Periodically temporarily stocked for the apocalypse

I live in the mountains now, and this will be the first time in all my wee bitty 45 years that I have ever lived in snow. I knew I’d have some adjusting to the weather, and I understood that would include snow, but I’ll be honest y’all.. “snow” was just a word mixed up in logistical matters like “I need to watch some you tubes on snow chains”

It was intellectual. But this is not intellectual. It’s wet and crunchy and slippy and freaking reflective. There’s actually a lot I hadn’t considered about this weather.

Crispy cold air that burns if you breath too fast. Slippy patches you don’t see just slide slide slide don’t die slide across. Layers of ice to be scraped off the windshield, and a little dog that could not possibly be more disturbed by such an offense as the windshield wipers but oh yes he can! An icy windshield will do just the trick.

Imagining the worst of course, I set out to stock up on canned goods and legumes- that’s right I said LEGUUUUUMES- which is to say that I did in fact stock up on those things. You know. For when I get snowed in here and can’t leave for weeks on end, and I’d surely starve if it weren’t for being properly stocked up on canned goods and legumes.

But… I’ve since consumed most of my stocked goods because a) more time until I have to go to the grocery again bc brr it’s cold out, and b) fruit cocktail is delicious! And sweet corn. And potatoes in the air fryer! And powdered eggs omg so good!

Need bacon.