Although the snow fell all day Monday, dropping around 8 inches in DC, the temperatures have stayed well below freezing during the day and under 20 degrees F at night. The District government has not plowed the alley behind our house, and as a result we can’t get out of it by car due to the large amount of snow on the ground and by foot due to all the ice. There’s also so much ice on our deck and stairs, I can’t risk going outside with my broken arm, with the result that I’ve had to cancel several appointments because I simply couldn’t get there. It’s supposed to snow again on Friday night, but only a couple of inches, and the temperature is predicted to rise to around 37 degrees on Sunday and sunny, so hopefully some of the snow and ice will melt.

‘All I wanted was one little treat…’ posted earlier: