Icy Driveway

It's a good thing I have lots of books to read and hobbies I can work on. I have been marooned in my house for the last four days and it looks like I will be here for at least another four days or longer. My almost 300 foot driveway that goes up the side of a hill is completely covered with snow and ice that occurred from a snow, rain, sleet and snow storm we had Tuesday night and Wednesday.

I have plenty of exercise equipment, so I am getting my exercises done daily.

I have also become a politics junky with the exciting primaries taking place this year. I haven't been this interested and excited about politics in decades. It's interesting listening to the pundits, they are so wrong most of the time. They ought to ask the people what we think, and why we are thinking the way we do.

Snow in New England

Today it became a winter wonderland here in this area. The snow started falling around 9:30 this morning. It snowed all day. Traffic was a nightmare. I had driven out of town for an appointment and it took me an hour and a half to get home for a trip that is usually forty five minutes at the most. Once I was home here at my mountainous woodsy home, it was wonderful looking outside and seeing the beautiful white landscape. It reminds me of Robert Frost's poem Stopping in the Woods on a Snowy Evening. That's what makes living in New England so special.

Trees on the Green

After awakening this morning to a fabulous scenery of ice, I had the opportunity this evening to take a walk around the Green. The temperature was a brisk 34 degrees, but dressed in the proper clothing it was a very refreshing walk. We have one of the most beautiful Green's in New England. Every year Christmas trees dressed with multi-color lights running the length of the Green are lit. Lampposts on both sides of the street are dressed with evergreen garland, white lights and red bows. All the houses and buildings along the Green are festively dressed. And the churches are as distinguished as they have always been. Yes, this is a beautiful New England scene. The only thing missing was the snow.