An sws is a Special Weather Statement ..and this is ours today (Courtesy of NOAA)
Well as you can now tell we are having interesting weather. We had a deep layer of snow and now it's raining on it! Yuk.
This makes travel somewhat treacherous ..puddles on ice..and the wind is blowing.
So it's time to hide indoors by the stove and read.
Today we ventured out to restock with reading material at the main library..that was when we realized how yukky the weather had become. Still we had a nice visit and we made it home safe ...just!.....It was a little bit of an adventure getting home ..two bus rides and a walk..alternately sliding around the streets and post holing in the snow banks... even getting drenched by certain charming cars (but most were careful) but anyway we made it to the wood stove, mugs of hot tea and a tasty supper.
When we went out I forgot to take my reading glasses...I think now that it was that kind of day...
but anyway we found cozy chairs in the children's section of the library and Laura Ingalls Wilder books were right next to us on the shelf , so I picked up the first and read it. It was Little House in the Big Woods (1932) and it was a very pleasant, easy read (great print size too :0) ) It was the first installment of her recollections of her childhood and was lovely. It's a simple tale of simpler times with interesting domestic details and a few amusing episodes (the pig accidentally hitching a ride on a sled springs to mind) Her father made a living by trapping animals in the Winter and selling their furs and by farming and the like in the summer. Panthers, Wolves and Bear feature in the stories as does the fun to be had from living simply ..her father could and did play the violin and sing, told stories and played with his children. The girls learned how to make butter and cheese, preserve meat and vegetables, and how to load and look after a rifle.
It was a very satisfying read and well worth the afternoon to read. I'm now quite curious to read the next installment. But for the moment I'm content to drink tea and warm up by the fire!
Well as you can now tell we are having interesting weather. We had a deep layer of snow and now it's raining on it! Yuk.
This makes travel somewhat treacherous ..puddles on ice..and the wind is blowing.
So it's time to hide indoors by the stove and read.
Today we ventured out to restock with reading material at the main library..that was when we realized how yukky the weather had become. Still we had a nice visit and we made it home safe ...just!.....It was a little bit of an adventure getting home ..two bus rides and a walk..alternately sliding around the streets and post holing in the snow banks... even getting drenched by certain charming cars (but most were careful) but anyway we made it to the wood stove, mugs of hot tea and a tasty supper.
but anyway we found cozy chairs in the children's section of the library and Laura Ingalls Wilder books were right next to us on the shelf , so I picked up the first and read it. It was Little House in the Big Woods (1932) and it was a very pleasant, easy read (great print size too :0) ) It was the first installment of her recollections of her childhood and was lovely. It's a simple tale of simpler times with interesting domestic details and a few amusing episodes (the pig accidentally hitching a ride on a sled springs to mind) Her father made a living by trapping animals in the Winter and selling their furs and by farming and the like in the summer. Panthers, Wolves and Bear feature in the stories as does the fun to be had from living simply ..her father could and did play the violin and sing, told stories and played with his children. The girls learned how to make butter and cheese, preserve meat and vegetables, and how to load and look after a rifle.
It was a very satisfying read and well worth the afternoon to read. I'm now quite curious to read the next installment. But for the moment I'm content to drink tea and warm up by the fire!
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| Laura Ingalls Wilder photo from wiki |
I don't envy your weather, Val. It makes our wintry stuff seem very tame!
ReplyDeleteI remember reading the Laura Ingalls Wilder books to my nieces when they were small. I love books that adults and children can really enjoy together. She wrote such a lot that I didn't need to think too hard about Christmas and birthday presents for years!
It's nice to find interesting reads to share isn't it! I think I need to read more Lucy Maud Montgomery as I've a feeling she'll be the same?
ReplyDeleteTea and a fire; just the ticket in such terrible weather - all that's missing is something nice to eat!
ReplyDeleteActually I think I may have got carried away with the nice things to eat.....Oh heck and oops!
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