I have trudged across the meadow every morning with my dog, this morning crunching over he crusty snow and ice, and I realized today that I adore the disruption that weather brings with it. We are facing another snow storm with ice and snow beginning this afternoon, and as I watch and hear people readying themselves to be held hostage by weather, I am delighting in the whimsy and wonder of weather, something so other worldly, that can grip us and turn our lives upside down, just as they ought to be every so often. It is the great equalizer, the grand mystery that shapes how we handle the priorities of our lives. I love that part of weather. It respects nothing and nobody and sometimes fools us and makes us realize how truly vulnerable and small we all are.
Tomorrow Meals on Wheels is doubling up and delivering for Wednesday AND Thursday because of the storm alert for Thursday. What an adventure! Tonight I have invited four friends for dinner; two have already tried to cancel, but not a drop or a flake has yet to materialize. I shall continue my preparations and know that if it gets bad, I shall drive my dinner party to both couples' houses instead of having them here. It will be an adventure! And now the calm before and perhaps in lieu of the storm.
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