Our local weather guru Cliff Mass says the weather is setting up for a "major" snow event next week. Today will be blustery and soaking wet, about as miserable as it gets in Seattle, but then high pressure builds and arctic air pours into the region over the weekend. If that meets up with a juicy weather system coming off the Pacific, it's the perfect recipe for snow in Seattle. Of course, still too early to press the panic button.
A dump of wet snow is actually good for the plants, but a hard, dry freeze could finish off my enormous jasmine, planted in a half whiskey barrel. It's way too big to bring inside, but I can put this smaller one in the laundry room and start over next year.
No particular plans for us this weekend, other than the Seahawks vs Green Bay game Sunday. And the Ukes are playing at a birthday party on Saturday afternoon.
I spent most of the past week navigating the strange new world of Medicare and Social Security. Our lives have gone along pretty much the same way for years, so in some ways, this still doesn't seem quite real. Like all big changes, it's incredibly energizing and a bit scary at the same time. But all good. My mind is already racing ahead to things we can do with our new freedom.
“The only way to make sense
out of change is to plunge into it,
move with it,
and join the dance.”
―
You might try wrapping at least the bottom part of your big jasmine plant in a big sheet of bubble wrap.
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