12/31/17
To be happy:  Let go of what is gone, Be grateful for what remains, and look forward to what is on the way!.

 Calm, clear and -11.  Sunny today with10-15 mph winds, dying down to 5-10mph tonight with a high of 3, dropping to-13 tonight.  sunny tomorrow with brisk NW breezes, a high of 2 and a low of -13.  Mostly sunny Tuesday with a WNW breeze, a high of 4 and a low of -8.  Sunny Wednesday with a gentle SSW breeze, a high of 18 and a low of 4.  3-6 inches os snow Thursday with strong north winds, a high of 23 and a low of 6.  The snow totals keep changing.. Snow showers Friday morning, strong NW winds. a high of 9 and a low of -14.  Morning clouds/afternoon sun on Saturday with 10-15mph WNW winds, dying down to 5-10mph Saturday night, a high of -5 with a low of -18.  Sunny next Sunday with a WNW breezes, a high of 1 and a low of -7. Warmer the week of January 8th with no minus numbers.  Showers early in the week are forecast to be accumulating snow storms the middle and end of the week.

       Another quiet day.  Darel did agree to turn up the pellet stove.  I am so thankful the front room is warm.  Darel has agreed that it probably is wise to stay home at these temperatures.  The rest of the house is not as warm as I would like but tolerable. Tiffany is coming down this morning to print off my mailing labels so i'm leaving the electric heater i have here by the computer on.  This computer corner is one of the chillest spots in the house unless it is running.

     The robin has cleaned up the winterberries.  I don't know if it is eating the grapes or not.  I haven't seen it drink, the heated water attracts more birds than the feeders this year.

      My season started Thursday when I sent a hefty check to Jolly Farmer for plugs and cutting that will start arriving 2/27.  Yesterday I planted geranium seeds.  Most of my geraniums come as plugs but there are a few colors that I don't sell a lot of that I start from seed.  All of January is forecast to be below average temperatures.  I think I'm going to put lights over the table I used for the Christmas village and start seeds in the warm front room.

      Have a good day, Sally