Stayed up till the wee hour of 3 a.m. Snow fell during the darkness, leaving an inch for us to look at this morning. My prayers again were 'slightly' answered. We do with what is granted to us.
Had supper guests last evening. Every day we add another page of memories to the life album. Like I've said in the past, friends are those we choose to be our family. The biological business is not within our realm to change.
On our recent trolley, we came across a barn that's being disassembled. The boyfriend's first words were, "That's a post and beam barn." Our car came to a stop so I could click a pic....
Not being familiar with 'post and beam,' I did some checking. Find out that it's also known as a 'timber frame' construction that used heavy timbers instead of modern dimensional lumber. It's a building method that goes back to 2,000 B.C. In Europe, there are post and beam buildings still standing that were built during the Middle Ages. This building would've been built in the 1800s. Assembling a timber frame required teamwork and an experienced crew. Imagine the amount of timber and the work it took to join the posts and beams together. Note the stone base. This barn was built in three stories, to store large amounts of hay to feed the livestock that were housed below.
Once again it's Friday, and today we're kicking back for a lazy day. The house is clean, the world outside is white, and there's nothing earth-shaking on the to-do list.
There's an old saying, 'spring will come when it snows on the Robin's tail three times.' This means that once the Robins return, it will snow three times and then winter will be over. This is snow #1, so are there two more on the way? This girl can only hope.
We're predicted to receive 6"-12" of the white, fluffy stuff.
ReplyDeleteNever heard the old saying re robins nor about post & beam construction. Will ask the Mr.if he has when he wakes from his nap.
I'm truly envious of the possibility of a foot of the fluffy white stuff falling from the sky!
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