The weeks news. snow, lots of snow, and an injury
It’s been a crazy week up here on the mountain, my little slice of heaven in the great northwest.
I had intended to write a Christmas blog, then a New Year’s one, but it hadn’t stopped snowing for very long since before Christmas, and until yesterday, we hadn’t seen a day without at least a snow flurry. We have more snow then we had all last winter, and as of this writing, all four of the mountain passes that connect the coast of Washington to the rest of the country are closed because of record snowfall. One, the interstate highway, is supposed to open later today. Our insulated coveralls, winter coats, and other winter gear, have been damp to the point that we took them to town yesterday to throw them all in a commercial washer to get the mildew smell out of them. The lovely wife’s winter coat was so threadbare, we stopped and got her a new one. Mine isn’t far behind, but it wasn’t near as bad as hers.
I spent Friday in the ER. I managed to dislocate my right shoulder dealing with the lovely wife’s snowmobile. The less said about that, the better as it was a stupid accident that, in retrospect, might not have been the best idea ever. So, for the next week or so, I get to wear a sling, even when sleeping. Unfortunately this means the lovely wife has to do more. She already was doing most of the shoveling off of the roofs, since my left shoulder is damaged, and I am awaiting surgery on it next month. I am trying to do what I can with one arm, but it isn’t enough to take the load off her. The weather service is calling for a week of warmer temperatures and sun, so we can get a break, and catch up. I’m hoping winter slows down a bit, we need the snow, but not all at once. At least fire season should be less of a threat this coming summer.
Amaroq and Shikoba have been enjoying the snow, and even Jade acts like a puppy at times when she’s outside. The puppies sneak in chunks of ice when they can, and play keep away for the other one until it melts or is eaten.
The moose have moved, we haven’t seen any sign of them around here, but that’s not unusual. I have seen sign near the internet tower I service during the winter, so they’re still around, just not near the cabin.
We’re waiting to see what the logging company does this year. So far, they have plowed the road twice, using a skidder, and the guy running it said he will be plowing it with a dozer sometime soon. For now, we haven’t been using the snowmobiles, because we don’t want to get trapped at the bottom if they plow while we’re gone.
Well, that’s all the news for the week. Bye for now.
