March, 2023 - Kristen Ann McLaughlin

Snowstorm

Last week one of the biggest snowstorms we’ve seen here in New Hampshire descended on us with a fury.

A lot of snow was predicted, along with bitter temperatures and high winds, and the predictions weren’t wrong. One of the first things that concerns us with a pending storm is – will the power go out? We have a generator we bought in 1999, in preparation for a possible Y2K disaster. Having a generator is great, but there’s still a lot of tension along with it, such as: how long will a possible outage last and do we have enough propane if it lasts more than a few days?

Another addition

We started out building a toolshed, but that morphed into a cabin and then just kept on growing–with the addition of a storage shed, new wing, and a deck–until finally it became a real house.

After all that, our building funds were depleted. So for a few years we just worked on creating a garden–removing rocks and planting grass and perennials. Meanwhile, Buzz started drawing plans for a real living room and a big front porch.