My survival tip for the day ...

Hope you guys are all safe at home!

I had a few minutes to check my Survival Book. Here's a tip for the day from Bear Grylls:

TIP: "Attempting to travel across deep snow without some form of specialized footwear is a recipe for disaster. Long hours spent floundering through waist-deep snow is exhausting, unproductive, gets you soaked, plus it is dangerous -- trust me, I have done it often!"

Bear then suggests you cut some willow branches out back and make your own snowshoes ... takes about 3 hours to do in the cold ...

But, I'm thinking there is a better way.

DANA's TIP: Pop a few cinnamon rolls in the oven, heat up a little cocoa ... snuggle into your bunny slippers ... and curl up in front of the fireplace with a good book.

Trust me. I've done it both ways and the indoors protocol is MUCH better!

LOL!

Stay safe! Stay warm!

:) Dana

Thundersnow ... Wow!

So, I'm up early, watching TV coverage of the big snowstorm running through Western Washington ... glad that I won't be skidding around trying to get to work -- but concerned because so many parties are scheduled tonight. Going to be a mess for several more days.

Now, they are talking about "thundersnow" in Seattle. This is a very rare phenomenon -- it is essentially a thunderstorm -- with heavy snow falling instead of rain. Lighting and thunder -- then blizzard like snow. Have never heard of it before. Sitting right over downtown Seattle which also doesn't get that much snow. So very unusual weather conditions.

Don't worry about us. We have power and enough cookie dough to get through this. LOL!

Been a while ...

This is pretty much the way I keep a journal -- write for a few days in a row -- then blow it off for a couple of weeks.

Not that things haven't been happening -- it's just that I sometimes lack motivation. Oh well ... I gave up on perfection a long time ago -- well, at least in some areas of my life.

I've been worried about my hero -- Bear Grylls, you know Man Vs. Wild on Discovery channel.

I saw a news bulletin a few days ago that he had been injured in Antarctica -- and then nothing, nada, no more news about him.

He was supposed to be flown back to Great Britain to a hospital there -- but nothing in the news about him for a few days.

Then it turns out he made it to South Africa after 4 days because they couldn't get him out any sooner because of bad weather.

I still don't know his status -- but I'm rootin' for him to pull through. I mean, this guy has taught me more about the joy of being lost in the woods than I ever imagined.

I may even go out in the back yard and start a fire in his honor. Now, if I only had some flint.

:) Dana