Feb 10, 2014 Fog & Snow

Dinga playing in the snow.

Our new kitchen drawer pulls, made
to look like antler buttons.

Friday 2/7.  JB left for Down There a little before 9:00 am in his Jeep.  He called at 10:10 am to let me know he was safely at the pavement in my Jeep. 

By the time the dogs and I went for their morning walk at 10:30 am, the temperature had warmed up to zero and the sun actually felt warm.  Heat wave!!  Our high for the day was 10!

I puttered around the house, read my book, and brought the wood in.  JB returned about 3:30 pm.  This will definitely be the last time to take the Jeep down until the road clears.  MAX gets to do his thing now.

JB had brought up the game cam card and we were treated to watching a bobcat amble up the road, two large coyotes, and several deer having visited at different times during the week.

This evening we watched Mrs. Henderson Presents with Judy Dench.  One of my all-time favorite movies.

Saturday 2/8.  It was 4 degrees and snowing lightly, with 1" of new snow and a light overcast.  So much better than -10!

We enjoyed a relaxing morning of reading the papers, magazines and mail.  The sun had soon cleared out the clouds leaving much blue sky, but the clouds moved back in, creating a heavy overcast by early afternoon.  A grey and white world for our afternoon walk.

We poured hot water down the pee trap of the washer, then got the towels washed that we had used to sop up all the water on Wednesday.  When the load was done, we poured special RV antifreeze into the pee trap.  Larry told us that his pipes finally froze also in one "cold" wall that he has, but he was prepared.  After the first time it happened several years ago and he had to open up the wall, he wrapped the pipes with special material for roofs that can be heated.  Now when it happens, he just plugs it in and in a few minutes it has all melted.  Very clever.

After lunch, JB drove MAX down the road to groom it.  The dogs and I stayed home where it was warm.  Our high for the day was 8.

This evening we started watching season three of Walking Dead.  Oh yeah!!

Sunday 2/9.  It was 7 degrees and overcast, with 4-1/2" inches of new snow.  We have received more snow in the first eight days of February than we did for the whole month of January.  And thank goodness, 'cause we really need it.  By the time I got up at 7:45 am, JB had already hiked up to clean off the solar panels and shoveled most of the paths.  There is more snow in the forecast for a few days, but the temperatures are supposed to get back up to average beginning tomorrow, which would be in the mid-twenties for us.

I tried a new recipe I had found for breakfast this morning.  Just put two eggs and one banana per person in a blender.  Then cook on a non-stick griddle like pancakes.  I also added some cinnamon and nutmeg.  Very healthy, and good.  Well, at least I thought so.  Not high on JB's list of things to eat.

A very fine snow began falling about 8:30, then the fog moved in.  The fog stayed around all day, but the snow only lasted a couple hours.  The tree branches are bending under their load and dropping "snow bombs", as JB calls them.  Our high for the day was 15, even with the fog.  It was so warm that when we went for our afternoon walk, I had to take off my hood and gloves!

It was Duck Dynasty night, and we laughed all the way through four episodes.

Monday 2/10.  It is overcast and 8 this morning.  Snow began falling at 7:00 am when JB got up.  Looks like I am definitely going to have to clear off the deck again today.

Thought for the day: It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.  Voltaire