coming in and they walked in. ......the husband grousing to his wife, saying: I told you so. You can imagine how they felt, not seeing the house, not knowing, in the dark and swirling snow where they were walking to.

This morning it's a different story. It's like a Currier & Ives winter scene outside, snow still falling, Jock has blown the laneway out once, it will have to be done again. And the couple are all smiles and want to come back...but in the summertime.

And there you have it...life in the snowy countryside and I'm heading into Curves...which I thank Jean profusely for introducing me to. More guests arrive later this afternoon...more snow blowing. And, it's as pretty a picture as I've ever seen and keep feeling blessed to see, here in the country with falling snow, birds eating me out of house and home with bird seed which needs replacing today and on it goes. Mind you, cabin fever can set in about this time too. It's always good to have a quilted project on hand in wintertime.

Rosey

posted by RoseyP @ 10:25 AM