Ice and Snow

We watch a neighbor's house while they are in sunny Arizona and I take the mail over and go through the house and make sure the furnace is running good and the plants are watered. This morning there was a pile of ice right in front of the door from the last sleet/snow storm. My husband had to take a spade and break it all loose so I could get in the door. Whoever is moving their snow should have done that before it froze solid. It was a lot of work, but he got it done and we got the house checked and Christmas cactus is blooming. It's too bad they aren't here to see it.