SNOW AND MORE SNOW

[Hammer Gun]

Well it seems to be stopping we got 15" so far glad we have no more it is dry and blowing going to start drifting winds to pick up to 40-45 this evening and to nite, will not melt for a while next week maybe it has not been above 20 here in several days, got plenty wood whiskey , cigars and food now just to stay in place with the wind on this mountain top, that is a wood elevator I designed with a local welder free standing brings wood right to the wood box from down stairs, couple photos, Gary

[Harold Pickens]

What a view!! supposed to get only 4" of snow here in Wheeling, but ended up with around 10". Trying to get ahold of my brother in Ashville, NC to see how bad it is there. Actually having a great day here. Woke up early and had apple pie/ vanilla ice cream and a pot of strong coffe for breakfast. Read a few chapters in That's Ruff( what a great book), then picked up the old guitar and spent a couple hours playing mostly James Taylor. The bird feeder is overwellmed, and they just sit there a foot away while refilling the feeders, just like my setters at feeding time. The driveway is shoveled and the snow appears to be over. Hope you all have weathered the storm. What great timing to leave for Vegas ,Chuck.

[Dean Romig]

You're obviously not married Harold... or you have the best wife in the world.





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[Hammer Gun]

Harold did you play going back to carolina? do you play any John Denver songs West Virginia? Good day to play and get lost in your thoughts if you know what I mean? I guess the song that best describes my life and my boys also is Cats in the cradle, just did not get to spend the time with my dad that I would have liked to, same for my boys very busy do not get to see them very often, think I will have them play that at my funeral! Gary

[Harold Pickens]

Dean, I am and I do. I have wanted to bring her to one of the shoots, but someone has to take care of the dogs. She is athletic and a very good tennis player, can out shoot most guys at basketball, and a fair wing shot also. She enjoys eating and cooking wild game. Yes, I know, I out kicked my coverage as they say.
Gary, yeah I play Carolina , a lot of John Denver, and I love Harry Chapin, but don't play any of his songs--I did see him in concert before his tragic death at a very intimate concert setting.
Snow is over here now.

[Double Lab]

Harold;
Do like I, Larry, Dean and others do. Bring the "kids" with you. We'd love to meet your better half.

[Jean Swanson]

Gary-----------nice home and view-----I have a similar situation with my home here in Vermont, a view of 100 miles to the New Hampshire white mountains. We missed this last storm with only a few inches of snow on the ground at present.

Best
Allan

[Hammer Gun]

Thanks Allan, we are adding on another wing on the other side 1100 sf 550 up and 550down the upper room will be a sewing room for megan and the basement part will be a wine cellar, we make around 600 bottles a year all varieties, most of the juice comes from Italy, my wifes mother being Sicilian, we named our small batch winery after her Gandolfa Cellars, we do not sell it we just give it to our friends and they like it made with spring water, some of the wines we produce; Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Montepulciano, Brunello, Borolo, PinotNoir, Spanish Temperinillo, Super Tuscan, Chardonnay, Moscato, Riesling, and Black Currant Port. We enjoy making the wines and give most to large parties, who knows down the road, the truth is most wineries do not make any money, Gary

[MD*GSP]

Here’s to the wonderful dogs that never tire of fetching snowballs in the snow

[6pt-Sika]

Hmmmm I think it's stopped here in central VA .

I plowed Friday afternoon about 2PM and again today at noon . Looks like I'll need to plow again sunday as theres maybe another 4-5 inches out there and I want the driveway to melt and hopefully dry sunday and or Monday . Generally that black top draws in enough if there's sunshine to get what I leave melted off !

We got a lot of drifting this time , but as best I can figure it we ended up with 14-18 inches . Not a terrible amount but not a small amount either . I'm just glad I have the John Deere 4300 4x4 with a bucket on the front