Storm Ending, 2" new snow...28º

Yesterdays' snowy day turned into sunshine and the temperature zoomed up to 40º...Early morning Herb raked snow off the south side of our roof, because they were forecasting snow, turned to rain, which would add more weight to the snow already on the roof...He raked, I shoveled, took our time and got it done...About noon the sun came out for a few hours and melted ice and snow, much nicer than rain.

Last Friday Pam and I braved the weather for what is becoming our regularly scheduled trip to LaGrande to get out hair cut...A mini getaway, nothing planned except the haircut, just time to do whatever strikes our fancy...The roads were bare, wind wasn't blowing, sun came out...We shopped, had a leisurely lunch, shopped some more and made a full day of it, arriving home after dark...Our last stop of the day was at Kaufmans', Amish store...They have a fresh deli case, (Herb likes the pastrami and swiss for a treat) bulk items, fresh baked pies and breads...It is family owned, friendly and inviting...I bought a few items, including frozen pie cherries.

After raking the roof yesterday, while fixing our breakfast, in the back of the fridge, the now thawed cherries, spoke to me..Not always but over the years cherry pie or cherry cheesecake is something made and consumed in February...Valentines day and Washington's birthday come to mind...I spent the sunny part of the day in the kitchen making cherry pie...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

We didn't even miss the ice cream.