Snow Day

Monday, March 17, 2025

Happy St. Pat’s Day!

I yielded to internal pressure and bought a corned beef roast for the pressure cooker (because it was cheap, the way prices trend with special days on the horizon). Honestly, I’m no “corned” fan–too spicy–except when biting into a Ruben Sandwich–the best, always.

Yesterday, it snowed, snowed, and snowed. At least I was at home all day.

By evening, heavy snow forced me to make it down to the barn by creating a path. I had to kick through fluff rising as high as 8″ from one day’s snowing. Then, and no surprise, I had to overcome snow-caused challenges while feeding my horses. I had to cope by wading through muck galore and deep water puddles, fighting huge flakes falling into my face, and then, there were the horses–eager, hungry, pushy as all get out.

Oh, also Pimmy! She brays, making the saddest imaginable sounds–long and loud with shifting keys. Ya gotta be a witness to grasp my description. Her braying works–gets me hurrying to take care of her needs.

Just before nightfall, guess what. The sun came out! Briefly, but there it was: Sunshine!

Dear Friends: March tiptoed in like a lamb; now it’s roaring like a you-know-what. Diana