We've had a varied dose of weather today. It was cold this morning - around 15 degrees, but then warmed up with bright sunshine to around 30. there was a strong south wind that seemed to cut right through you. We did our run/walk up Jamie's driveway just before noon and I made the mistake of wearing a lighter jacket since I saw the temperature was 30 degrees. I came in without doing the usual several climbs up our driveway - I was just freezing. Usually by the time I get up Jamie's driveway I'm well warmed up, but not today.

Soon after lunch we began to get some light snow and around 3 o'clock it was really coming down hard. Now it's nearly stopped and the thermometer has dropped back to about 24 degrees. The forecast is for below zero temps tonight.

I've had a note from Liz Sargent about Sheri Pearl, her sister-in-law that was in the bad accident on Thursday. Here's what Liz had to say:

It's going to be baby steps but there seems to be no life threatening injuries. The "girls" are very fortunate to still be here with an accident like that. Sheri will be in Dartmouth Hitchcock for a bit longer and then we'll see if she has to go to a rehab place. She has a broken pelvis, concussion, and numerous bumps and bruises. This all happened on her son Henry's 23rd birthday! Not to mention the fact that today, 2/12/11, is the second anniversary of John's death. Enough already!

I'll keep you posted on her progress, but we expect a full recovery ~ with time. The other girl is doing well and home.
Liz

We are very glad Sheri is going to be ok.

If some of you are still undecided about shoveling your camp's roof, you may want to read the article Fred posted today on home page. You'll find it under "News Items" at the center of the page right under "Welcome to Joe's Pond." It gives a lot of good information and also the total amounts of snow recorded so far this year in the Burlington area. I'll be measuring the snow depth here either tomorrow or Monday, but I believe it's something over 30 in. With rain expected late next week, the snow pack should go down, but it could also mean that what remains will be heavier.

Middle son, Bob, went skiing at Mittersill in Franconia, New Hampshire yesterday. His skiing buddies, Fred Leferrier and John Gebbie, weren't able to go, so he went by himself. As some of you may remember, Mittersill installed new lift equipment and is trying to make a come back as a fun place to ski. It has a charming Alpine-like village with private vacation homes and rental cottages and a central hotel and ski lodge. Bob said the ski area is considered "primitive" - it doesn't have snow making, is not groomed, and there is no ski patrol. However, he said he thoroughly enjoyed his day of skiing - even though he was the only person on the mountain except for the two guys running the lift, one at the bottom, one at the top. Sounds like a great place to get away from it all . . . Of course, just over the top of the mountain is Cannon ski area, and I expect there were plenty of skiers and boarders there.