A Week after the Snow

A week ago, I'd be eagerly awaiting snow scheduled for Friday.  A week later, I am eager for the remains of snow to go away.  I live in a neighborhood with lots of big trees and shade, which is usually a plus.  It does mean that we still have lots of snowy areas, which get slushy during the day, and then re-freeze at night.

I assume they are re-freezing.  Two days ago I went out for a morning walk, walked down the street for 2 houses, and then came right back.  I couldn't tell whether I was seeing black ice or pavement on the edges of the slick parts.  I've been doing my daily walking down in Spartanburg, on campus, around my teaching.  It's a good temporary solution, better than my other option which is walking on a treadmill.

I am assuming the snow will be mostly gone by the week-end.  Today and tomorrow, our highs climb into the 50's, and then there will be some rain to wash much of it away.  I'm most concerned with the roads being cleared so that I can walk.  Trail walking isn't part of my daily plan, so if the trails stay snow covered, that won't impact me.

Next time it snows, I should remember to pull out my snow boots earlier.  I missed at least one day of walking the day after the snow, when my boots would have made it possible.  Of course, I also did a longer walk on Friday, thinking I might be stuck inside for a day or two.

I made good use of the downtime of a snow day/week-end, with some hand sewing and hand quilting:

The placemats are reversible!

I bought the fabric during an excursion with some Quilt Camp friends to Beginnings Quilt Shop in Hendersonville.  I fell in love with the fabric, and thought about how well it would go with our design scheme as we've been re-making our Lutheridge house (right now, our only house).  At that point, we didn't have the kitchen table and weren't even sure we would have a kitchen table.  But once we got it, I floated the idea of placemats and table runners.