January 29th 2011. the last saturday.

Friday  i took an impromptu trip to  a sewing center in New Britain, which is just outside of Doylestown, Maybe a dozen miles from here.  It was unplanned but enjoyable. Getting out of the house, not having to drive and having some gal pal company made for a nice change.

It's been awhile since i have been to this particular store. while I love the owner and enjoy the store I have been working hard NOT to add anything more to my overstocked sewing supplies  and i had an issue with one of her employees.  I left in a quiet snit, which has lasted at least some 4 years now.  anyway...... the store has been reorganized, and while there was some new and interesting fabrics and kits it was basically the same. The owner came out to say Hi and it was nice to see her again.  My friend who was shopping for the first time enjoyed the store and will probably become a repeat customer.

New Britain and Doylestown is located in central bucks to my Upper bucks location. The road signs say 13 miles to Doylestown, so we are not talking about hours of driving to get there.  BUT the difference in the landscape was surprising to me.

I did not notice it till we were on the way home and my friend mentioned how much less snow was on the roadsides and farm fields.  Must have been a lot of melting in the 2 1/2 hours we were in the store.   As we drove up hill and down dale, i could see West  as far as  Ridge road, a high point on the state highway. It looked suspiciously gray and foggy.  It was snowing lightly, just as it had been when we started our trek.    The weak sun, in evidence east of the ridge was no where to be seen west of it.  Once we crossed Ridge road, the landscape was very  different.  the amount of snow was as we left.. high along the road sides, lawns and fields.   Driveways peeking out between walls of snow way over a foot high.  The accumulated snow here is 15 inches and what has been plowed or shoveled adds even  more height to the walls of snow.

Flurries all day & evening Friday.  Flurries  Saturday afternoon.   Now a break for a few days.  more accumulating snow on Tuesday Wednesday.

What?!?

again??!!

Bad enough we have to watch reruns on tv, now... re runs of the weather!
Sheesh