Computer case in hand, I braved the elements in layers of winter snow gear yesterday.
The snow is still lightly falling here in Stockholm and we now have more than 15 inches or 38 centimeters on the ground. All the snow has been around since before Christmas and it does not seem like it’s going to melt any time soon given the -10C temperature outside. It’s been a long time since I have had this much snow around. Thinking about it, the last huge snowfall I had was in Cincinnati around 1996 when a single storm dropped about 24 inches or 60.96 centimeters on the city.
A snowy street on Södermalm.
Snow piles in Karlaplan.
We were snowbound for days. Roads were closed, schools were closed and even offices were closed. Officials called it a snow emergency. I thought it was exciting.
There was so much snow, so fast, that the snow plows and city workers could not keep up with clearing the roads. My garage was at the bottom of a small hill and the snow was about three feet deep there. To get to our cars, my cousin Kezia – who lived with me – and I spent hours shoveling the driveway. We walked to the grocery to get supplies and made a big pot of chili and baked some cookies. My golden retriever loved the snow too. He looked like a bucking horse trying to snowplow his way through the yard, putting his nose down in the snow and then flinging his snow-covered head back into the air with joyful abandon. It was such a good time, such a good snow memory.
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I remember that storm well. We spent many an evening in the back room on the futon w/afghans and Dimitri watching MTV’s Real World and movies. Cowboy chili and Fritos — YUM!
Such good stuff!
Stockholm has not seen this much snow for so long a period for many, many years. I would hazard a guess at least 15-20 years!
Wow, I did not know it had been so long. Thanks Sharon.
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