12/1/24  First Sunday in Advent  

Let each of you look not only to his own interests but also to the interests of others.  Philippians 2:4

Some snow melted in the rain gauge Friday, .75 inch of water  There is still snow/ice on the gauge.  It was a very wet snow. It is partly cloudy, calm and 26 degrees now.  Sun and clouds today, a few more clouds this afternoon.  Today's high 36 with a WSW breeze.  Partly cloudy tonight with a low of 16.  Partly cloudy tomorrow with a WSW breeze, a high of 34, a low of 15.  Partly cloudy Tuesday with a NW breeze, a high of 32, a low of 15.  Partly cloudy Wednesday with a SW breeze, a high of 31, a low of 21. 1-3 inches of snow Wednesday night.  1-3 inches of snow Thursday with a WSW breeze, a high of 35.  Partly cloudy Thursday night with a low of 24.  Partly cloudy Friday with a WSW wind, a high of 28, a low of 10.  Partly cloudy Saturday with a stiff WNW breeze, a high of 22, a low of 6.  Partly cloudy next Sunday with a NNW breeze, a high of 25, a low of 16.Clouds next Monday and Tuesday with NNW breezes. highs of 36, lows of 21 and 25.  Snow sowers Wednesday the 11th with a brisk NNW breeze, a high of 37,a low of 21.  Partly cloudy the next three days with highs about 33, NNW breezes, lows in the low twenties.  Snow showers Sunday the 15th.

     We got power back mid day yesterday.  The Internet took a while longer.  A large branch came off the pine tree, plus several smaller branches.  My shrubs in the kitchen garden are flat.  The honeysuckle bush trunks were about three inches in diameter snapped off.  The ten foot William Buffin rose is bent to three feet.  It doesn't look like the snow is going to melt off it so there will be lots of pruning in the spring.  The mock orange and winter berries are laid over.  Some of the French pussy willow  snapped. The new greenhouse was totally closed in by dinner time Thursday, both greenhouses came through the storm fine.

     The girls got a lot more wreath orders so they have spent the last few days in the old greenhouse making wreaths.  Or traipsing through the heavy snow to cut tips off snow covered trees.  The snow made a mess of the display area but Jay and Bekah have it all fixed up.  As always the Christmas trees are beautiful this year.

     Doug has spent the last few days fixing fence.  Thankful that none of the just weaned calves got back to their Mothers.  The bawling of calves and bellowing of their mothers has simmered down.  Some of those calves were so big they had to get on their knees to nurse.

     Since the Lord dropped pine boughs right here in the yard I decided I was supposed to put some in the church sign box with big bows wired on. I did that late yesterday. The inside is all decorated for today, the first Sunday in Advent.  Now the signbox is festive too.  Church this morning, setting up my outside nativities this afternoon.  The cords are all run, the nativities are here in the get to gather room.  May God bless you on this day as we light the candle of love, preparing our hearts for the celebration of Christ's birth., Sally