We’ve had more snow this month than all of the rest of this winter…
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Weathering the weather
Thank you for all your good wishes for my health. I ended up going to the clinic and three hours later was diagnosed with bronchitis. At least it wasn’t pneumonia…something that I’ve had more often than I care to admit. With 48 hours of meds in my system I’m not 100% but getting better. At least I want to knit now!
Winter Storm Stella didn’t dump as much snow to cripple our area…thankfully. We got about eight to ten inches of the white stuff. Enough to cause cancellations for many activities but not the end of the world amount. I have serious issues about the way the media hypes up every snowfall into a major, life-threatening disaster. They have cried wolf too many times for me to believe most of it. Now I did believe we were going to get some snow but I wasn’t going to stay glued to the TV for up to the minute blow-by-blow account of where it was. For the hour I spent in the waiting room at the clinic the only topic was Stella on the Weather Channel. I get the need to inform/warn people but not to cause panic. And that’s what was happening. No news or weather about the rest of the country. It was all about Stella. S-T-T-E-E-L-L-L-L-A-A-A Makes the decision to not have TV so much easier. We’ve been unplugged from that idiot box for several years and I don’t miss it at all.
It boils down to common sense. If you live in an area that gets bad weather: tornadoes, hurricanes, snow storms, rain storms, floods, dust storms, droughts, then be aware. Be prepared. Help your neighbors and community.
OK, rant over.
How are you feeling? Did Stella come to visit you?
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Adventures in NH
When riding a motorcycle 600 miles, one must be prepared for inclement weather. We started out in our rain suits because everything was wet. Good thing we did as we hit rain less than seven miles from our house.
It rained off and on most of the morning. I kept checking my phone weather app to see if we could remove those hot suits. Mr. Aitch took off his rain jacket when we stopped for fuel when this popped up. We are the blue dot.
We hung out there for about an hour while waiting for the rain to lighten up and spent the night near Albany, New York.
From Albany, New York to my brother’s house in New Hampshire was a better ride and beautiful weather.
My brother, sister and I went to the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s Fair and I met Carrie Cahill Mulligan of cmhats fame.
I’ve never met a knitter that wasn’t nice. She is so warm and friendly and her hats are incredibly beautiful! My favorite one is the grey and tan hat hanging just above my head in the photo. Her hand embroidery is divine.
There were so many things to see that I forgot to take photos. I did fish out my phone for a photo when I saw this quilt by Jane Frenke. I love the bright colors and irregular edges. After doing some research I discovered her studio is about and hour and half away from me Small world.
We also worked on a very challenging jigsaw puzzle that my sister-in-law gave to my brother a few years ago and was never completed. More about that on another day.
Three days of warm, sunny weather and then it started to rain. On the day we left.
This time we spent the night in Scranton, PA. Our boots were damp and Mr. Aitch’s glove were wet so we propped them over the fan in our room while we went for dinner.
Rain showers were in the area when we got up on the last day of our trip so we decided to take our time at breakfast. We donned our rain suits before we left the hotel though the radar was relatively clear. Pop-up showers were in the forecast but after mostly sunny skies and the heat of the day, we decided to get out of those hot rain suits.
Thirty minutes later…
Again – we are the blue dot.
We managed to get off the highway just as the skies opened up. You can see by Mr. Aitch’s shirt that we did get a little wet. We decided to have lunch hoping the rain would once again subside. It didn’t. After an hour wait we braved the rain and headed home.
To mostly sunny skies.
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Relaxing
After biking (the kind with pedals) around the hotel grounds this morning, we decided to relax a bit.
By the pool.
Yes, that’s my knitting. A pair of wool mitts. Pattern is called Treads. I’m writing from my iPad so getting the link to show up is challenging. I’m relaxing, so if you want to find it, I’m sure you can. Or leave a comment and I’ll look it up I and get back to you in a few days.
I’m having a hard time believing it’s still winter at home. We’ll be returning to this soon enough.
Knitting In Flashes 