I like this term "Wintry Mix." Conjures up all kinds of images in my mind, such as big fat flakes of snow, wind, cold changing to warm as the snow turns to rain and things begin to thaw...Sun was added to our "wintry mix" yesterday and the roads were bare and dry on the drive home from water therapy...When I arrived home, Herb had a garden hose hooked up to hot water, to melt some of the ice from around the wheels of the Subaru and wash off some of the road grime...Just because the roads were bare doesn't mean that our snow/ice has melted but the ice had softened enough that I could scrape and shovel it off of the deck and sidewalk on the southwest side of our house, making it safer to get from house to car!
Leftovers of tuna casserole were ready to warm when I got a face time call from Bobi...She is in the middle of prepping for a chocolate dipping party with friends and having problems with the "fondant."..We had a fun visit as she caught me up on "the week from hell," as they lived through a Portland storm that dumped a foot of snow, melted enough to make an icy, rutted mess of the city streets, then turned to freezing rain, keeping them housebound with cabin fever, plus she had the CRUD, for about 5 days...I'm sure it felt like much longer...Anyway they survived and Cienna is finally back in school after her extended break and this term she is enrolled in a scuba diving course...That girl is always up for a new adventure.
Checking the weather this morning it looks like the major winter storm that has wreaked havoc on the state of Oregon is finally subsiding...I 84 is open from Portland to Ontario as of this morning and secondary roads are passable...Cleaning up will be major with the downed trees, caved in buildings, huge snow banks, layers of ice are just a few of the problems...Snow is still in the forecast but seems mild compared to the last couple of weeks...Hugs To All...OWAV:)
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