11/17/17
Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has plenty, not on your misfortunes, of which every man has some.  Charles Dickens

  Clear, 38 degrees with a NW breeze.  Some clouds today, a high of 40 with strong NW winds, dropping to 24 tonight.  Cloudy tomorrow with a light SSW breeze, a high of 41 and a low of 34.  A half inch of rain forecast for Sunday with SSW winds, a high of 52 and a low of 23.  Cold Monday with NW winds, a high of 29 and a low of 21.Partly cloudy Tuesday with a SW breeze, a high of 43 and a low of 32.  partly cloudy Wednesday with a west breeze, a high of 43 and a low of 24.Sunny Thanksgiving  Day withWNW breezes, a high of 34 and a low of 21.  Partly cloudy Friday with a west breeze, a high of 37 and a low of 25.  PM showers  Saturday, the 25th, with a gentle NNE breeze, a high of 39 and a low of 27.  Rain/snow Sunday, the 26th, and Monday, the 27th, with brisk NNW breezes, 2-6 inches accumulating snow.  Lots of snow showers the rest of the week with NW breezes, highs in the mid thirties, lows in the mid twenties.

      Darel slept a lot yesterday which was good.  Sister Lynne bought us supper and friends joined us so we had a pleasant evening together.  Raymond Freeman, Ray Bickmore and Greg Goodine together, you can imagine the banter and stories!  Darel slept well last night, no "events".

     The vacuum to clean the pellet stove came yesterday.  Just in time to get it all set to use with today's windy forecast.  We are hoping we don't lose power.  Nothing will be parked under what is left of the pine tree.  It had four tops,  one went a couple years ago.  The big one that went in the storm a few weeks ago left the other two vulnerable to NW winds.  They are saying possible power outages.i still have the outsides of a few windows to wash before winter but insides are all washed so I could fill the windows with plants.  i still have some repotting and dividing to do.  Now I need to keep them well watered.  Our house is dry, the plants make a difference in our indoor air quality.Even with the wind i hope to get more outside work done today.  All the woodsheds are full but all the garden work isn't done.  Darel will probably want to sit on a deer stand for awhile this afternoon.  Have a good day, Sally