Snowstorm Bonanza

Snowstorm Bonanza Three 2013 Copyright 2013 Lorelei Walsh Park

St. John’s, Newfoundland and the Avalon Peninsula were hit by a major winter storm that brought 52 centimetres of snow and winds up to 121 kilometres per hour (that is hurricane force for the interested reader!). These pics show what greeted me, my husband and two kids when we opened the front door at about 8 am January 11. It actually was another foot higher by noon when we ventured outside to start shovelling and snow blowing the snow from our driveway. After three and a half hours of grueling work ( and play for the kids), we came in looking forward to a hot meal and were faced with a power outage. We were equipped with a good emergency kit though and were still able to make a great meal and had hot chocolate and tea to finish it off. As we have electric heat, our house started to get pretty cold by about 830pm and we were all in bed by 930pm to stay warm. We slept like logs! Hope you enjoy the pictures and keep warm out there!

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Jaz on January 13, 2013 at 12:13 am said:

BRRRRRRRRRRRRR….that looks like here…LOL 🙂

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- incidentallearner on January 13, 2013 at 12:26 am said:
  
  It is very BRRRRR and wet now…when we first went outside it was the prefect snowman snow but it became wet as the day went on! Thanks for dropping by!
  
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Monica on January 13, 2013 at 7:16 am said:

It looks really cold! I should not complain about the heat in sunny Singapore. : )

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- incidentallearner on January 14, 2013 at 4:11 pm said:
  
  It was about -2 degrees celsius that day but today is a balmy 3 degrees celsius:) Nothing like when I lived in New Brunswick with it’s -32 degree celsius days. Enjoy warm and sunny Singapore!
  
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Deborah on January 14, 2013 at 1:32 am said:

good grief! It’s 39 here in California and I’m beneath 4 blankets and scarf! You’re wonderful ! xo

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- incidentallearner on January 14, 2013 at 4:09 pm said:
  
  Wow!! It is all in what you get used to really! My kids love the snow so I had not choice but to love it too! We have lots of snuggly blankets and a house with power again!!! Although, my son’s school is still without power today but he was thrillled to have yet another day off school:)
  
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niasunset on January 14, 2013 at 12:22 pm said:

wow sooo much snow… Stay warm, Thanks and Love, nia

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- incidentallearner on January 14, 2013 at 4:07 pm said:
  
  isn’t it awesome! Thank goodness we have a snow blower! We will do our best to stay warm and cuddly!! Love to you, Lorelei
  
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latebloomerbuds on January 18, 2013 at 3:13 am said:

WOWzers! So gorgeous though. No place to go. Sounds like you and yours made the best of it! Margie

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- incidentallearner on January 18, 2013 at 11:42 pm said:
  
  Yes, that’s what we thought when we opened the door! We did very much enjoy our time together, it’s a rare chance we get to talk and play games that are often forgotten on the shelf! It inspired the kids to re-instate family game night and we love it! Thanks Margie, Lorelei
  
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elmediat on January 25, 2013 at 8:47 pm said:

The great Canadian experience. 🙂 Hope the power came back in a timely fashion. 🙂

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- incidentallearner on January 26, 2013 at 5:03 pm said:
  
  Oh yes, we were back on the grid after about 12 hours! Thanks for your generous visit to my blog as well!
  
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