It’s been snowing all day. Unusual for our town. We decided not to drive to church and instead watched the service on zoom. Then I just settled in at the large sewing machine to quilt my table runner.
We’ve had lunch, tea and measured the snow at about 5 inches and agreed that by the time the snow ends we should have closer to 7 inches. This is only the second time this season we’ve had snow. We did have a day of rain awhile ago, but this is the high desert and today’s snow will be about a quarter of all the perception we’ll get this year. Looking out of my office window right now, the snow has stopped and my neighbor is out with his snowblower clearing his driveway.
The light is fading as sunset approaches and it looks like the roads won’t be clear until tomorrow. We live out on the edge of the city and are a low priority for the snow plows. It’s likely that the sun will melt the snow long before we see a county snow plow.
It’s just a day to stay indoors and wait for warmer weather.
Yesterday was the interesting day. After a nice dinner with our daughter, we went to hear our local art museum to hear the live recording of the podcast, “Museum Confidential.” I’d never heard of that podcast before. I don’t listen to a lot of podcasts, but from time to time I find an interesting one.
This podcast is hosted by Jeff Martin and is a look behind-the-scenes of museums. They were interviewing the curator for the Nevada Museum of Art and the artist Cannula Hanska Luger about Luger’s exhibit at the museum titled, “Speechless.” Heather and I have seen the exhibit and it’s always enlightening to hear what the artist has to say about their work.
It was an interesting conversation and I found it interesting that the relationship between curator and artist is more complex than I thought. Normally we think of a museum curator as the person who maintains the catalogs and archives of the museum and decides what is on display and what is in storage. Turns out to be much more than that. Especially for an art museum. While the museum does have historical artifacts and is a repository for the past, it also strives to engage and educate us and has a eye towards the future as well. This museum does a have good collection of art from the part, but it also works with contemporary artists to bring current and living art to the community. It also has a strong education program with a lot of art classes for children and adults.
I won’t relate the whole conversation I heard — the pizza’s cooking — the big thing that impressed me was that there is a dynamic between artist and curator that I hadn’t expected. Luger’s exhibit wasn’t a finished piece of art when they invited him to show something and his conversation with the curator and museum community along with a visit to the museum influenced what he brought to show and in fact inspired him to create certain pieces just for this show.
I think the podcast will be published later this week on NPR’s website if you want to hear it.
That’s it for this week. Full dark is here and I’m still thinking about last night’s program, this morning’s sermon and am waiting for the timer to buzz so we can eat pizza in our warm home.
But I’ve also noticed, that a neighbor of ours who is a lineman for the local power company is still not home. He left hours ago in his repair truck and while I wait in the warm with my thoughts, I wonder about him pulling wires in the snow to restore power to homes that are now in the cold and dark.
I hope you’re home warm or have a neighbor like mine who’s willing to work in the snow and cold to bring warmth.
Andrew's View of the Week 
Here, it’s all about rain. I’m not sure it will ever stop.
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Looking at the radar yesterday, the whole coast seemed to being hit very hard.
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For a few more days, too. We have the sandbags out.
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Never good when the sandbags come out. Hopefully it doesn’t get that bad.
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Seven inches of snow sounds like an incredible amount compared to what we normally get in England. Very deep snow tends to be limited to certain areas such as Scotland or the very north of England.
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It’s a lot even for us. Up in the mountains they get more than that.
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The weather here is constantly changing. Snow one day. Fifty degrees the next. I’m glad you mentioned the lineman. People who work in these types of fields never seem to get enough credit.
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They deserve more credit than they get.
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I always like the snow. I guess that is why I chose to move to Nova Scotia. It never bothers me personally, but I do know that it means hardship for some, and for that I am sorry. We have had quite a bit of high winds lately. That, to me, seems much worse than the snow. Our entire weekend had fine snow blowing sideways and heavy gusts. It reminds me of the tundra. Fortunately, we haven’t lost power yet. I can’t imagine being a lineman (or woman) during these high winds. They are true heros though, as they seem to get us up and running very quickly when things do go down.
Your cozy day doesn’t sound all bad. Sometimes winter weather forces us to slow down a little and stay close to home. I find it is when I appreciate the small things the most.
Have a good week. 🙂
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It was a nice day, but now the sun is out and it’s time to shovel the driveway.
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I’m always grateful for the efforts of our hydro company. When the wind is howling and the trees are crashing down, they’re out there doing their best to restore power. Here’s hoping your neighbour is soon home to enjoy his own pizza, and that you stay safe and warm! :-)
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I don’t know how they do it, but somehow they keep the power going.
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Same time of year, but at 5:30 PM it is still over 80 degrees. No snow to shovel, I’ve been waiting for it to cool down a little so I can mow the lawn without getting heatstroke 🙂
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We could use some of that warmth right now.
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Let’s swap, but just for 10 minutes 😀
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🙂
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