Thursday, February 26, 2026

The Blizzard of 2026 or . . .


 There Is ‘Snow’ Place Like Home. . . 



South of Boston got clobbered during Monday’s powerful nor’easter as did a large section of the East Coast. We received twenty-five inches on top of the fifteen inches that we still had on the ground from our last big storm. Fortunately, in my area we did not lose power; we were incredibly lucky. Others were not so lucky and received thirty to thirty-five inches, and their power has still not been restored.


The blowing wet snow plastered every window.

My backyard looks like a moonscape with huge drifts, and most of my deck had four to five feet of snow. 


Starting at 7:30am, I went out every hour and a half to clear around the door to the deck and shovel out a small area for Emma. The snow came down at an incredible rate. If I had waited two hours at any time, I would not have been able to open that door. As  it was, I went out to shovel eight times. It was impossible to open any of my other doors. My friend Kathy L.sent a photo of my front door taken from her kitchen window showing that the snow covered half of the door.  While some areas received heavy, wet snow, ours was easier to shovel.

Here's the view out my dining room window. I had drifts like this all around my house.


I am so glad that I moved to this home as I didn't have to clear my driveway or my front entry way. 


Now here is the good news. After a few rough days, things are looking up. The temperature was nearly forty degrees today and tomorrow we will match that. Even better, we will be aiming for fifty on Saturday. Hallelujah!!!

Stay warm and cozy . . . spring is right around the corner. :-)

6 comments:

  1. I wondered how the snowmagedden had affected you. You moved at the right time for sure! It is pretty; but, my. . .that is a lot of it!--TerryK@OnGoingProjects

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    1. I just realized that my reply didn’t go through. Yes, it was more snow than we have seen in years. . . quite an experience!

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  2. Wow!!! Those photos are unbelievable! I’m so glad you didn’t lose power.

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    1. Me, too.That would have been miserable. As it was, many folk didn’t have power restored until Thursday or Friday. They brought in line crews from all over, but if wind gusts were over thirty-five miles an hours, the lineman couldn’t work on repairs, and it was a very cold week.

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  3. Nice blog posts! Both the previous project pics and these house pics here are pretty spectacular. You certainly displayed how buried we were.

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    1. Thanks! I really wanted to document this historic storm. Much warmer temperatures later this week should make a big impact, AND, hopefully this will be our last snowstorm for the year though living in New England, you never can tell. ;-)

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