Let it Snow

My Snowy Days

As a child in New York City, I loved snow.  I loved snowball fights, making angels, and eating snow ice cream, which my mother would make for us out of the first snow of the year. 

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats was one of my favorite books as a child, and it still evokes Proust-like memories of my childhood in the city.

As a child, I was pleased that the book was published in 1962, the year of my birth, and by the shiny Caldecott Medal on the cover.  I remember for awhile only wanting books with that medal on the cover.Caldecott Medal

As a Southerner, I have mixed feelings about snow.  I love it as long as I don't have to go anywhere since I learned to drive in the South and have driven in snow only once. 

In 1989, Myrtle Beach got smacked with 18 inches of snow on Christmas Eve.  I was in the military at the time, stationed at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base.  I had planned to come home to Cheraw, SC, which was about a two hour drive, but I didn't feel confident that I could drive in the snow.

So I spent Christmas of 1989 with a few other stranded airmen on base looking at palm trees and the beach covered in snow, jumping out of dorm windows into the snowdrifts, and nursing a nasty frostbite.

I even wore a crocheted rasberry beret--hey, it was still the eighties.

It rarely snows in Charleston, South Carolina.  The last snow was almost five years ago, when it snowed about an inch for two days in a row, and the city when into pandemonium.  All the bridges shut down, and since Charleston is a city of bridges, it shut down for about a half day each time.

I know this is hilarious to my friends in climates where is snows often, but it does make sense to close down because snow equipment is a bad investment when it snows so little, and most of us can't drive in any significant snow.

Crocheted Snow

Spurred on by the beautiful snowflakes that Julie made, I promised a friend that I make some snowflakes for her.  Making snowflakes is like making mini doilies.  I really haven't done much thread crochet this year, so it was nice to sit and watch football and make some flakes

The patterns for these three snowflakes are from the Leisure Arts Book, Lacy Snowflakes. 

The patterns for these three came from The ASN book, Learn to Crochet Snowflakes. 

If she likes them, I'll make some more. If not, I'll make some more.  I really have a feeling that Charleston will get some snow this winter.

Let it snow!!!

A Little Christmas Fun

I'm not feeling the Christmas spirit just yet, but I am trying.

I first was this on Chie's blog who got this from Trish.

My name turned out to be Fuzzy Holly-Hippoface! Uggh!

Then,  I used my maiden name (Thomas), and I was Fuzzy-Kissy Hippoface.

Well, Hippoface, it is.

Comments

[Susan]

The Snowy Day is probably one of my 5 favorite children's books. Don't you love the part where he makes snow angels.

[Julie]

Really pretty snowflakes! As soon as I saw the title I knew you'd made some. Most of mine came from the Lacy Snowflakes book too, and seeing yours I really need to get up and make more!! Beautiful work! :o)

[Christina]

I always loved that book. I always thought the pictures where so beautiful and glossy.

As someone who has always been driving in snowy CT I was amazed a few years ago to be in Atlanta during some snowy/freezing weather. I guess up here we just take our fleets of snow trucks for granted. It is still the first time I ever saw the news giving lists of church closings due to weather conditions.

[Lynette]

I remember that book. I still have it on the bookshelf in my basement! Now I have to dig it out.

[srmc]

I love the snowflakes. They are very pretty.

I have never done thread crochet but have all of my Grandmothers small needles. Is it hard?

[Margene]

Pretty Snow Flakes! I like my Fun Christmas Name, too.
Cutie Holly-Cracker
Hippoface!? NOT!