Yesterday was mainly cloudy but not gloomy. The high got to -1C (windchill -5C). This morning it is clear and -7C (windchill -12C). Today is supposed to be sunny with a high of 0C.
Lifestyle
Yesterday morning it was out the door early to start shovelling snow. I shovelled a path down to the street to dig out my garbage bags and put them on a snow bank. Then it was shovel back up again so the edge of the driveway was clear. I then tackled the driveway up at the garage doors and the little sidewalk and front door landing. The snow was sopping wet but it wasn't really dry. After a short rest, I went out and cleared the snow off the back deck. I left the rest of the driveway as I had the person who mows my lawn coming to finish the job with his truck. There was over 8" of snow on the driveway and the berm was so solid that I would have spent a long time chipping it away.
My next job was to install the new door knobs on the linen and pantry closets. That wasn't a hard job. Next up was to deal with the ball catches that go on the top of the doors with dummy door handles. I screwed down the plate on the one on the door at the washer and dryer. The previous owners just put a new one in and didn't finish the job. The next one was at the front landing closet. I had to replace the plate on the door jam as the door wouldn't shut. It is still tight but it always has been. The last one was on my bedroom closet. That one was really easy to do. All the interior doors are now done. Next up will be the exterior doors which are fine for now.
Sewing
I did sew yesterday afternoon. I got just over 4 meters of piping made for daughter. I used a piece of fairy frost fabric she had sent me several years ago.
I am ready to start sewing an Edwardian shirt for the dolls. Having made 2 easy projects has been fun and got me ready for the next more difficult project on my list.
Knitting
I looked at the doll's sweater and realized it was going to be too small. The yarn is a lace weight not a sock weight so I ripped it out and started again on larger needles.
I did not knit on the scarf last night as I focused on the doll's sweater. I will pick it up and knit on it tonight.
Thoughts
The storm we had certainly dumped a lot of snow on us. The predictions ranged from 1" to 6". We got more than that. People spent hours digging out their driveways. We were very fortunate that the power didn't go out with this storm and I really didn't hear about power outages in the province. Schools were closed in the province and our garbage pick up was cancelled.
I got a lot more done in the house than I had expected. I seemed to have gotten onto a roll and just kept going when doing the doors. It felt good physically and mentally to be working while snowed in. I didn't hurt too much which was good.
Today
I am going to do a bit of tidying up and clean the stairs and front entry. I want to bring in the baseboards and clean them so I can paint them in a few days. I want to start on the doll's Edwardian shirt this afternoon and knit on both the sweater and the scarf. I don't need to go anywhere today.
Until the next time.....................................................
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