PAGING GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON....YOUR BOAT IS READY...

The wind is howling - gusts up to 60 mph are predicted over the next few days - and snowfall of 2 inches an hour. Should be pretty dramatic! Pat is working in the Syracuse office this week and in order to get there on 81, he travels through what is called the Tug Hill Plateau. They measure snowfall there by the foot, not by the inch. Whiteout blizzards are common. I will be biting my nails until he calls me from the office. Meanwhile Max The Dog and I will be warm and busy starting the holiday baking. That is, unless, the power goes off. If that happens we will be cold, hungry and bored!