Groundhog Stew
The storms here have left us with stunningly beautiful surroundings.
This beauty, however, comes with a cost. Our roads have been terribly dangerous - and it’s still snowing.
We have so much snow that it’s piled up taller than me in places. I asked Michael to let me share a few shots of him standing in our driveway, to give you, Oh Best Beloved, some perspective on how deep the snow really is.
I took these shots before yesterday’s storm, which dumped another 6″ to 12″ along with a thick coating of ice.
So what does this have to do with groundhog stew?
Well… I’m lookin’ to find me a certain groundhog and whip up a pot o’ stew ’cause the way I see it: our snow is that fat waddling rodent’s fault. He’s the one who stuck us with more winter.
Anybody have a recipe? Stew? Heck, I’ll even take a recipe for groundhog pot roast, with gravy and all the fixins.
And yes, before anyone protests, I do think groundhogs are cute critters and (inserting usual disclaimer) I would never really harm a little tiny hair on Punxsutawney Phil’s fuzzy little head. Honest.
But… could you pass the gravy, please?
18 Feb 2008 JAS
Wow what a difference from where you are to here (Connecticut). It was actually blamy this morning. Down pouring of rain all day but actually quite warm. If I had a recipe I would certainly pass it along but none here.
OK so one day has passed since Balancing Act commented above. Today - it’s cold and the wind is whipping at about 35 mph.
Still - tis nothing compared to what you have going on out there. Good lord!!!
It’s almost beyond belief - we haven’t had this kind of snow in decades. It’s so beautiful, but so deadly too. The scariest part when out on the roads is that when the wind whips up, the roads instantly get drifts across them - with black ice underneath and on either side.
Sarah, I’ll keep looking for my recipe!