Last week we experienced an ice storm. The weather started getting bad on Monday afternoon and deteriorated until the temps finally got above freezing Thursday afternoon. We lost electricity Wednesday about 11 AM and didn't have "real" electricity until Sunday at about 10 AM. Thank goodness we had the generator!!! This was the first time we have needed it and we were uncertain about how fast it would suck up the propane. The good news is we had plenty of propane; the bad news is it makes an ungodly amount of noise as it produces electricity. The stuff in the refrigerators was safe, sleeping with heat, and having hot water made for not too uncomfortable days.
WE have lots of branches down and some of the baby trees we planted over the years suffered the most. It will be a while before we know the real extent of the damages to the trees.
Vivian had her baby during the height of the storm. Little Vince is up and about!
The groundhog didn't see his shadow so they're predicting another 6 weeks of winter. At this point, I've had plenty!
