misc snow-related

It's a bit odd that they're ploughing the paths in the park up here in northern Manhattan when there are still unploughed bus routes in Brooklyn. I suppose a Parks Dept snowplough is smaller than a City Streets one, but still, you'd think the boroughs could find some use for them. It's certainly very nice to be able to walk in the park, but when Brooklyn-dwelling friends can't get home because the transport network's still clogged up with snow, it loses some of its savour.

My dog seems to manage fine in the snow without a jacket; when she's too cold she comes and asks to be picked up. She's okay. But I get a lot of grief from Manhattanesque dog-owners, whose dogs have several layers of clothing, not to mention boots, about letting my dog go out without a jacket. Of particular note today was the lady carrying a white fluffy dog and wearing a white fluffy fur coat. Only afterwards did I realise that "She's got a lovely fur coat on, just like you have" would have been the right response to "Doggy should be wearing a jacket."

Inspired to do a bit of ketubah work, for one of those "do the text, and we'll talk about the decoration after the wedding" affairs. I don't do those often; it's a bit of a downer at the wedding to have no pretty, and there's never really a good time per se after the wedding to do it, so they sit around for months. Still, I have inspiration for this one, which is something. Now to see if the couple like it...