Hunkering Down for a Potentially Epic Nor’easter

 Things you don’t want to hear from meteorologists and government officials: . . . bombogenesis (a rapid, drastic drop in pressure). . . a snowfall rate of 2-4” per hour . . . 24+” accumulation . . . blowing and drifting and whiteout conditions . . . below zero wind chill . . . The National Guard stationed around the state especially along the coast for any necessary rescues . . . utility companies are stationing crews across the state to deal with power outages (these crews have been brought in from other states and from Canada) . . . sustained high winds . . . a doozy of a storm . . . blizzard conditions. YIKES!!!

We have had powerful storms such as this before, but not this big for the past four or five years. Fortunately, it will be on Saturday when children are home from school and most people have weekends off from work. Governor Charlie Baker held a news conference earlier this evening, and he must have said a hundred times that people should stay home and stay off the roads. Sounds good to me!

We have known about this storm for several days, so most people are as prepared as they can be. My plan is to spend the day stitching in between periods of shoveling. Another blessing . . . the snow will be light and fluffy to shovel though as one meteorologist said with the powerful winds, drifts could be four to five feet deep.  

If we don’t lose power, I’ll be back on Sunday to show you what I accomplished this week. Yes, I actually accomplished a few things!!!

I’ll leave you with this photo of Emma after her visit to the groomer on Thursday. Check out those eyebrows. :-)

Stay safe and warm and hope that we don’t get three feet of snow!!!