Bedlam Farm has a whiz-bang snow crew, beginning with Chris Barrett and then joined by the former girlfriend, who, it turns out, loves to rush out in storms, climb on roofs and shovel stuff. I had no idea, but how cool is that? I surely don’t want to interfere with her joy, so I let the dogs out to supervise things and she was closely observed, watched and herded as she cleared paths, dug out the garbage cans, cleared the roof and the side of the barn. Then she rushed off to the Studio Barn to make quilts and potholders, and then brush off and shovel out her car.

I was exhausted from watching her and took some photos (for posterity) and made a few suggestions, then retired to the farmhouse to try and get my new satellite radio going. What a team.

After a few hours in La-La Land (your call is important to us, which is why you are on hold for an hour), I got it working and I love it. We immediately instituted a new farmhouse ritual – dancing after snow.