Ketch-Up Day

 

 Whew! We dodged a bullet. We got sleet, ice and snow, in our area, but it could have been soooo much worse. 

Churches were closed Sunday. Thousands were out of power in the mountains. There were over  a thousand flight cancellations at the Charlotte airport. And as of Monday, statewide, there were over 700 road accidents.  Ice is still an issue at night when the temp drops, but overall--here--it 's much better than it could have been. AND we're a day closer to spring....

I brought in the daffies that were trying to bloom when we had our first cold snap a while back. Unfortunately, I don't hold much hope that they will bloom again this spring. Sigh.

 

This is what it looked like Sunday. More slushy rain and sleet than snow.

 

 

Yesterday, pretty and starting to melt.

 

And Maisy taking it all in.

What's it like in your neck of the woods, Blogger Buds? Did you get smacked or did Nature behave herself?
 

It's Tuesday

 Greetings Blogger Buds,

Hope your weekend and Monday were excellent.

Weather

So Monday we woke up to this.

The chunk of ice on the ground was from the bird bath that was frozen nearly solid.

This is my second rain gauge. It never dawned on me to empty it in cold weather. I figured that out after I woke one morning to find the gauge in pieces on the ground along with the ice.  So, I started to empty this one and as you can see the ice has formed all along the sides and frozen it in place.  So far, it's still in one piece.....

Weekend with the fam 

We went in to see the kiddos and their parents this weekend. It never ceases to amaze me the activities that are now available for kids. We took the kids to the Painted Peacock to paint ceramics. Back in the day painting ceramics was strictly for adults, but now its geared to a much younger market and as you can see, the kids love it.

 

 

AND

E holding up a copy of J.Q. Rose's GIRL'S SUCCEED.

ALSO

We went grocery shopping. Sigh.  Buying canned cat food is getting harder and harder and appears to now be leaking into dog food. Produce is still an issue. What about you. Any grocery issues on your end?

Got ice? Ceramics? Cat food? Produce?