It is Sunday morning as I’m typing this post. We are awaiting a major snowstorm to hit this afternoon into tomorrow morning. The sky is a heavy gray, and the air is cold (6 degrees Fahrenheit as I write) and dry. The forecast for western Massachusetts is 12-20 inches of snow by the time it is all said and done tomorrow evening. Many schools have already canceled for tomorrow – not mine, but I’m assuming that will happen. My superintendent has a tendency to wait until the last moment to call it off. As I’ve said many times, I’m not a big fan of winter, however there is something kind of relaxing about hunkering down for a big storm, as long as the power stays on. That’s far from guaranteed. It feels like permission to be lazy. I went to the grocery store after work on Friday, with about a gazillion other people, and bought ingredients for easy to make meals, and snacks. Then yesterday I made another quick trip to the little store in the center of town and picked up some fresh yeast because I decided to bake bread.
It isn’t very pretty, but it tastes good. I used the Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day recipe because it is a simple recipe. Simple is what my lazy day was calling for. I also made a favorite soup recipe in my Instant Pot – chicken tortilla soup – another extremely simple but tasty recipe.
I binge-watched an entire Netflix limited series yesterday too, His & Hers. It was a good thriller with twists and turns that keep you guessing, and has a totally surprising ending. If you are staying home today and enjoy that style of tv show, give it a try and let me know what you think of it.
On my couch, wrapped in fleece and blankets and sipping coffee this morning, I’m waiting to see what this day will bring. I’ve downloaded an extra book to my Kindle ahead of finishing the current one I’m reading, just in case the power goes out. I figure if it does go out, at least I can read. I found a Kindle sale on The Housemaid – a book that has a lot of buzz around it right now due to being recently made into a movie. I prefer to read the book before I see a movie – I like to make my own version of it in my mind before I see Hollywood’s version. The book I’m currently reading, The Last Thing He Told Me, I just learned has a sequel that was published a couple weeks ago – might have to grab that too! – and it is a series on Apple TV. Hmm, might have to subscribe for a little while after I finish reading. Are you reading anything interesting right now?
My mind is also drifting to a warmer place in my future. I’m heading back to Florida for my February break this year. I’m hoping to be doing something like this three weeks from now, enjoying a cold beverage on a warm beach. Probably not beer since it is around 9:30 in the morning while I’m typing, but I wouldn’t be opposed to a mimosa or Bloody Mary. Interesting side note about the beer in my hand: that is the same brewery that originated in Maine, that I’ve visited a couple times. They have a brew pub on Treasure Island in Florida where I bought the koozie and the beer.
This was the view of my backyard on Monday, after last weekend’s snow. By tomorrow at this time I expect to see much more snow out there. In the time since I began this meandering post, the snow has started falling and I got the phone call about there being no school tomorrow.
I’ll wrap this post up for now, while I cross my fingers that my power stays on. If you are with me in the path of this storm, stay safe and warm.
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