Enough with the snow already

[kmehrzad]

Being snowed in is giving us all an opportunity to go through our cabinets and use cake mixes and the like that we've overlooked or pushed to the rear of the cabinet. Coming across a box of brownie mix is a real treat ...

[Selkie]

Shoveled out the front stoop & walkway, steps down to the road, and cars. Also cleared the pavement around the cars. After that, we went out and shoveled out our elderly neighbor and his wife. The wind was whipping like a mofo, but I had on my Dr. Zhivago hat, Patagonia fleece jacket, tall fleece-lined boots, and toasty warm LL Bean mittens. And, of course, a Patagonia Wool4 baselayer top! Worked up a good sweat. The kids in the neighborhood are annoyed because DH shoveled a path across the street so we could put some of our shoveled snow into one of the established piles. Now they can't sled down the road (trust me, they have alternatives, as the block over is a similar steep hill that also hasn't seen a plow)

Tomorrow, I'm going to try the NY Catapult Snow Launch Move!

7, my dad was an IBMer (retired after 30 years). For a couple years in the late 60s, he worked at IBM/White Plains. We lived in Yorktown Heights at the time; Dad ended up getting transferred back to IBM/Pittsburgh because my mom was homesick.

[Possegal]

7, my dad was an IBMer (retired after 30 years). For a couple years in the late 60s, he worked at IBM/White Plains. We lived in Yorktown Heights at the time; Dad ended up getting transferred back to IBM/Pittsburgh because my mom was homesick.

My brother worked for IBM for about 30 years as well, in the 'burgh.

[owlice]

:: has cookies (Mint Milanos), chocolate (Hershey's and Dove), cupcakes (chocolate with buttercream frosting), and chocolate pudding ::

:: has makings for fudge brownies, fudge, chocolate chip and/or oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, and yellow cake with chocolate frosting ::

:: will share ::

:: admits there is a theme here.... ::

[tulip]

:: has cookies (Mint Milanos), chocolate (Hershey's and Dove), cupcakes (chocolate with buttercream frosting), and chocolate pudding ::

:: has makings for fudge brownies, fudge, chocolate chip and/or oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, and yellow cake with chocolate frosting ::

:: will share ::

:: admits there is a theme here.... ::

HEY! I thought you were coming to my house!!

[SadieKate]

No, come to mine!

[7rider]

Oh, for Pete's sake....this is getting re-donk-u-lous.
We lost power -- again -- at 4:00 until 6:30 p.m. I suppose I should be happy that it was ONLY for 2.5 hours....but geez. I'm a little tired of cooking dinner by candlelight. "Hmmm...is that pot simmering? I can't see." And worrying about how long it will take for the now cold fireplace to ramp back up with the heat output. I guess older, "established" neighborhoods with mature trees have their drawbacks around here. Above ground power lines and big trees means frequent power outages. I'm afraid to sign on to my email, as I'm sure the neighborhood listserv is humming with rants. Sent from Smartphones, of course.....cuz no one had power for the computers!

e.t.a. Oh...Fudge Stripe cookies dipped in peanut butter....post shoveling treat. Mmmmmmm.....

[Zen]

Still Life With Nutella

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