Snowed In

If you have been watching the news lately, you might have heard about the big blizzards and snow storms and ice storms that hit the Midwest plains.   In the late afternoon of Christmas Day, the ice storm hit us, followed by plenty of snow and wind.   The ice sounded like needles of hail hitting the windows and was quite loud.  We were so glad to be inside where it was warm and cozy!   The plows are gradually getting around to the roads, but out here in the remote countryside we are last on the list.   We live on a township gravel road, and so even the county roads get plowed out  before we do, and they aren't plowed yet, either!   I don't expect to get plowed out until perhaps late tonight or even tomorrow.   That's OK!  We have plenty to eat, plenty of wood, plenty to occupy our time, and of course - the internet!   Thankfully we never lost power.    But it IS very pretty outside, and after all, this IS Minnesota and this IS winter!
     Today I will make a pot of potato vegetable soup, and some biscuits, and an orange pound cake.   And I will read a box of 22 new cookbooks I bought for $2 total at an auction (what a deal, eh?!)  And I will play around with my new Christmas gift from my husband - a new sewing machine!

Check out this great heavy duty new sewing machine that Harold bought for me!   I do lots of sewing and quilting and this new Janome HD3000 machine will be wonderful to sew with!

Here are a couple of snow scenes I took a few minutes ago.   It's beautiful to look at, especially from inside where it's warm!

The woods is a winter wonderland again

Our outdoor wood burning stove keeps us all toasty inside the house!

And in my spare time, I can play around with the new Baldwin organ I wrote about in my last post!
     Cabin Fever???  No way!!