Six More Weeks of BRRRRRR

Punxsutawney Pup' has seen his shadow

Roses in January

It sure is January,

and half a dozen garden catalogues are in bloom.

One Room Schoolhouse

I took these in Lancaster, SC a few months ago.

Lancaster is close to the Charlotte, North Carolina border.

It Won't Snow

An icy winter wonderland was created at the corner of Clark Avenue and Seabrook Avenue in the Riverland Terrace neighborhood of James Island after sprinklers were turned on Monday night and early Tuesday.
Photo by Leroy Burnell

We heard there "might" be snow flurries in the forecast ......

Of course we know it will never happen *sigh* No magical white stuff, no walking in it, no puppies running in the snow, no throwing snowballs at your husband, no snowflakes on your cheeks and eyelashes, no giddy laughter while trying to take pictures.......no not gonna happen :O)

Southern' Snow Forecasts....
(borrowed from Kittens on the Keyboard)

Snow Flurries:
At least three snow flakes have been spotted in the county. Call your place of employment and let them know you will be late or staying home. Tune in to favorite local news station to watch the near continuous coverage. Call at least five friends or relatives and discuss whether or not bread and milk should be purchased.

Snow Showers:
More than five snow flakes have been spotted within town limits. All normal activities shall be cancelled.Local weathermen will be broadcasting continously, fielding calls from Bubba Joe Shoehorn from Strawberry, SC about the near siege conditions inland. Your presence is now required BY LAW at the nearest Piggly Wiggly. Wear an extra parka to help protect you during the milk and bread riots.

Blizzard:
Snow is now visible to the naked eye. Some may be collecting on tree leaves and in shadows. Every form of business and government is now shut down until the crisis has passed.Local weathermen will attempt to carry on, somehow..... to let you, the viewing public, know that the Piggly Wiggly in Ladson still has two half pints of skim milk available. Bread riots are being reported at the Merita outlet in West Ashley. The governor will be calling out the National Guard if the snow doesn't melt by noon.

The Day After:
You are required by SC State Law to purchase the extra special edition of the Post Courier, which will have the Blizzard of Whatever Year photo insert, showing the frozen pineapple water fountain, 10,000 filthy, pinestraw studded snowmen, and one poor Yankee soul wandering the streets with a sled, in search of a slope.

No, not yet, but my eyes are to the sky ! After what we've been seeing up North on the news, I guess I should keep the old saying in mind: "Be careful what you wish for"

Week-end Update

Rochester did really good for his first day of puppy kindergarten yesterday.


This nice gentleman is our trainer and I'm beginning to think he is the real Dog Whisperer..he has some kind of magic...

We had a great week-end. We didn't do anything for New Year's Eve. We watched movies and then we both fell asleep in the recliners for awhile and then woke up ten minutes before watching the ball drop on TV. We're so much fun. We even had a bottle of bubbly chilling and didn't even open it. Well, at least we felt great New Years Day.

We were invited to the next door neighbor's party and bonfire they were having, but didn't even feel like doing that. Earlier we made a homemade pizza that was delicious. Then we got to sit and listen to the M80's and fireworks going off right outside our door during the course of about four hours. (we were still able to nap in between bangs unless it was really loud and made us jump out of our seats :O) I looked out the window at one point and saw huge fireworks going off way up in the sky, so they were pretty well equipped with a great supply. We put up with it because they are really good friends of ours, and it was New Year's Eve, so what can ya do? Plus they had their parents down from Massachusetts and had quite the crowd. Rochester pup was really scared at all the noise and went and got in his crate. His protector'. I'm so glad we were here to comfort him. We didn't even think about that, so it was a good thing we decided to stay home. I can't imagine him being here all alone and being scared like that. I'm sure it could traumatize him for quite awhile if left alone. If you ever want fireworks, they are legal here !

I hope my comments show up for this post, as I was having problems with them showing up only half the time on the last one. I haven't done anything different and have it set to allow comments, so I don't get it :O) Maybe refreshing the browser might help???