{"id":124,"date":"2010-12-07T00:16:51","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T05:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inklings.aslum.net\/blog\/?p=124"},"modified":"2010-12-07T00:16:51","modified_gmt":"2010-12-07T05:16:51","slug":"winter-blows-in-to-floyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.inklings.aslum.net\/blog\/?p=124","title":{"rendered":"Winter Blows in to Floyd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a deceptive fall &#8211; short bursts of cold followed by nice warm-ups &#8211; we have been blasted by Old Man Winter. We got 4&#8243; on the 4th, plus another half inch or so the next night. But it&#8217;s the wind and the below freezing wind chill that is the killer. Here&#8217;s some pics of the beginning of the storm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inklings.aslum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5Dec10snowdeck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-125\" title=\"First snow 2010\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inklings.aslum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5Dec10snowdeck-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.inklings.aslum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5Dec10snowdeck-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.inklings.aslum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5Dec10snowdeck-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Walking back through the snow, the house seems alive &#8230; and waiting<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inklings.aslum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/House-eyes-in-distant-snow2010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-126\" title=\"Spooky house in the woods\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inklings.aslum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/House-eyes-in-distant-snow2010-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.inklings.aslum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/House-eyes-in-distant-snow2010-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.inklings.aslum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/House-eyes-in-distant-snow2010-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the spooky house shot up close &#8211; does look rather menacing, eh?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inklings.aslum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Night-house-eyes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-127\" title=\"Night house eyes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inklings.aslum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Night-house-eyes-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.inklings.aslum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Night-house-eyes-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.inklings.aslum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Night-house-eyes-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was snowed in and no one to plow due to broken tractor and flu, so I dug out the driveway by hand. The worst was the wall of ice and dirt clods at the top of the drive left by VDOT&#8217;s plow. That was almost as bad as the rest of the drive. But I managed to get out just in time to get to the dentist appointment.<\/p>\n<p>My New Year&#8217;s Resolution is to post more often. I have lots of pens, art supplies, and inks that I want to review. I&#8217;ve learned so much from other reviews and hope to add some items I haven&#8217;t seen reviewed.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Winter and Warm Wishes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a deceptive fall &#8211; short bursts of cold followed by nice warm-ups &#8211; we have been blasted by Old Man Winter. We got 4&#8243; on the 4th, plus another half inch or so the next night. But it&#8217;s the wind and the below freezing wind chill that is the killer. 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