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whodat111/susan posted an update Thursday, Jan 20, 2022, 3:14am EST, 2 years, 4 months ago
Hi Potties! Expecting cold weather again this weekend but not sure if snow & ice will accompany it. I just this minute heard rain on the skylight. I wasn't expecting it until later - maybe during daylight.
Max - It's way too early for the farmer's markets up here. We have one on the town square that's open on Saturday's from mid-morning to early afternoon. I haven't been since I'm asleep in the AM & watching NASCAR Infinity races in the afternoons. Since I don't cook I'd be looking for fruits, jellies & baked goods. Maybe I'll think about dropping by this coming summer.
I was tickled by your descriptions of the FL version of winter attire. We have the opposite here - dummies showing up at Walmart wearing shorts & flip-flops when it's freezing cold & the wind is howling.
My birds apparently keep lookouts posted. By the time I put out any food at all I can hear them coming in before I can get back inside the house. Usually within minutes I'll have 5-8 different species stuffing like they'll never get another meal.
Wish I had been at your house - meatloaf is one of my favorite foods of all time. I suspect I could live on meatloaf & mashed potatoes. Our WM sells a frozen shepherds' pie that has to be cooked in a real oven, so I fix one of those when it's really cold. Also do TX toast at the same time. Pretty much the only time I turn the real stove on.Gordon - Snow and/or ice doesn't usually last very long down here. We usually have sun the next day & often temps are above freezing so there goes the snow with traces in shady areas, if at all. It's very beautiful but doesn't stay around long enough to wear out its welcome.
Selena sent me a picture of their Duluth yard - they got a lot more than we did here. Zac came over Tues. PM to collect the trash & he was fussing about the cold. He said the kids enjoyed our little bit of snow but he stayed in - swore that wasn't going to change.
I may take a quilt over to the booth on Fri. unless the roads are slick. I've sold enough odds 'n ends to pretty much cover the rent for the month & anything that goes from here on will be gravy. I had a call about some Pyrex bowls but I didn't want to come down more than the 10% that's our stock discount. Must not have suited the customer 'cause the bowls didn't show up in today's sales report.
Sometimes I wonder how the VA helps any of their patients. Got a call today from a psychiatrist at the hospital wanting information about Bear & a possible appointment. She said she'd left a couple of messages at the home, but had no call back. She didn't even know who my phone # belonged to but was just giving it a try. Bear never liked her so it's probably a good thing she hasn't reached him.
I hadn't gone up for the mail the 1st part of the week so I got dressed & ran up to the mailbox this afternoon. I don't like to leave mail up there for more than 2-3 days - didn't have lots but most of the utility bills had arrived so tonight I sat down & paid bills. I'll put them in the mail when I go out the next time. I burned a small batch of trash on the way back down to the house & then hauled out the leaf blower & cleared both decks. The fish were thawed enough that they were more than ready for a snack - didn't take them but a couple of minutes to come to the top & start eating. Saw all 6 of them so all is well.
It's not nearly as close to spring here as it is in FL, but I saw bulbs up 3-4 inches in the pots on both decks. I did spot a few daffodils out in the woods the other day; they were ones I'd saved from abandoned house sites when I first moved out here.
When I was at the old house the other day I saw that Bear's poor camellia was blooming. It started out in a fairly small pot & I'm sure it's long since grown thru the bottom. I've been trying to get it moved over here for several years but no luck so far. It's in a poison ivy patch so I need to move it before the ivy sap starts flowing. Maybe Dennis' friend Tomas would like to make a little extra money one day & will help me.
Think I'll see about feeding the zoo & settling in with a book for the night. Everybody take care & stay tucked in nice & warm. Later.
Susan