2/4/24  Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. -- Oscar Wilde

Thankfully last night's windy forecast was wrong.  It is clear with a light NW breeze, 14 degrees.  Sunshine with a NNW wind today, a high of 30,  Clear tonight with a NW wind, a high of 15.  Cloudy tomorrow with a north wind, a high of 29, a low of 22.   Partly cloudy Tuesday with stiff NNE breeze, a high of 34, a low of 17. Sunshine Wednesday and Thursday with light north breezes, highs about 37, lows in the teens.  Clouds on Friday with an ESE breeze, a high of 40, a low of 29.  Rain/snow showers Saturday with a SSE breeze,high of 42, a low of 34.  Morning clouds/afternoon sun next Sunday with a NW breeze, a high of 41, a lot of 29. Morning snow showers next Monday with a NNW breeze, a high of 36, a low of 22.  2-6 inches of snow next Tuesday with a brisk north breeze, a high of 30, a low of 19.  Morning snow showers Next Wednesday with a brisk NNW breeze, a high of 30 and a low of 16.  Partly cloudy the rest of the week with brisk NNW breezes, highs from 30 to 24, lows in the mid teens.

    Yesterday was very quiet around here.  Kadan and Sally Jo have a security job in Waterville this weekend.  My family were generous with their "bug" so I spent the day curled up on the couch under blankets.  Around noon Lil Andrew bought me ginger ale and saltines.  That's what I always gave him when he was sick.  He put wood on the stove and filled the pellet stove.  Even though it was a sunny day the cold north winds made it nice to keep the pellet stove going.  By evening I was much better, I was going to go take care of the hens but Bekah already had.  I'm ok this morning.  I don't think I should go to church,  I don't want to chance giving the "bug" to someone.  

    Two more seed orders came yesterday. I think Gilbert's cucumbers and a packet of lemon grass seeds are all that is left on back order.  We've gained an hour and ten minutes of daylight.  In 18 days the greenhouse fires will be started.  May God bless you on this day. Sally