Snowed In

Remember when I was so excited to have conquered February?

Well, by the looks of it, it may as well still be February.

The snow fell all night. Early this morning, I tried to get out of the driveway. I really did. I shoveled and shoveled, and my car almost made it to the road while Spur cheered me on, but it was all for not. Those tires just spun. Blue Betty just didn't have it in her.

So I retreated and assumed my position on the couch.

I had some fun with the dogs, too. They played like crazy. Bo loves the snow. Spur isn't so sure about the snow yet, but he is so cute bounding through the drifts. Although, he's not so cute when he grabs the glove out of my pocket and runs around with it in his mouth. Rascal.

Inside the house, I'm still gunning for sunny skies and green grass. I'm talking sweet to spring, trying to coax her over to this neck of the woods. It's real nice here; we've got pastels, banners, and flowers!

My force-grown indoor tulips have been a success!  I've dubbed them test tube tulips because I keep watch over the vases like a science experiment. About six weeks ago, I set the bulbs on a bed of pebbles. I kept them in our unheated upstairs for the first couple of weeks to give the bulbs a jump start.

First, the roots popped out of the bulbs and buried deep into the pebbles. Then, the stems began shooting up. Finally, the flowers bloomed! This is a super easy and fun way to get a taste of spring, even when the ground is covered in snow.