Weekend warriors

Needless to say, arrival of Big Snow this weekend put a bit of a damper on plans... Mostly it slowed everything down, so that every errand that needed to take place took much longer than normal. There were also several hours spent shoveling.

I hadn't cleared the front walk since last Wednesday's foot of snow, and we hadn't gotten mail in awhile. So I had to do some prep-work (that is, an hour of shoveling) before the storm. Prior to starting the post-storm shoveling, the banks on either side of the walk are already higher than my head... McPie took this picture from the safety and warmth of the house.


Sunday was such a gorgeous day that it was actually great to have an excuse to leave all the other jobs-that-needed-doing to get out and shovel. McPie and I double-teamed, so it didn't take all day. But the Swift? The Swift is MIA:


We did manage to make some progress on the kitchen. We found some stools for the counter, so it's now fully functional. Also, behold the newly installed butcher block, presented to you by Constance, aka Daddy's Little Helper. Aka "Dork Factor 5".


(I'd like to point out her hand-knitted-by-Hedda toque. Of course, it wasn't knitted this year...)