It Snowed Again

- - - - Since we visited last Friday, Just as I said, it did indeed snow some more on Saturday night.  This picture of Lilly was taken on Sunday at the home of MSM on the back deck.

Look at all of that snow! This is only five miles drive above where I live. Thank goodness, I did not get this much snow at my elevation.  Unfortunately, his power was out from Thursday evening until Sunday. But, then the phone service went out for a few days. All of the different utility services have been working very hard to remedy the uncomfortable situation.

We decided to get out of the snow for an afternoon on Sunday. So, we drove south and then west to a small Gold Rush town called Mokellume Hill. The sun was shining bright and we had a good time. We visited the Union House which has been recently (three weeks ago) opened after renovation into a cozy dining room with yummy food.  It sits at the corner of Main and Center Street right in the middle of this litle town and has some interesting history.

"'The Union House bears Jeff Tuttle’s name because about two decades ago Jeff conceived the idea of making an old service station over into a beer garden, deli, and community center.

When he became DA of Calaveras County over ten years ago he did not feel it right for the county’s chief law enforcement officer to be running a bar. So he leased, and then sold the property, which fell upon hard times, and was taken back in foreclosure by Jeff’s widow following the sudden death in April of Jeff ." If by chance you are interested in a little more history of this 157 year old building and everything that is planned in the future you can find it here: Union House.

When I say yummy, this is what I mean. The turkey, red onion, lettuce, avocado, cream cheese and cranberry on a fresh croissant sandwich was great. Along with some hot chocolate and I was all set.

We wandered around the tiny town with our dogs on leases and read all of the historical society signs on the very old buildings.

The Mokellume IOOF is said to be California's first three-story building to be erected outside the coastal towns. The original building was erected in 1854 as a two-story building. A third story was added later in 1861.The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), as you probably know is a altruistic and benevolent fraternal organization derived from the similar British Oddfellows service organizations which came into being during the 18th century, at a time when altruistic and  charitable organizations were far less common.

I especially liked the sizable sign on the Blacksmith Shop. I guess it no longer is a "secret".

It has been a crazy week with another storm yesterday. No snow here but about six inches up the road. Another storm on the way for the middle of next week! When is Spring going to pay us another visit, like it did a couple weeks ago?

Hope all of you are Warm and Safe.