Had hoped to make it to mass.

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Too much snow.  I have been working on clearing the drive since I woke.  A bit here, a bit there.  It is done, but it is 11:30, as I catch my breath.  I need a shower before going to town, at least to mass.  But mass is at noon.  So even getting dressed and in would be... unlikely.

But, I did get the driveway shoveled.  There is... that.  Didn't beat me up too bad, but it did beat me up.  I had to go over what I shoveled earlier.  It hadn't completely filled in, but there was enough that it really needed to be removed for me to feel right.  It did warm from, say, 25 first thing, to 28 to 29 this last outing.  Not a large shift, but some.  And, some of the drive I had done earlier collected more snow, while other parts from earlier clearing had melted?  Very strange.

I left the tarp out.  There has been a goodly amount of snow collected, and then falled down from that.  Not like a ton.  And, some of it seems to melt, or simply be deflected.  Snow is mostly falling straight down.  Which almost makes me consider trying to sleep out there tonight.  Or... not.  Though, even if the wind picked up, and blew it into the enclosure, unless the volume really picked up, and the wind really whipped up, I don't think it would be a problem.  At least, not for one night.  A few nights, out on the trail, wet after rain after snow, and it could get really miserable.

Though, too, if I was out on some trail, I am sure I could find a better angle, against the wind.  So that it wouldn't get in.  As well, I have a tarp, with closures at the end, so as to encapsulate the sleeping area.  Yea, it's worth it.  I am also getting better tree straps.  Currently using a strap with sort of steps in it.  But that can't be set up in an exacting way.  I would guess there is six inches between steps.  There might be some other way to arrange that, but it would always be... difficult.  I ordered something that can be cinched, down to an exacting measure.

But, no, not tonight I think.  Still, might try to get out.  First, to get swimming going again.  Then to do a bit of shopping at my other store.  Lemons.  I never did get those stored.  I would like to buy enough to do so today.  With the house in better shape, doing little extra things like this is easier.  And, then, clean up after... plus a little extra cleaning while at it.

Oh.  I did slice some of the roast very thinly.  Then heated it in a foil pack in the oven.  Much much better.  It is still chewy, but when cut thin enough it's more of a feature than a bug.  It gives one something to bite into, whereas many meats, cut thin, simply don't have any substance.  And that beefy flavor really is pleasant.

I don't really need a shower, today.  Save if I were going to mass.  But I do need to dress a bit more appropriately.  And, while I have caught my breath, I... need just a bit more time to rest.  The drive wasn't a huge mess, the snow wasn't heavy, it was only about two inches.  But... it... got to me.  Maybe to town, maybe not.