Indoor Water Feature

Being a home owner is great...........until something breaks or you have something go wrong. Then it is your problem and you get to fix it. Not fun! With all of the snow and extreme cold we have had it has caused there to be ice build up in the gutters and on the roof. This is not good when you already need to replace your roof. See these beautiful icicles?

The ice that is above them is now causing a problem. An indoor water feature that we don't want. 

I came home from work on Monday only to discover that the carpet, chairs, blinds, lamp, windows, and anything else that was by these windows was wet. Initially I though the roof was leaking, but nope the ceiling was dry. Then I thought maybe a window was slightly open, nope. Then I solves the mystery of the tiny waterfall on the porch. There is a small crack above the windows on one side of the porch that water was now coming through. Now we never knew this crack was there because it was covered with rooster wallpaper border. My dislike for anything wallpaper only grows! Come spring those roosters are being evicted. 

At least the water has already started to free the wallpaper from the wall so it will be easier to remove. For now though we must live with towel lined window sills. 

Also note the streams of ice that are running down the one window. Thankfully or not thankfully, I don't know which yet. That is an older window that has a sheet of glass that has been inserted in front of it. So, the ice is between the two layers and not inside the house. 

We are hoping the ice will melt and drain out to the outside and everything will dry out. Or we may have a science experiment growing in that window come spring, which will be a whole new issue.

Now, isn't have water near your home suppose to add value? Pretty sure the addition of an unplanned indoor water feature wasn't what they were talking about.  

Snowmagedon, Snowapocolypse, Winter, Whatever.......

Welcome to Indiana, where it snows every weekend. Welcome to Indiana, the new Alaska. Snow, wind, cold, snow, wind, cold, and repeat all winter. Just a few pictures of the amount of snow we have received so far. Here is the house partially buried.

Most places in the yard are up to my knees. It varies cause of all the drifting though. 

We just walk single file on the shoveled paths. 

Every house has icicles and ours is no exception. Both porches have double layers of icicles.

The library has the best icicle display though! 

The snow might all melt by Easter at this rate. There is a huge mountain of snow between us and our neighbor, the grocery store, that I am afraid is going to turn into a pond. 

Someday spring will arrive, but until then we live to freeze another day.