Ivory and Ebony

We had two Easter surprises this year.

First, the snow. Beautiful. White.

I guess we can take it as an Easter reminder of God's grace, his gift to us. From Isaiah 1:18, "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow."

And from the classic hymn:

Jesus paid it all,

All to Him I owe;

Sin had left a crimson stain,

He washed it white as snow.

We went to Biscuit Hollow Friday morning and were greeted by a house filled with black sooty smoke. The chimney had plugged. We had black soot and a dingy grey smoke film over everything in the house. Every drawer, cabinet, nook, and cranny. You can see it on the window frame over the kitchen sink; we washed the top left corner.

And you can see the black soot on the curtains.

We ran the dishwasher and and clothes washer all day Friday and Saturday, had two vacuum cleaners going, and have managed to make significant progress in the kitchen, living room, and bath.

Bonnie was asking when we were all going to get together this year. I think now would be good. :)