And the Snow Came....

  Foul weather was predicted to swing all the way down to the Coast and it came with a vengeance.  The brutal cold brought snow which is something we rarely ever see this far south.  Sure, we may have experienced a few flurries now and again but a full-blown "blizzard" is unheard of around here.  (And I am using the term blizzard very loosely here.)  Snow!  We got snow!  Not just flurries or a few flakes...not just sleet...SNOW!  In fact, Mark measured several places in the yard and the ruler measured between 6 and 7 inches and this was before the stuff stopped falling from the sky.

  While this is surely a momentous event for South Mississippi and most folks are elated, I am not feeling the pure bliss.  Yes, it is beautiful to see the snow-covered yard, the flake-decorated trees and the poofy white stuff drifting gently from the sky, I am more practical.  I see my garden covered to the tips of the plants.  Cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli and carrots are completely doused in an icy blanket.  I hope they make it.  Most planters say these are cold-hardy down to 18 degrees.  Currently, we are sitting at 12 degrees.  Hopefully, the plants will not realize this difference in temperature...hopefully. 

  Also, being bit more pragmatic than I should be, I went around hanging double curtains on windows and doorways and placing "draft-dodgers" at the door treads.  Days before the cold arrived, Mark cut, Son split and I stacked more firewood than we usually use all winter.  I am still cold.  My northern friends would be laughing at my efforts but, as I said, this an "exception to the rule" of "We do not get winter here."  We got winter....and the snow came.  So...northern friends....please take back your weather.  It is uncomfortable!