It Snowed, Class Postponed
Mar72008
Well, southern Ohio got hit with a load of snow–Krissie in Vermont is sneering–and I’m trapped in my house again. I freaked because I had to get out to go north to the Ohio Valley Romance Writers meeting tomorrow (Saturday), but then the brilliant Amy Foley e-mailed and said, “Six to twelve inches, let’s not kill anybody on the road,” and we have an alternate plan: She’s going to put a homework assignment from me on the OVRWA website and then Sunday night I’ll meet with people in the OVRWA chat room to answer any questions about the homework. Then at the April OVRWA meeting, we’ll talk through the central idea of the novel and how to open it. I don’t have the URL or times yet, I’ll post that here later, but I wanted to get this up so that people who were planning on making a long drive wouldn’t start out tomorrow (Saturday).
Stay home! Go to the OVRWA website! Drink hot chocolate and do your homework!
How much snow did we get? These pictures don’t show much because they’re taken in a place partially shielded by the deck . . .
. . . but Veronica and Milton are enjoying it immensely.
OVRWA People: See you in April!
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28 Comments to 'It Snowed, Class Postponed'
On March 7, 2008 at 4:20 pm Office Wench Cherry said...
You can keep your snow.
Looking at Google maps Columbus is roughly the same lat as Provo Utah and I’m about 1500 miles north of Provo. The sun is shinging, it’s above 0C and the snow is melting.
I don’t want any more stinking snow.
On March 7, 2008 at 4:26 pm Kay T said...
How did you get them to stand in the exact same spot? Hmmm
On March 7, 2008 at 4:49 pm Jenny said...
Wolfie had blazed a trail there. He’s bigger than they are. Veronica’s legs are about two inches.
On March 7, 2008 at 5:42 pm Chelle said...
We’re getting crazy snow here in Louisville too, and I am NOT amused! 6-10 inches!
Yes, Krissie is probably snearing. That’s why I don’t live in Vermont.
I hate snow. Ever since I lived in upstate NY. 1995 — 176 freakin’ inches from October to APRIL. Yes, snow in April. Ick. Yuck. Crap.
I’m going to go medicate myself with hot chocolate and Hugh Grant movies.
See you in April!
On March 7, 2008 at 6:02 pm cary said...
Veronica, Veronica the beautiful, does snow?
She doesn’t have little people to carry her, and her shiny blond coat, far above that cold wet stuff so she can take care of business without damaging her image?
Sorry ’bout the snow. We don’t see it often here, though, so you’ll have to forgive me if my first thought was “oooh, pretty”.
On March 7, 2008 at 6:32 pm DownUnderGal said...
Okay, yes I know that actually being in the snow and having to live with it day to day must be a total pain in the arse. But I looked at those pictures and I thought – awww, how pretty.
It never snows here….
On March 7, 2008 at 6:43 pm robena grant said...
Great photographs! Veronica’s legs are covered so her belly must have been cold. We had eighty degrees today and I couldn’t find anything to wear. I am so not ready for summer and would love a tiny little bit of your snow. Just a smidgen, thanks.
On March 7, 2008 at 7:17 pm LtL said...
It snowed 6 inches here (between Dallas and Denton) Wednesday into Thursday. No dogs at my house, but the grandkids had a great time. And yes, the Crusie Pups looks so sweet–and adventurous–in the snow. Our snow is all gone now, except for the little white spot where the snowman was.
Really love the plan you have to fulfill the writers classes without putting the writers on the snowy roads. Good for you.
On March 7, 2008 at 7:18 pm Steve Thorn said...
Well, where I am, northwest of Dayton, we had the ice storm on Tuesday that caused our 70 ft. tall pine to split, and now.. well, now.. they have issued a Blizzard Warning, saying 10-15 inches of snow by Saturday 4 pm.
On March 7, 2008 at 7:43 pm orangehands said...
like cary and DownUnderGal, i’m from no-snow land, so my response is “ooo, pretty, let’s go play in it”
once i live in a place that does snow on a regular basis, i’m sure i’ll change my tune.
but til then…ooo, pretty
On March 7, 2008 at 7:44 pm Caryn said...
Wow! So glad you don’t have to drive through that. It doesn’t look safe. Here’s hoping it’s the last major snow fall of the year. I used to live in Ohio, and that’s one of the things I don’t miss. (The pizza places and huge libraries, however, are a different story.)
On March 7, 2008 at 7:44 pm Slave Driver said...
Snow, glorious, snow! I love snow, but only snow that knows it place. Well behaved snow.
Here in SLC we have “The greatest snow on earth” (or so our license plates tell us) It is dry, light and powdery, as opposed to wet and heavy. When we first looked around here for a house we considered the Heber area, which is up by Park City, in “The Mountains”. We chose to live in “The Valley.” Why? Because when it snows here many times we might get four inches in “The Valley”( and if it’s sunny the next day it’s melted by 2), but they get four feet in “The Mountains”. I don’t care how “dry, light and powdery” it is, shoveling four feet of snow out of your driveway is one of the ingredients in the recipe for a heart attack. So the snow I love knows its place. Today, for example, I drove in sunshine on dry roads to Alta where I skied for 4 hours. Then I drove home, sat by the fire, and had a glass of wine. All y’all can do the same, just omit the driving, skiing, driving. Skip directly to the glass of wine by the fire. And be safe.
On March 7, 2008 at 8:12 pm McB said...
Very pretty. Okay, I’m not in a snow-free state, but we saw so little of it this year it hardly felt like winter. And I know it’s not too late yet and I’m probably jinxing the weather. But yes, pretty, with the trees and the puppies. And don’t you just love that great hush that falls over the world when it snows?
On March 7, 2008 at 10:09 pm Barbara Martin said...
It started snowing this afternoon in Toronto with little hard bits that turned to large, white fluffy flakes. It seems to have stopped for now. Maybe tomorrow there will be more: the forecast said 30 centimetres (12 inches). But I expect snow in Canada. It’s winter here after all. With the Great Lakes nearby there should be a lot of wet, heavy snow coming (good to make snowmen out of, bad for drivers).
Besides, Veronica and Milton look invigorated by the snow. They are two really cute dogs, Jenny.
On March 7, 2008 at 10:30 pm Yvonne Lindsay said...
I’m curious, does Milton write his name in the snow?
On March 7, 2008 at 10:51 pm wendy roberts said...
Both Veronica and Milton look like they were expecting warm gravy on their kibble for having to pose in the cold LOL!
The homework idea is fabulous. Stay home. Stay warm. Stay safe.
On March 8, 2008 at 2:49 am Jeanna said...
Hey, it even snowed down here in East Texas, just flurries, but geez… It’s March and I’ve had enough winter already! I’ve just covered my freeze-susceptible plants for hopefully the last time this year.
Slave Driver, my sister lives in “The Valley,” too! She was probably skiing at Park City today.
Jenny, glad you and the pups can stay home, safe and warm, this weekend!
On March 8, 2008 at 9:46 am AgTigress said...
Well, we had an earthquake last week, and have severe gales forecast for this weekend. I’d rather have snow.
I take it this was Milton’s first experience of snow? I remember back in the 60′s when our Corgi/Dachshund first encountered snow he was enchanted by it. If a dog could cry ‘wheeeee!!!’ as he bounded up and down in the 8″ or so that had fallen, he would have done so.
On March 8, 2008 at 11:37 am Chelle said...
Orangehands, when I first moved to NY I started out the same way: “Oooooh, it’s snowing!! Let’s go play!”
But, when you can’t go outside for days and you actually read everything in your TBR pile and then, god help me, the cable goes out, too? Yeah, then it becomes “Uuuuugh it’s snowing!! Again.”
Sigh. I’ve tried to embrace the snow, be one with the snow, appreciate it for it’s beauty. And, you know what? It’s cold and wet and un-huggable and tomorrow it’ll be grey muck.
Yeah, I’m whining
How long until April again?
Okay, done with Hugh Grant, time to start on Russell Crowe. That should warm we up. Even Sunshine thinks he’s hot!
On March 8, 2008 at 12:22 pm Brooke said...
Everybody needs to move to Seattle. It’s been 55 and sunny all week. Now we’re getting a little rain, but the bulbs and the blooming cherry trees need it so it’s all good.
On March 8, 2008 at 12:28 pm Slave Driver said...
I thought we we all supposed to move to Clitoris? I’m already packed, just waiting for directions and the name of a realtor.
On March 8, 2008 at 1:40 pm LtL said...
Sounds very matey, Slave Driver, but I’ll stay put. My Aunt Flossie used to live in Clitorix (to keep the bots confused). She said she felt very good about living there, but she missed getting letters and cards. Seems the mailman just went speeding by without even slowing down for Xlitoris.
On March 8, 2008 at 2:44 pm Aileen said...
In Columbus, my Maggie is refusing to go outside and have anything to do with this mess. She’s a fair amount bigger than a daschaund and the snow is way to high for a dog afraid of swimming!She normally loves the snow, but today she’s refusing to go out and do her business.
Your little pups are brave.
On March 8, 2008 at 5:10 pm Diane (TT) said...
Well, we got no snow this week except for flurries, but it’s mighty cold for so late in the winter – high in the 20s. A friend and I went to the local historical village (Naper Settlement) for Maple Sugar Days. We heard the same few squibs of info about maples a few too many times, but were charmed by many of the places – it’s a good thing the actual tree-tapping was quick, though! And the blacksmith shop wasn’t as warm as you’d think, either…
I’ve lived in snow country for 18 of the past 21 years (although it actually even snowed a couple of times when I lived in MS), and I still love it and think it’s beautiful – but I think pretty hard to avoid driving in it when it’s serious, and I absolutely get tired of shoveling it (although I don’t mind so much this year, because it’s less than Syracuse, and I get to count it towards my Walk Across Illinois). I have to admit that I’m usually ready for spring to arrive by the end of February, and I’m really ready for the daffodils, etc. this year (although I don’t think mine are going to come up – they probably weren’t deep enough to avoid freezing in the sub-zero temps).
It’s lovely to see the dogs enjoy the snow – THEY don’t have to shovel or drive and can remind us of what fun it is to play!
On March 8, 2008 at 7:26 pm orangehands said...
LOL chelle
On March 8, 2008 at 8:16 pm Micki said...
(-: It’s melting, here! We’ve got three inches of MUD! I am so happy!
Please allow me to gloat, because next week (or anytime into mid-May, really) we could get six inches of snow, boom. This time of year, though, it melts fast.
(Hokkaido has such a looooooong winter, even spring mud is a cause for celebration.)
On March 8, 2008 at 9:25 pm Vaishali said...
Pretty pic, but I don’t miss the snow. Grew up in Illinois, had a stint in Syracuse. Today, here in No. Calif, took some cuttings of our pretty plum blossoms and arranged them in a vase. And a gorgeous coastal hike tomorrow. Just sayin’.
On March 8, 2008 at 10:30 pm Lynn said...
Glad to know you are safe and warm at home. Ohio has indeed been slammed by the lovely blizzard. My trusty ruler says eleven inches, but I think it lies.
I actually saw a car on the front street a few minutes ago, looks like the snow emergencies have been lifted.
It’s only pretty sitting inside with all the necessary ammenities (including chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream) and knowing you don’t have to go out in – or shovel – the mess it will become until tomorrow.