Bbrrrrrrr

I awoke this morning to naked trees covered with snow and even though there was still high grass peeping through, snow was covering most of the ground. It wasn't beautiful but still, it was quiet and there was a rush of excitement. It wasn't cold enough to freeze the lake, although I understand Lake Seewoog is a popular place for ice-skating among the Germans in the village. I stepped out on the balcony just as the church bells were ringing, resonating and echoing. Sounds are always magnified when snow is falling.

I thought of the book "Snow Falling on Cedars" and wanted to re-read it. I need a book with history, intrigue and romance. But, I didn't bring too many books with me and I have only one that I haven't read, recently picked up at the only used book store on base. It seems books are a paucity here, at least ones written in English, so I started "The Memory Keeper's Daughter."

I was recently obsessed with the Amanda Knox trial and then the last 2 weeks have been consumed with the Tiger Woods scandal. I'm glad to report that today I discovered I am done with both of them. None of the stories concerning either of them on MSN, CNN or CBS news intrigued me enough to "click" and continue. I am a serial learner, delve into a story, an author, an idea and it overtakes me completely and just as surely as I was hooked, I am saturated. Don't talk to me about Tiger.

So, it's been a quiet day and a wonderful day really. I did venture out to do laundry and was quite pleased with how the little cooper handles in the snow. I have lentil soup on the stove, a bottle of wine, coffee for the morning and still have quite a lot of pages to read in the Memory book.

Temperatures are just below freezing and I'm wondering how the roads will be in the morning at o dark thirty. I don't think anything can be as scary as driving in the ice in Oklahoma so I think I'll be fine.

Hope everyone is keeping warm.