The Big Snow

Hi there! I’ve got something to show you. It snowed here. All. Weekend. Seriously, the snow did not let up at all. It was great! Here are some shots to help you capture exactly how much fell this weekend (the most in any one fall since we’ve moved to Nova Scotia).

I took this picture on Saturday morning. The snow started sometime after midnight, Saturday AM. We already had about three inches down from the fall earlier last week:


The snow shovelling team (our nice neighbour still plows for us. Thank. God.):



A close up of the short members of the team. The wee balaclava hat is one Mudder knit for Iain recently. He looks adorable in it!

This one was taken later Saturday evening:

And this one is from this morning, when things were still nice and crisp (and, yes, it was still snowing) and before things started to melt.

We’re supposed to get rain tomorrow. !!Sob!!

Sorry, I can’t write more. Very. Busy. I’m knitting….

A Picture Diary, Part One

When one doesn't have knitting content to show you, one turns to cute baby photos. I do have an FO to show you soon but, as I would like to also show you a beautiful model as well, you're going to have to wait a bit longer.

Rather than knitting, I thought I'd give you a glimpse as to why my blog entries have been on the wane lately. Here is a couple of weeks in pictures, just for you!

Here's Iain on Tuesday evening, February 5th:

On Monday, February 11th, we had a snow day here. Here's what a snow day looks like at our house in Nova Scotia. Here is Mommy and her baby watching the events outside (this is also my favourite picture of Iain and I to date):

Here's what is happening outside. This gentleman, who also happens to be the grandfather of one of Iain's wee playmates, is a Godsend! Every time it snows, in he comes with his tractor to clear the drive way for us! Get this - he does it for free because he 'enjoys it'. Now that's a small town advantage!

On Wednesday, February 13, all of that lovely snow melted and we had this problem.

Yes, that's water pouring in from around our chimney. Yes, our gas insert fireplace has sustained some damage (it's turned on in the picture in a desperate attempt to dry things up). The hardwood floor and basement also sustained some damage. Yes, that bucket is filling quickly - about 12 minutes a bucket full. DH ended up on the roof with a blow torch (no, I'm not joking) and buckets of hot water to melt the ice dam that he believes was causing the problem. No, the roofing company has not made it over to remedy the situation. Yes, DH is now away and we're going through another melt/freeze cycle. Good. Times.

On February 17th, I finished this:

Okay, I lied. I am giving you a preview of my FO! I'm very proud, what can I say? More details to follow when I get pictures of the recipient modelling her pressie!