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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Monster Icicles...and The Swap Meets is Extended

I'm not complaining, we do live in New England, but we've had one snow storm after another and there is more this week. The snow we have piled up will be here in July! The other night my husband and I happened to look out the windows of my sewing room to find these.




You can't tell by this picture, but the top of the icicle is about 5 inches in diameter.



and look how long it is!!! 48 inches and growing. My husband broke them all off the gutter before the whole thing collapsed.


Hope you're staying warm where you are in the world...snow or not!
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I've extended the Swap Meet Weekend until this Friday, so you can add your item that you want to trade all week. This is the first weekend for this, so we'll see how things go!
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Take care,
~Karen~
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20 comments:

  1. Impera MagnaJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    Oh my goodness... those are some HUGE icicles! I don't envy you all the "fun with snow/ice" you're having...

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  2. Kirsty @ Bonjour QuiltsJanuary 30, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    Yikes, wouldn't want to be under one of those if it fell down from a second storey!

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  3. ReginaJanuary 30, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    Well you're better than me because I am complaining. It's my first New England winter so I think it's allowed. ;) I looked today and we have a couple of icicles that go all the way to the ground. So crazy! I seriously wanted to cry when my husband told me that there's another big one coming in a couple of days.

    At least it'll be a good excuse to stay inside and sew right? I need to go make sure I'm fully stocked in thread.

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  4. WoolenSailsJanuary 30, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    I saw some on a barn, that were hanging to the ground, must have been at least 3 feet long. I would hate to be under those, when they fall.

    Debbie

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  5. JuliaJanuary 30, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    Oh my! Two of my daughters live in NE and are buried under the snow. They don't mind it, though, and it is beautiful! Those icicles look dangerous! I wish we would get another good snow here in E TN.

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  6. KatieJanuary 30, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    I guess you don't want to hear that it was nearly 70 degrees here today. I know someone in NJ whose gutter came down because of a HUGE icicle. Beautiful though they are, I'm not missing the ice! :-)

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  7. Lucky-1January 30, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    HUGE....wow that is a fantastic photo. We're having another stinker of a day here:(

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  8. BarbJanuary 30, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    I am waiting for my stuff to come in from Samoa...was suppose to have been here Thursday....it snowed..now Tuesday and it is suppose to snow...pooey!

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  9. SandraJanuary 30, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Wow! That is one very large icicle! We've been on vacation and are currently headed toward home. We are trying to outrut the next snowstorm which is calling for 4 inches Monday and an additional 12 on Tuesday. I've decided if I'm going to get snowed in I may as well be at home so I can sew!

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  10. Quilts and CatsJanuary 30, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    That is exactly why we left Massachusetts and moved to southern Tennessee! I miss alot of things about New England, but the weather isn't one of them. Great pictures. Stay safe.

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  11. UnknownJanuary 30, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    Aren't those amazing, I get them here on my house like that every year. Had some earlier but it has warmed up big time! Not for long....16 is the high for tomorrow!
    Definately, break those babies off before they mess up your roof! lol Stay warm!

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  12. Needled MomJanuary 30, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    OMGoodness....those are long icicles! Good thing you broke them off. More coming this week I hear.

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  13. Tina CraigJanuary 30, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    Isn't it horrible? I can't remember the last time we had icicles or snowbanks this big. Where are we going to put more snow?

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  14. An Everyday Housewife!January 30, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    I live in New England as well, my icicles aren't quite as long, b/c my son keeps breaking them, I did tell him there was one he couldn't break, we are trying to connect the gutter to the ground, and see how long it takes LOL

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2011 at 6:12 AM

    I'm in Australia and we are having a heatwave at present - it was around 109F today!
    Birdie

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  16. HeatherJanuary 31, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    I live in California, and I won't share with you the weather we are having here. Those icicles are really something else! Since I don't live in the snow, I find them quite fascinating. It must really be cold!!!

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  17. AliceJanuary 31, 2011 at 4:38 PM

    Yikes. Don't stand under those monsters!

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  18. ElsieJanuary 31, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    WOW!!! Karen I have never seen that big of an icicle, heck we get excited if we see one that is 2" long.LOL. It is 72 degrees right
    now but its suppose to be in the 40's in a
    day or two.
    About your swap meet.....DON'T EVER UNESTIMATE
    THE POWER OF A WOMAN....that is the saying my
    sis and I had when we owned Volkswagens. When
    we would shop for fabric we would have the back
    seat covered and the kids sat on all of it. We
    love our fabric...o.k. and kids. That is a wonderful idea you have about the swap meet. It
    will be interesting to see how it turns out.
    Good luck with it.

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  19. BethKJanuary 31, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    Can you believe we have two storms coming to hit us? Geez. So tired of the snow days and worrying about the icicles and the roof!!! Yes, you have permission to complain! : )

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  20. JantineFebruary 1, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Those icicles are incredibly beautiful!!! You must have felt a bit sorry to take them off because of their beauty. But I can see why they had to go!

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