'The Nap at the Palace' by Jose Triado Mayol N ot much in the way of hobby-related activity happening here in the Grand Duchy lately. Sigh. And no surprise there really since there are only so many hours in the day, only so much mental and physical energy to spare, and you sometimes simply just have to give in and know when to say, um, "When!" A glass of wine and/or evening yoga by the hearth with the Grand Duchess (who has practiced for over 20 years), and then off into la-la land. Zzzzzzzzz. More immediately, I'm recovering, mentally speaking, from a grueling Friday in which I was involved with three (online) conference sessions, one right after the other, followed by a 90-minute meeting at the end of the day. Also virtual. My brain has been mush ever since, so an easy, completely unproductive Saturday watching intermittent snow fall outside (no accumulation however) and drinking coffee while the visiting handymen completed some repair work down h...
The Grand Duchess and I have canceled class for today and have gone skiing in Southern Wisconsin. Following an early rise and breakfast, we hope to be on the trail by 11am this morning. Back soon!
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Lani just got an alert on her computer that we've got another "red screen" for a "snowfall warning" as two storms are due to collide over Vancouver Island. Another 10-20cm expected with winds up to 90kph creating localized blizzard conditions.
It should be noted that so far this season all of their snow predictions have been way too conservative.
On average our area has a 'white Christmas' once every eleven years . . . and this year it looks like we'll make up for the other ten.
-- Jeff