Friday, January 20, 2012

Mid-Week Lovelies: Snow in Seattle


This week we had a "significant weather event" up here in the Pacific Northwest. Definitely more significant than our typical rainy day snoozefest; we got SNOW! Like shut-the-city-down snow! That's my favorite kind!

In preparation for the storm, I bought a ridiculous amount of groceries - comprised mostly of carbs and cheese, naturally. I picked up fixins for pancakes and eggs for breakfast, and tuna melts for lunch. I cooked a stew in my Crockpot (thanks Steph!) that I just finished the last of today, and I also baked the biggest tray of nachos you've ever seen. Homemade nachos out of the oven really are the best. I took no pictures of any of this, so you'll have to take my word that it all looked great and tasted even better.


The storm started on Tuesday night and lasted through Thursday. In my neck of the woods, we got about five or six inches of snow over the two day event, which meant we were pretty much staying put. If you've been to Queen Anne on a dry day, you know these hills are no joke, steeper and more narrow than any other city I've been to. You don't want to try to be brave and drive down on packed, icy snow. So we stayed in pajamas and I worked from the couch, which I wasn't too upset about.

Makai is definitely past his frisky snow days (he prefers stable, warmer concrete), so while we did occasionally venture outside for a little snowy jaunt, our adventures would only last as long as his patience. I left my fancy camera inside, but I did manage to snap a few iPhone pics as we wandered around our winter wonderland.









And just like that, the snow has begun to melt and the rain has come back. Sigh. Till next year, Mother Nature.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

where's Makai's pawmittens? Lovely pics.

Vicki said...

Thanks!

I actually just threw out 2 sets of dog boots because they were getting a little worn out, and THEN the snow storm comes. Figures!

Anonymous said...

So, does your elder pug have rain boots? I hve to use an umbrella when I walk my dog..doesn't like to get water in the eyes...

Vicki said...

Makai definitely likes his walks brisk and short when it's wet out, but if I had to put boots on him every time it was raining we'd never make it outside! It is Seattle, after all. :)

I do have a hood I snap onto his coat if it's really coming down. I don't know if the hood annoys him more or less than the rain!

Leslee said...

Lovely pics of the snow-poclypse, even from the iPhone!

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Vicki said...

Thanks! Real life commitments have been taking priority over the blog the last 6 months or so, but someday I plan to come back guns blazin. Thanks for reading and for the kind words.