Snowed In

Today we are well and truly snowed in. The white stuff began to fall Friday night and increased in intensity throughout yesterday, finally tapering off early this morning. Our unofficial total? Somewhere between one and a half and two feet. Gusty winds blew flakes into every corner and crevasse - piling up in window sills and atop fences, even a tiny peak collected on top of our doorbell.

This morning, we had every intention of going to church and the children's Christmas pageant (really, we did) but I can't even open the back door to get outside! Given our landlord's penchant for avoiding all things maintenance related, I'm not holding my breath for a well equipped snow blower to show up on the scene any time soon. And so, for the time being anyway, another day spent holed up inside reading, crafting and baking.

Scenes from the storm and its aftermath:

 

And the fruits of my cabin-fevered labor: