Where's the Snow?

In the Pacific Northwest, we've had a week of dry cold with another on the way.  The frost has been lovely but I would love to see a few inches of snow just for fun.  I'm getting so tired of waiting that I'll just make some snow of my own!  If you want to join me, here's what to do.  Find some glass in your basement, cut out some shapes and throw them together on a kiln shelf.

Heat the kiln to about 1425 degrees F. and voila - snowflakes. (Glass fusing is the new macrame/stoneware throwing/slip cast painting. If you can bake cookies, you can fuse glass) 

Now go outside and pretend that they're falling from that sunny sky.  I think they're sticking to the tops of cars.

That first snowfall on the ornamental grasses always makes one wonder if they'll remain standing or topple over under the weight of the snow.

When enough snow falls, the landscape looks like this, they close schools and I get to sleep in. See why I like snow?

"Winter" by my pal Florence Welborn hangs in my front window.