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Wednesday 12/10. Getting a good internet signal in the fog/cloud is like trying to get one under water! Extremely difficult.
JB called from Down There when he arrived to meet his brother and told me that he had just barely made it down the road and would not be going up again. So when he called to say he was on his way back, I drove Miss Kitty down to Larry and Elsie's to meet him. There was still some ice on our road, but the main canyon road was a solid sheet of it. Good thing we have ice chains on Miss Kitty. I made it down without any sliding; just took my time. We loaded everything into the back of Miss Kitty and left JB's Jeep there for the winter. I drove back up with no problems.
JB said that driving down, just above Larry and Elsie's house, it was the first time that he had ever had to use the emergency brake to stop a vehicle. He thought he was going to end up in their chicken coup! Pretty sure he changed his pants when he got home. . .
Things are melting much more slowly down in the canyon that at Rose Camp as we have been warmer Up Here. Last night, when we talked to Larry on the radio, it was 32 at their place and 43 at ours.
JB's Mother had sent two boxes and two large bags over with his brother! This included a bag of books for me that she had read. We enjoy the same kind of reads - mysteries - so she sends over hers when she is done with them. She also sent us three sets of fleece sheets! They feel so soft and are so thick that we probably won't need blankets with them. She also included our Christmas presents and See's Candies. Oh, goodie!
Our high for the day was 41 and we never did get out of the fog/clouds, of course.
Thursday 12/11. It was 34 and overcast this morning, but no fog to begin with. Instead we had rain that tried very hard to be snow, but never made it for more than a few minutes at a time, and kept that up most of the day. When it wasn't raining, we were just sitting in the cloud.
We turned on the generator to wash the dishes and our hair, then I finished decorating our Christmas cards and began addressing them.
With all this rain, even the cistern is filling up by itself. When we checked it in the early afternoon, the water was almost to the top. So we hooked up a hose to the hydrant and drained 20 - 30 gallons so it wouldn't overflow. There is mud everywhere. Sloppy, mucky mud. All I can say is thank goodness for the See's Candies that JB's Mom sent us with her Christmas gifts.
And, speaking of Christmas, with all this mud and fog, I am having a hard time getting into the spirit. Haven't got any decorations out yet.
Mid-afternoon I drove Miss Kitty down to Larry and Elsie's again. This time in order to let the dogs out for a romp and pee, then in for a treat. This so Larry and Elsie could go out to dinner and then to their oldest grandson's school play. Most of the ice had melted on our road and on the hill just above their place, so the drive was a little easier today.
Every time the dogs go outside, they have to have their paws wiped off when they come back in. And, when it is raining, they have to be dried off all over. Needless to say, we have been letting them out as little as possible.
The wind picked up early in the evening, and by the time we went to bed at 9:30 pm, we could see some stars.
Friday 12/12. It is 38 and overcast this morning, but I can actually see the mountains. No fog!!
Thought for the day: There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. . . One is by the sword, the other by debt. John Adams, 1826.
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