12/26/25 I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. Charles Dickens  

Clear, calm, 3 degrees.  Sunshine today, a brisk WNW breeze, high 15. some clouds tonight, low 3.  Morning clouds/afternoon sun tomorrow, high 18/ low 7.  Sunshine Sunday, a brisk  NW breeze, high 31, low 14.  Wintery mix to snow Monday, 3-5 inches.  A brisk east breeze, high 35, low 22.  Mostly cloudy Tuesday, a light west wind, high 25, low 9. Partly cloudy Wednesday, a stiff WSW breeze, high 19, low 5.  Partly cloudy Thursday, a west breeze, high 16, low 3.  Partly cloudy next Friday, a WNW breeze, high 14, low 2.  Sunshine next Saturday, a WNW breeze, high 16, low 7.  Sunshine next Sunday, a NW breeze, high 19, low 14.  Snow showers Sunday night.  Snow showers Monday the 5th through Wednesday the 7th with NW breezes, highs 26, 27 and 21.  Lows 17, 10 and 12.  Partly cloudy on the 8th and 9th, NW breezes, highs 25, lows 11.

     Yesterday seemed quiet after Wednesday's gathering.  Jay, Bekah, Azalea and I opened gifts after Mabel was milked.  Then I spent some time on the computer sending Christmas greetings.  One plus of the internet is hearing from family and friends far away.  Late afternoon Bekah, Maegin, Darel and families exchanged gifts.  Kevin and Eileen called from Hawaii. Gilbert was here so Kevin got to visit with him.  Keith had called Wednesday when everyone was here so he got to talk to several family members.

     I switched the pan I was using for the birds' water back to my old one.  It had disappeared but I found it last week.  I just checked, a cardinal was drinking, no ice.  It is nearly twice the size, made of copper.  I don't understand why but it doesn't ice up around the edges like the smaller one did.  Because it is copper?  The birds seem to like it better.

     May your day be blessed.  Sally