And now I fare forth to shower, and then shift snow so that the builders can, at sun up on Monday next, access the back yard. YES!! The columns, which have been here since before Hallowe'en, will be installed! The handrail the same! The new patio doors and the two plain ol' ordinary doors will soon open and close and protect Castle Rapparee (Caislén an Rapparee) from the ravages of insects, animals, the sassaneach, and the weather!

No more will I have to spend my nights in a cold stone garderobe guarding my robe! The portcullis can remain raised! No more will the oubliette be filled with those who would have entered by dark means and with malice in their hearts!

Yes, I shall shift snow! I go, and it is done! The sun invites me! Heed it not, Neige, for it is a knell that summons thee to the east side of the driveway!