February 23, 2018 Again With The Brrrrr

My kitchen cupboards that
got their tops cleaned.

Wednesday 2/21. We had received another inch of fluffy snow during the night.  A thin overcast quickly formed as the sun began to rise and it was able to peek through a few times.  By noon the clouds thickened, hiding the sun til around 2:30 when blue sky split the clouds down the middle and the sun again shone sporadically.

I stayed in my jammies a lot longer than usual this morning.  JB took the dogs on their morning walk and cleaned the panels.  He also put oil in the generator.  The cold doesn't seem to affect him as much as it does me.  But somehow he twisted his right knee. . .

No snow fell today except for what a light breeze took off the branches.  Our high for the day was a frigid 16.

Thursday 2/22. It was an icy 9 this morning with partly cloudy skies and 1/2" of new fluffy snow.  Not a whole lot of sleep for either of us between JB's knee and getting up every three to four hours to stoke the fire.

Before taking the dogs on their morning walk, I got a good start on washing the tops of the kitchen cupboards and everything on top of them.  Can't remember when I last did that, and by the looks of the dust and dust bunnies nesting on them, there's a good reason why. . .

The snow we received in the past few days is so very light and fluffy that the slightest air movement knocks them from the branches.  Our weather usually comes in from the west/southwest, but today the few clouds we saw were coming in from the north.  Our high for the day was 24, but it sure didn't feel any warmer than yesterday.

I can't even imagine being retired and living Down There with a machine to wash our dishes; a furnace to keep us warm; utility companies to supply those needs.  I would either be going nuts, getting into a lot of trouble, or volunteering at the Human Society and have seven dogs and nine cats.

Friday 2/23. It is 10 this morning with a few thin clouds to the west and a forecast of more snow.  I want to go Down There, but will wait until our morning temperature is at least 20.

Thought for the day: I think the reason we are born with two hands is so we can pet two dogs at once.