Saturday, November 25, 2017

A Blizzard at Bell Creek

One evening during the winter in the early thirties (I was probably about seven years old). It had been snowing off and on all day, and now it was being accompanied by strong winds.
All of us kids went to bed early, I suppose it was so we could stay warm.
Our upper floor (gained by climbing 5 or 6 steps) was where all of the young ones slept. Mom and dad slept in the one downstairs bedroom with the youngest one (baby) ( Betty I think).
Before midnight the blizzard was blowing snow through the eaves and perhaps some of the roof shingles.Anyway, it was snowing on our beds.
Mom and Dad got us all bundled up and away we went to Grampa bells house, about a half mile or so distance.
For us Kids it was truly an adventure because we were all put up in cozy little places to sleep at our Grandpa bell's home.

P.S. Our log cabin home didn't suffer much, just had to wait for the intruder (the sifting snow) to go away 

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