The Bigger Snow - the last snow report (maybe)

You all might be getting sick of the snow talk, but we're not (not just YET...).

Yep, it happened again... went to sleep with no snow on the ground (only a rumor that a storm was headed in). Woke up with up to (and over) 2 feet, depending on where the wind wanted to blow the white stuff. This is a photo about 2/3 the way up our driveway (facing back down towards the cabin).





Fortunately, I'd parked the Suby at the top of the drive the night before... this photo is from the same spot on the drive, but looking up towards the car (visual assistance provided on this one).

I was scheduled to have the studded snow tires mounted on the car that morning. Well, I missed the appointment, because it took 30 minutes to dig out a distance of about 9ft to the road. Revved that little Suby up to bust her out onto the road, slid 'er sideways, and... well, promptly got 'er stuck on the other side of the road. As luck would have it, a few fine young lads (smokin' a spliff, nonetheless) were nice enough to stop by and help push me and Suby out. They enjoyed the irony of me having studded tires in the trunk. The next task was getting the Subaru to the tire shop on some slickery roads with tires that were the equivalent of ice skates. Breath easy... all ended up fine and I'm happy to report that Suby RIPS with studded snows and all wheel drive. SMILES.

I guess that there is always a calm after the storm. This shot was taken the night after the big snow. Just gotta love them mountain nights...

More SNOW - Oct 17

We had a dusting just previously, but on Tuesday the 17th, we really got hit with our first mountain snow.



It was a great intro to winter... had the wood stove fired up all day and we went through a few logs. Looks like Joe's gonna have to get back at it with that axe!



SNOWBALLS...

Lord Dorkster spotted in CHI-town!

We recently made a voyage to Michigan and stopped in Chicago for a quick overnighter.

Thanks again to my past life's career for earning me enough hotel points for us to stay at a fancy downtown Hilton - for free.


It's the first time we've stayed in a hotel room with a plasma screen.




Tina's first few hours in Chicago were spent with Dr. Phil and Oprah.






I was eventually able to coax her out of the hotel room to run around the Miracle Mile and do some shopping (Tina found a new winter hat).


While we were out and about, we stumbled across a rare opportunity to see the highly elusive Lord Dorkster as he was being released into his courtyard.
His exuberant joy and flailing was no doubt the result of his pleasure in the tentative and captivated crowd. What a handsome specimen. Yes, a rare opportunity indeed!



Late in the day we gravitated towards the local coffee and confections shop for a mid-afternoon pick-me-up. Tina had decaf.




There was also a celebrity sighting... Vivian K is a tough one to get a photo of, but with the help of the paparazzi "nacho chip cam", we were able to get that million dollar photo.



We're still waiting for offers from the Enquirer.