Carl and the boys are leaving in the morning. Early in the morning.
It’s 8 PM and I should be going to bed. It will be the opportunity for 7 hours of sleep.
Carl is packed and ready. A second is scheduled to arrive in an hour, at which point he will be considered packed and ready. The third will be unknown until we arrive at his domicile at 3:40 in the morning.
So this will be it for tonight.
Nothing to see here.
Goodnight
It has been a month since the snow first fell in Seattle.
February 9th
March 3rd
The first snow fell 4 days before the first picture, but we were in Nashville.
We walked yesterday to a party and back, and today we walked to the store and back. And I wear a scarf, hat, gloves and jacket every day.
For the record, I did not get the raspberries pruned. But I did get some vacation planning done. For two different vacations! One was just changing lodging and a car. Bonus, extending the car rental for a day ended with a lower total price!
Tomorrow it’s going to be pedal to the metal at work. I almost wish I had done some work work over the weekend, but it is satisfying to plan for visits with friends and family.
I need to walk.
I need to be warm.
I need to prune the raspberries.
Walking is completely possible. There are several choices. Time to get other things done is the enemy. Last week we thought about a walk that started and ended on bus lines. Just to get in a walk that wasn’t burdened by our houses location. It also takes away the circular requirement. Today’s walk will almost certainly be focused towards a friends’ birthday party. (70!)
Warmth should be possible. Layers and all. But I long for just being warm, without having to work to be warm. I found myself standing in front of a bank of south-facing second floor windows at work, soaking in the warm sun. Longing.
The raspberries are supposed to be pruned early in the year. I generally get it done in January or February. It is March! It is also not raining, or snowing (it is cold enough). So that chore is definitely on my weekend list.
The Beast
The question is, will it be warm enough to convince myself to go prune before walking to the mid day party? It’s currently 35 degrees. We’ll see.
Carl bought a fun little pillow that we spotted at a costume store a month or so ago.
So a very usual theme, just more sparkly than our usual decor. But look
The same pillow, but different.
So many possibilities.
What a way to keep your hands aimlessly occupied.
And on the weather front. Cold and generally clear, with occasional snow.
There was ice around the edges of this pond during yesterday’s lunch walk.
Signs of spring and talk of the upcoming time change being the last one in Washington.
And my big project was adopted for public distribution. (If you want to read it, or just look at the immensity that has been my life for the last two years) go to http://www.spwater.org. Or use this link. Water Comp Plan (it should be up later today-look for 2018)
That should be enough for one day, but we had a public hearing for a small sewer extension project too. It was a good hearing, with a hint of drama.
And a morning full of meetings to look forward to this morning.
Enough about work.
So it snowed at work this afternoon. I had to clean my car off before I could drive home.
It stuck to things, but not to the road.
Still provides evidence that the temperature is appropriately winter like.
Tonight we are at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony, to watch Amadeus with live music.
See how close? But will be watching the movie instead of the musicians
We were supposed to do this for ET last week, but it was snowed out.
Quick dinner at home, then a quick drive to the UW stadium and light rail downtown. The light rail station is right under Benaroya, so you don’t need to expose much to the elemens.
We saw Amadeus in the theater many moons ago. I was much more impressed by the movie, particularly by F. Murray Abraham, who did win an Oscar. I think I paid more attention to the Mozart character, and less to Salieri when we saw it the first time. (Somehow appropriate)
A late night, but worth the effort.
A customer came in at lunchtime today and showed us their appreciation for our staff’s efforts during the recent snow events.
I will admit to partaking in this bounty. And then not finishing my much healthier lunch. Headed home for dinner now.
There is rumor of more snow tomorrow, but I am hoping that is just for the higher elevations.
So my big project is all but done (as the draft version). I had forgotten about the amount of work associated with getting it out for review. Luckily I have examples from the last go around 8 years ago.
The remains of Snowmageddon on a rainy evening
We went to Costco on Sunday.
OMG
Don’t go to Costco on the first weekend after everyone was sequestered at home by the Snowmageddon for the past 2 weekends. It was a learning experience and an exercise in patience. Even the parking lot was crowded.
We did get our groceries and escape. I recovered at home by working on taxes with the boy. Relaxing.
Before Costco we walked the waterfront. Unlike the Costco experience, we made better decisions. 1) Parking was free, 2) No construction work on Sunday meant quiet time, 3) cloudy and some rain meant few other people walking.
Our goal was to see the start of the Viaduct demolition. We missed the last Viaduct walk while in Nashville, so this was the next best opportunity to pay our respects.
The logo for the company of destruction is the ecology flag symbol from the 70s.
The snow is slowly disappearing from our yard. And signs of spring are emerging.
First and foremost, happy birthday to Jane!
Preparing for the week of Carl care.
It snowed/sleeted Monday night.
Exciting news of the day! They are planning to pick up our garbage! After 2 missed weeks. They were not there by noon.
It is now Wednesday evening and we are going home from work. Tomorrow I will be driving myself in with the Prius. If it is like today, no problem. If it starts to snow I will head home. Carl graciously filled the tank today so I won’t worry about getting into any big backups.
On our way home we drove through the new highway 99 tunnel. Pretty spiffy.
Last night we went out to Rock of Ages at the 5th Avenue Theater. I thoroughly enjoyed the brief escape into music.
The crowd was thinner than usual due to so many people being stuck wherever. It was noted before and during the show. Snowmageddon, snowpaccolypse, and snow sh*t. Great singing and rocking out, a must for this show. The young male lead is the lead singer for Pickwick, an up and coming Seattle band. The old bar owner was played by the singer from Jefferson Starship.
And, continuing back in time, my last pre-shovel picture from Tuesday morning
And from work
On to dryer days. Or is it drier days?
I worked from home today.
Carl did too. Mostly with a shovel in his hand. There are 4 or 5 shovels on the block, being shared.
It’s snowing right now. 7:30 PM. They keep saying it will turn to rain. I’m not sure.
Latest back deck photos.
The measuring chair
Sheltered Stairs
Comparisons through the day
Snow was cleared for a bit. Starting in again here
After more shoveling. Note the new ball to the right of the walk.
After even more shoveling the ball has extended to the snowman, sort of a snow Caterpillar now.
Kids playing on the local luge run
A ladder view of the little boxes we call home
And my favorite for all of us that worked from home today.
The 3 north Seattle workers are conspiring a carpool in tomorrow. Dependent on overnight weather and morning road conditions. I will not be driving. The Prius is not a good car when ground clearance is helpful. I did dig it out today, before the 2 latest rounds of snow. Another of us, “does not drive in snow.” (He’s from Hawaii). The third has a 4 wheel drive Toyota 4-runner. That he bought on Saturday! (It’s replacing a 2004 model, so he is not new to 4 wheeling.) But still, would you want to take a brand new vehicle out in dicey conditions?
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