We woke up this morning to a couple of inches of wet sloppy snow. It continued to snow all morning but melted into the slush as soon as it hit the ground. It turned to rain by the afternoon and was a truly sloppy, slushy mess by night fall. If it freezes tonight it will make walking treacherous in the morning. But what do I care, I don't have anywhere to go.
All day I observed the people running around in this mess with umbrellas! That was a new one on me. I haven't perfected the art of carrying groceries and an umbrella, and opt for a hood. This summers purchase of trench coat worked great! Unfortunately I ran out of water repellent while spraying a new pair of Uggs. I didn't realize how much puddling had occurred and my big toe got wet! And Jeff found a hole in his boots!...so we will do some serious looking this weekend for supplies. We will need them. This winter has all ready been colder than anything we experienced last year.
In 7 days the holiday merriment begins with the arrival of Daughter T and husband S. LaD and other Mother Nancy will be joining along the way. We have a full agenda, with Malta, Rome, Frutigen (Switzerland), Rankweil (Austria), and Venice in the plans. LaD will leave us in Switzerland and head to Paris and then to London for a visit with friends there. Of course this is not a vacation. There is so much that everyone wants to see, we are taking in a great deal with a minimum of time. With the assistance of 'the kids' I hope to be making more frequent postings to let everyone know how we are.
I hope this finds everyone preparing their hearts and homes for a wonderful Christmas 2008! All the best to everyone!