New way to get rid of the snow . . .

Impressive display from Bonsai Numero 2

Ps&D's Pop has a promising way to get rid of the snow piles. He brings in a bucket of snow and uses it to cool off the dozen boiled eggs he cooks up. Inventive! It is very sunny out today but so cold and windy that it is brutal if you are trying to walk outside. Just came back from Big Y where I saw a cart taking off in the wind aimed at a nice new truck. I hurried to stop the Elantra and get to it before it hit but the truck owner was just coming out of the store and beat me to it. I took it from him and used it to shop. I still can't believe that people are so rude, lazy and uncaring that they would just leave a carriage to damage other people's vehicles. I guess I'm grouchy because I'm pretty fed up with human beings at the moment, in particular those in Connecticut and DC.

Had a pleasant weekend and was surprised how much basketball Kiddo and I played outside Friday and Saturday. He's getting to be a fiend! It was cold and he was working so hard he was all red-cheeked and drinking big mugs of water. I, on the other hand, was cold even with gloves and a hat spending my time rebounding and recovering balls that got away from me and down the side of the house going across the street! Yesterday was really fine as card playing cousine and I went to see Le Petit Prince at UCONN.  I was really impressed with the job they did with puppets. Crying my way through a good part of the production was good for my soul. "On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux."  One must treasure friendship and those we love.

Stopped in to see younger brother and his wife Friday when my appointment at Backus for routine testing let me free very early: 9:30am appointment and I was already back in the car and calling J. at 9:28! Wonders shall never cease. We had a nice visit and when my sister-in-law came home she gave me a beautifully colored bluebird statue made from stone (calcite?) which they had bought at a big Rock Show in Arizona. Looks very nice on  Grampa Rose's big old desk.  Hoping to see younger sister Wednesday but the crazy weather is starting to look iffy and my left hand fourth finger is telling me that we are going to have some sort of storm. Shitski. Wish Winter would call it quits.

Quote:  'Tis sad work to be at that pass, that the best trial of truth must be the multitide of believers, in a crowd where the number of fools so much exceeds that of the wise.   ___Montaigne