tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post2567750460087167063..comments2024-03-16T10:01:48.154-07:00Comments on Chronica Domus: Dashed Plans For A Weekend In The SnowChronica Domushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-42553050678145790402017-02-15T12:50:56.390-08:002017-02-15T12:50:56.390-08:00Although reluctantly at first, I'm pleased we ...Although reluctantly at first, I'm pleased we made it home safely. Turns out the highway has finally opened today, five days later, but only down to one lane still. Small steps I guess.Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-72246037884487971762017-02-15T04:06:10.150-08:002017-02-15T04:06:10.150-08:00I am glad you cut your losses and went back home!!...I am glad you cut your losses and went back home!!Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-31438421408864509442017-02-13T11:30:56.602-08:002017-02-13T11:30:56.602-08:00Hello racheld,
Yes, this one was an adventure to ...Hello racheld,<br /><br />Yes, this one was an adventure to be sure, and one that I wish to avoid at all costs in the future. It did have a silver lining, however. We enjoyed our slumber all the more for having earned it, and a lovely cooked breakfast was a bonus in the morning (not cooked by me I might add!).<br /><br />Enjoy your Texas Tenors and cocoa. Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-37024364805920278682017-02-13T11:15:37.165-08:002017-02-13T11:15:37.165-08:00Oh. My. I've said in the past that I love yo...Oh. My. I've said in the past that I love your adventures, but this one---I'll pass from over here in the sunshine-of-the-moment. <br /><br />And you gave me a hitch in my pitty-pats when you said' "closed in both directions while we were underway." I had these grim visions of your being caught between two road's-out spots, and having to detour through unknown territory just to find a place to wend your way around and home, like greater-than/less-than lines with no exits.<br /><br />So sorry you encountered such difficulty, and so glad you're home. With sunshine and cocoa. Me, too, and add in the Texas Tenors, and I'm happy in the kitchen.<br /><br />rRachelDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-45983552006999800432017-02-13T10:23:52.234-08:002017-02-13T10:23:52.234-08:00Hell KL Gaylin,
We shall again attempt a trip to ...Hell KL Gaylin,<br /><br />We shall again attempt a trip to the snow in a few weeks but I've just read that Highway 50 is "closed indefinitely". Quite shocking really but I do hope everyone who lives in the area manages to get about safely. Oh, and yes, Norton was indeed happy to see me. He sat on my lap all evening refusing to budge.<br /><br />I imagine east coasters are well used to these travel setbacks, what will all the blizzards we on the other coast read about in the news. <br /><br />You might be happy to learn that the San Joaquin Valley is benefiting from the recent rains this year. They suffered terribly during the drought. <br /><br />Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-6158951995370108112017-02-13T06:01:31.775-08:002017-02-13T06:01:31.775-08:00Dear CD,
Glad you and your family are safe. Aborte...Dear CD,<br />Glad you and your family are safe. Aborted trips are frustrating and disappointing but another opportunity will present itself. I thoroughly sympathize. We had plans to drive to Manhattan tomorrow but two back to back blizzards here in Boston caused us to cancel. As we were knocking snow off our trees last night (to minimize breakage) in knee deep snow I remembered with nostalgia our three years in the San Joaquin Valley. <br />I am sure Norton was happy to see you back. Our cats hate it when we are away.<br />Best,<br />KL GaylinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-63664610623436263622017-02-12T17:19:02.137-08:002017-02-12T17:19:02.137-08:00Hello Jim,
When I took the photo in traffic, it w...Hello Jim,<br /><br />When I took the photo in traffic, it was indeed dry, but further along on our journey we experienced plenty of rain. I suspect the downpour contributed greatly to the mudslides. <br /><br />Your blizzard experiene reminded me of one in England during my youth. That one was so bad that the snow plough that was sent to clear the snow had tipped on its side rendering it useless for the job.<br /><br />Pleased you enjoyed my snowy photograph. I hope to add to it in a few weeks when we attempt to return to the snow, fingers crossed.Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-76227051223513518892017-02-12T16:07:36.520-08:002017-02-12T16:07:36.520-08:00Hello CD, Too bad your trip was spoiled. At leas...Hello CD, Too bad your trip was spoiled. At least you escaped the mudslide itself, and your miserable traffic ordeal was at least on a nice, dry road. I was once stuck on the highway at Buffalo in one of its worst blizzards--the highways were shut down, but we were already on it, and somehow managed to keep inching forward. <br /><br />I love the misty quality of your first photo. The snowy road with its car tracks dividing the hills and woods has a metaphoric quality reminiscent of Robert Frost.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.com