2.08.2008

A good start.


Bottled organic milk and cheese bread
made with sea salt and extra old white cheddar


It's snowy outside, but warmer than it has been in days. The sun is shining and from the dining room window you can see that the front walk needs clearing. Shoveling is good exercise, and it's not so bad when two of you suit up to go tackle it together. You say hi to the neighbour who is doing the same thing. The three of you are grunting with the effort of it, but you feel a sense of solidarity. You see a car go by and for a moment it gets stuck, its wheels spinning in the road that has not yet been plowed.
A child and his parents walk by with toboggans on their way to the hill at the nearby park. His snowpants make that swishy sound as his little legs stumble through the snow.
Your hat falls down over your eyes and you push it back up. Again.
The walk is now cleared, the postman will be happy.
You head back into the warmth of your house, hungry for a snack.





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Blogger K & S said...

wow that does sound like a lot of work and indeed a reason for a snack :)

7:04 PM  
Blogger jasmine said...

Augh...the snow...and the snowbanks that are taller than me...augh...

Maybe if I had some of that cheesebread it would have been better...

j

10:20 PM  
Blogger anya said...

At least you've got winter with real snow. ;) What we have over here in moscow is a muddy winter with lots of rain. Brrr...

Isn't it a coincidence that i featured bread and winter in my entry as well? :))

Your writing is so artistic! Great!

3:29 PM  
Blogger Michèle said...

Kat, it does take some getting used to but I think my shoveling muscles are back in fine form already.

Jasmine, cheesebread definitely helps--some hot chocolate would probably do the trick as well.
Luckily I've only had to suffer through winter since January when we got back to town, but I can tell you have been suffering through it much longer. Hang in there and get thee some cheesebread!

Anya, I think bread and winter go hand in hand so I'm not surprised we were thinking alike. And thanks for the compliment, it's nice to hear!

12:27 PM  

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