
In 2015 the Winter in PEI did not start before mid-January, there was no snow, nothing, very quiet weather wise and then all of a sudden every 4 to 7 days a major snowstorm and it lasted for 2 who months. There was so much snow that no one knew what to do with it and life became difficult for many. The City had no where to put it, people could not get out of their homes, some people lost their homes to house fires simply because the Fire Dept could not get to them, blocked by giant snow banks. Here is an archival picture of what it was like. People were in shock, yes we are Canadians but there is a limit to everything, the cold also was intense. We missed it all by arriving in May 2016.


Hopefully this year 2022 will not be a repeat but we have had 2 major snow storms in 7 days. The City has had little time to clean up after the first storm. We also have now Omicron and 2 people died last night in hospital, the first of this pandemic. People are scared and concerned.

Needless to say, tonight the storm is over but the streets remain unplowed and the sidewalks well they disappeared under 4 feet of snow. It is very heavy snow, very compact and it is about -28C right now. So walking the dogs is short and sweet, they do not want to be outside.


While this was happening Will was making meat pies aka Tourtière, small ones for 2 so we can have them for dinner. Tomorrow he is making his lasagna with béchamel sauce. He already made his meat sauce. For the pie crust he uses a little vodka, it makes it more flakey.

I don’t know what to say other than I wish I was visiting to enjoy Will’s cooking – meat pies and lasagna.
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I have never experienced such low temperatures or more than very light snowfalls, which have melted within a short while. It looks so magical, but I assume that magical is not the way you would describe it.
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Those pies look perfect. Those streets do not. I love seeing the photos from 2015, too. Amazing.
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They are very good. Yes 2015 was a bad year, snow until early May.
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Stay warm and safe
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no worries we are very safe and warm.
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Wow, what a lot of snow. Will’s cooking looks so delicious!
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Yes and it looks like more snow is on the way for Monday.
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