This morning we have about an inch of snow on the ground, nothing on the road. The few cars I see on Cole Mill seem to be driving at the normal speed. Whether that means the road is ice-free or the drivers are fools is open to speculation.
Yesterday we bought straw to cover the garden. We have more tender plants to protect than I had remembered: the fig, the gardenia, the gerber daisies, the bay leaf, the hydrangeas, the crinum lilies, the amaryllis, the dahlia, the artichoke (which looked like it had already been killed by previous cold nights, oops), the fuschia and the snapdragons. We used up the whole bale of straw and didn't quite have enough for the snapdragons. Well they're supposed to be annuals anyway. I never expected them to survive the winter before, so the years we've gotten out of them have been like a bonus. They'll be easy to replace if they don't make it tonight.
We also got some firewood and I bought some yarn to make a hat. Last night we had a nice dinner of lamb with cashew curry sauce, lit a fire and watched The Bourne Ultimatum. I had hoped to finish my hat in one night, which I didn't manage, but I did make good progress.
The sun is out today and even though it's supposed to stay below freezing all day, I have no concern about driving to my show this afternoon. I'll leave early so I can drive slowly, and I'm sure it will be fine. Tomorrow morning may be another story, though. Anything that melts today will freeze into ice tonight.
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