We’re still digging out from the Blizzard of 2015 over here – the storm dropped nearly two feet of snow on our part of Massachusetts, with drifts twice as high as that. (The winds howled all day yesterday, and the temps won’t rise high enough to melt the snow for a good while.)
It started snowing in Cambridge on Monday morning (when I snapped the shot above at my favorite cafe). My office closed down an hour early, so everyone could get home ahead of the storm. Most of us had done our pre-blizzard grocery shopping already, but several folks had other last-minute errands to run.
One of my colleagues announced her plan to swing by the craft store for needles and yarn, so she could teach herself to knit during our snow day on Tuesday. Another colleague hoped to stop at her neighborhood wine shop on the way home; still another had run out earlier to pick up some (neon yellow) thermal tights.
And me? I went straight to the flower shop for pink tulips. Then I hopped on the train and headed downtown for some tea from David’s (Cream of Earl Grey) and a P.G. Wodehouse novel from Commonwealth Books.
I’d stocked up on soup supplies (and milk, and bottled water) over the weekend, so when I got home, I was all set.
We didn’t venture out at all on Tuesday, except for a brief (frigid) shoveling attempt. But I heard from a friend who went for a hike through the snowy city and found an open CVS. What did he buy?
Iced coffee, Cheez-Its and Oreos. Only the essentials.
What are (or would be) your blizzard essentials?
cakes, tea and dreams 
I love that you bought flowers. You can learn a lot about a person from their blizzard shopping list. Mine would be marshmallows (for the hot chocolate that’s already in my pantry), almond milk, new nail polish, and a box of sugary cereal (because apparently blizzards bring out my inner 8 year old).
I would have to say that my three essentials, in light of stormageddon, would have to be…Milk, Frosted Animal Crackers and Lean Cuisine. I think I could tough out about anything with them!
To your list, I’d add chocolate and be perfectly content! Bad weather always sends me scurrying to the library, because apparently I’m afraid I’ll run out of things to read (this will never happen in my house of books!). Cream of Earl Grey? Looking that up now! Yum.
Chocolate is definitely a must!
I like your essentials – tea and good books are particularly a must. I’d add knitting wool, but I have plenty at home already. Supplies for making chili and baking cookies, if not already in my pantry, would be on my list too.
Glad you were able to stay warm in that blowing snow! Brrrrr!
We don’t get blizzards here, but if we did, tea and chocolate and good books and knitting supplies and firewood would be a must. Hope you thaw out soon!
An absolute blizzard essential are lanterns and lots of batteries! We lost power for 5 days after Hurricane Sandy and after the first night candles just weren’t cutting it anymore!