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| The dogs enjoying the sun in our bare grove on Thursday. |
Wednesday 2/11. A good day for reading newspapers and magazines, and taking a long nap. Fogged in all day.
Yesterday at Costco I purchased LED light bulbs. JB checked them out against the guidelines in Home and Power magazine, and they passed with flying colors. It seems that at the moment there are no laws governing what manufacturers can claim for these light bulbs. The lamp bulbs are great. However, I am not so sure that getting new vanity lights for over the bathroom mirror was such a great idea. That old lady staring back at me seems to have aged 10 years in such bright light. . .
The girls only gave us one egg yesterday, which means that one of them was taking the day off. But we did get two eggs today.
We finished season four of The Walking Dead last night. Decided on something much lighter next, and started watching season six of Castle. Always so much fun.
Thursday 2/12. We started the day at 40 and overcast. This morning we now have more bare ground than snow covered. Blue sky soon showed through cracks in the clouds, and by noon the sun was out in all its glory.
JB drained some water out of the cistern before he and the dogs went on their morning walk. It had filled almost to the top, and the water leaking in now seems less murky than it has been. Our son researched water filters for us and I purchased one on line. Not one that attaches to our water system, but one that stands alone, with a ceramic filter.
After bringing in the firewood and having to pull the sled across bare ground, I laid more wood (large pieces of thick bark) in the mud to extend a couple of paths a little bit. I gave the girls more pine shavings in their nesting boxes that I bought on Tuesday. Then the dogs and I ambled out to the north ridge, and up to the south ridge where I sat on the bench and soaked up some sun. Oh, my! Did that feel good! Our high for the day was 48.
Friday 2/13. It is mostly cloudy with a temp of 38 this morning. JB is going Down There for gas and some errands.
Thought for the day: Sometimes the most profound of awakenings come wrapped in the quietest of moments. Stephen Crane
Have you heard about Berkey water filters, these are advertised in backwood home magazine, I don't have one but these seem great.
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