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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Brrrr . . . Bundle Up

That sums up the weather in Nashua, NH all day yesterday when we woke up to a 1-degree temperature which improved only slightly throughout the day. We stayed warm indoors as there as no need to go out. (We'd shopped for eggs, milk and bread before the storm.) 

Like many other parts of the U.S. and across New England, it snowed here over the weekend. As storms go, this one wasn't that impressive and total snowfall was far less than had been predicted. 

Snow started falling shortly after 8 pm on Saturday evening and by the time it ended around mid- afternoon on Sunday the total snowfall was about 8 inches and not the forecasted 12-16 inches. 

Snowplowing was already in process when I looked out the main door on Sunday morning on my way to the indoor gym. This was taken about 11 a.m. when it was snowing lightly.
The mill apartment surface parking lot is large. Plowing continued throughout the morning and into early afternoon. Residents who park in this top lot don't have to move their vehicles until morning after a storm. Indoor parking is available (at a monthly fee) and it's where we we park our vehicles. For us it's well worth the $ not to have to get up by 7 a.m. after a snowfall to move our cars for lot plowing. (Residents who fail to move their cars are charged for a tow fee when their car is re-located.)
Luckily, this snowfall came on a holiday weekend when traffic was lighter than usual. Earlier in the weekend on Saturday afternoon, based on storm predictions, the city of Nashua had issued a city-wide ban on off-street parking.

Motorists and pedestrians apparently heeded warnings to stay off city roadways unless such travel was absolutely necessary. This normally busy road is at the far end of the mill apartments. The view is from the top 5th floor.
Here's yesterday's view of the Nashua River from our living room after an overnight of single digit temperatures. The highest daytime temperature on Monday was below 5 degrees.
Since we had nowhere to go, and all day to get there, we started Monday morning this way. These treats had been purchased during the holiday season as had the two coffee mugs. It was 
the perfect way to start a frigid day (at least for us).

If you were affected by the snowfall and frigid weather that followed, we hope you also kept warm and safe indoors.

Thanks to everyone for comments on the previous post about Valentine's Day retail excess. We agree that it has become way overdone compared to years ago (sadly).

Temperature Update: It's warming up - we awoke to a 5 degree temp this morning compared to 1 degree on Monday. And just past noon, it slowly climbing inching upwards.

Despite the cold temps, there's lots of sun today, but the Nashua River remains iced over. This was the view at about 9 a.m. and no matter what the weather is like outdoors, I always enjoy this view from our living room windows. (Thanks to all who enjoy it too through these blog posts.)

18 comments:

MadSnapper said...

I think every state in the union except Hawaii was effected by this cold. we had freezing temps for 3 days of 45 as a low. that is brrrrr enough for us.. ha ha.

DUTA said...

"..the perfect way
to start a frigid day"
See, it rhymes, and it is the truth.
I like the two red mugs in the last picture, and..the snow in the other pictures. We haven't got snow, so sometimes one likes what the neighbor has.

Valerie said...

And as we eventually get what you have can I put in a plea for less of it than usual. Your photographs are good, though, so thanks for sharing.

Connie said...

Hope you're staying warm. Cinnamon rolls sound good right now. We had about 10 inches of snow here with frigid temperatures. It is supposed to warm up here by tomorrow though.

Bill said...

Good to stay warm on days like that. You do have a lovely view from your window, I love it.

Emma Springfield said...

All the pictures of snow show how very pretty it is. But we all know it can be a terrible pain too.

Red said...

You're wise to stay home. It's too easy to get into trouble with theses storms.

Linda said...

You were all snug and cozy inside! Even an indoor gym! Wow!
I like the idea of winter and since we don't get much of it - I enjoy what we do have. I sledom ever complain about the cold. Bu the summer heat 100+ is a different story and I dread the summers. Well, not really dread but they are very uncomfortable.
Now I'm off to read that post about Valentines....
I am behind in my reading.....

mamasmercantile said...

Glad to read you are safe and sound inside. That certainly looks like a lot of snow and sounds like well worth the $ to park your car inside so that you don't have the issue of moving it.

Nil @ The Little House by the Lake said...

Oh dear, after seeing your photos I'm so embarrassed to complain about the 'cold' temperature here. :)

It's amazing to see the frozen river. It's something I rarely see. Thank you for sharing Beatrice.

diane b said...

Wow that is cold and even the river froze. You are lucky to have such a nice view. while you stay inside to keep warm. We stay inside to keep cool in the aircon while the temps outside are in the 90'sF

Donna OShaughnessy said...

I also love those river views, a perfect mix of industrial nature. We've had that winter blast too, below zero in Illinois for a couple nights and then up to 38 degrees today. Now rain, snow and sleet outside my window. What a mess, but it will all make spring that much sweeter

Anvilcloud said...

Somewhat surprisingly, school buses are running today. There was overnight snow, so I thought they'd be parked. But after two days off due mostly to cold and maybe partly to wind and drifting, I guess they thought they should plow through, so to speak.

A Joyful Chaos said...

We had cold, cold cold here as well. It's still cold, but warmer than the below zero temperatures we had been having. I love snow, though it's best if I can enjoy it by looking out the window of our house, and not my car!

Blessings~

DeniseinVA said...

Yep it looks cold up there ;) But those cinnamon buns must have been a wonderful comfort food and I love the bear mugs and door decoration. Very enjoyable photos Dorothy.

A Brit in Tennessee said...

What a perfect view of the snowy river and landscape beyond, you have from the comfort of your cozy living room !
Coffee and cinnamon buns make it even better :)
Stay warm and cozy, and thank you for the visit.
Hugs,
~Jo

L. D. said...

Your winter looks just a bad as ours. Watch a frozen river is interesting. Our lake near us freezes over and we still see some geese or ducks land on it. The blowing snow on the top of the ice dose say they will never find water. I like those mugs and the cinnamon rolls look like a good deal. I accidentally, trial and error, bought a cappuccino kind of Kerig coffee. It is really pretty good as long as I throw some marshmallows init. Stay warm out there.

William Kendall said...

We had that same deep cold Monday and Tuesday, as well as snow. Terrific shots!