http://missingbuffaloblog.com/2006/10/29/october-storm/ A Buffalonian's and Buffalo Expatriate's Forum Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:21:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://missingbuffaloblog.com/2006/10/29/october-storm/#comment-9 Marcia Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:55:51 +0000 http://missingbuffaloblog.com/2006/10/29/october-storm/#comment-9 Thank you, Maureen for bringing me back to the reality of the beauty that is still here in Buffalo, rather than concentrating on the broken and battered trees. Snow has always been benevolent and beautiful, but this snow was evil and destructive...and I lost my focus for a minute! Should have been thinking about our friends, family and neighbors, who having regained power before us, hosted "freezer-smorgasbord" dinners and lent us power to plug in our cell phones, and dry our hair. Or having no cable with which to watch the Sabres, decided to play euchre instead, and feed us delicious soup (recipe courtesy of the cooking school on Elmwood Avenue). Or my sister, who have retained her power the entire time, had lines running out of her house to both neighbors and made goulash and pancakes for everyone over the age of 60 on her street. And hosted about 15 people at her house at any given time...and on and on and on. You're right, it's vanity to think of the trees, (did you say that, or did I?)when there is so much more to think about. You see it clearly, having lived somewhere else, and so love to you, honey, and thanks for helping me to see it again too!! Thank you, Maureen for bringing me back to the reality of the beauty that is still here in Buffalo, rather than concentrating on the broken and battered trees. Snow has always been benevolent and beautiful, but this snow was evil and destructive…and I lost my focus for a minute! Should have been thinking about our friends, family and neighbors, who having regained power before us, hosted “freezer-smorgasbord” dinners and lent us power to plug in our cell phones, and dry our hair. Or having no cable with which to watch the Sabres, decided to play euchre instead, and feed us delicious soup (recipe courtesy of the cooking school on Elmwood Avenue). Or my sister, who have retained her power the entire time, had lines running out of her house to both neighbors and made goulash and pancakes for everyone over the age of 60 on her street. And hosted about 15 people at her house at any given time…and on and on and on. You’re right, it’s vanity to think of the trees, (did you say that, or did I?)when there is so much more to think about. You see it clearly, having lived somewhere else, and so love to you, honey, and thanks for helping me to see it again too!!

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