11/20/24  Living with regrets is like driving a car that is always in reverse.

Clouds, calm, 41 degrees.  Mostly cloudy today with a stiff north breeze, a high of 50.  Cloudy tonight with a NNE breeze, a low of 41.  Cloudy tomorrow with a light NNE wind, a high of 46.  Rain tomorrow night with a light ENE wind, a low of 42.  Rain Friday and Friday night with ENE breezes, a high of 49, a low of 42.  Rain Saturday, showers Saturday night with strong NNW breezes, a high of 44, a low of 37.   Cloudy Sunday with a WNW wind, a high of 44, a low of 34.  Partly Cloudy Monday with a brisk NW wind, a high of 44, a low of 30.  Perhaps PM rain/snow showers Tuesday with a WNW breeze, a high of 43, a low of 30.  Partly cloudy next Wednesday with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 40, a low of 27. Partly cloudy Thanksgiving with a strong NW breeze, a high of 38, a low of 28. Cloudy on Black Friday with a strong NW breeze, a high of 40, a low of 23. Partly cloudy the weekend of the 30th and 1st with strong NW breeze.  Saturday's high 36, the low 22.  Avent Sunday's high 33, the low 17.  Snow showers Monday the 2ed with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 30, a low of 18.  Partly cloudy Tuesday the 3rd with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 33, a low of 20.  Perhaps some snow showers Wednesday the 4h.

     Bekah got the call that her Christmas trees are ready.  She and Doug are on their way to get them.  They will put them in the Quonset hut out of the weather,  The forecast doesn't show much reason to be concerned about the sun!  They are anxious to get back as the crew is putting the other end of the greenhouse on today.  Yesterday they got the flooring down and more metal work done,  This new greenhouse is a lot more of a building than the greenhouse we have now.

     I set up a "easy to get to when it snows" platform bird feeder yesterday.  I also got the heated waterer ready to plug in.next week when the cold weather settles in.  The fence and honeysuckle vine will give the birds shelter when they come to drink.  I cut down the kitchen garden peonies and put some compost on them.  

    I'm going to an Advent Bible study this morning and running errands.  I hope to do more outside this afternoon.  May your day be blessed, Sally

    

 11/19/24 It's ok to rest during life's storms.  You'll fly again when they are over.

  Calm, clear, 39 degrees.  Sun and clouds today with a NW wind, a high of 51.  Clouds move in late tonight with a low of 40. Cloudy tomorrow with a brisk north breeze, a high of 50, a low of 41.  Cloudy Thursday with a strong NE breeze, a high of 47, a low of 43.  Rain Thursday night.  Rain Friday with a strong ENE breeze, a high of 47, a low of 39.  Rain Saturday with a brisk NNW breeze, a high of 45, a low of 37. Rain becoming showers Saturday night.  Cloudy Sunday with a WNW wind, a high of 44, a low of 34.  Partly cloudy Monday with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 45, a low of 31. Showers next Tuesday with a NW breeze, a igh of 42, a low of 29.  Morning rain/snow next Wednesday with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 41, a low of 28.  Rain/snow Thanksgiving day with a stiff NNW breeze, a high of 40, a low of 25.  Partly cloudy Black Friday with a strong NW breeze, a high of 39, a low of 24.  Partly cloudy Saturday the 30th with a strong NW breeze, a high of 37, a low of 23.  PM snow showers the First Day of Advent, Sunday, December1st. A strong NW breeze, a high of 35, a low of 21.  Snow showers the morning of Monday the 2ed with a strong NW breeze, a high of 35, a low of 21.

    School bus has come, the house is quiet.  Maegin's girls get on the bus here.  Maegin leaves for work when the kids get on the bus. Charlotte got on the bus here. Doug is here helping them decide what needs to be done before they put the other end of the greenhouse up tomorrow.  They got one end up yesterday.

    No wreath making until late afternoon today, both Heather and Maegin are working.  I'm hoping to take advantage of these warm days to put up Christmas decorations so there is very little left to do in the cold.

    May God bless you on this day, Sally

11/18/24 There’s never been anyone exactly like you before, and there never will be again.  Fred Rogers

Perhaps a rain shower early, then overcost.  It is 34 now, today's high 51 with a NW breeze.  A few breaks in the clouds after midnight with a low of 40. Partly cloudy tomorrow with a light NNW wind, a high of 51, a low of 40,  Cloudy Wednesday with a north breeze, a high of 48, a low of 41.  Showers starting Thursday afternoon, rain Thursday night, showers Friday lasting into Saturday morning.  A strong NE breeze Thursday with a high og 47, a low of 42.  A NE breeze Friday with a  high of 47, a low of 36.  A stiff NW breeze Saturday with a high of 46, a low of 37.  Cloudy Sunday with a WNW wind, a high of 45, a low of 33.  Partly cloudy next Monday with a strong NW breeze, a high of 45, a low of 28.  Cloudy next Tuesday with a NW breeze, a high of 43, a low of 32.  Partly cloudy  next Wednesday with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 42, a low of 27.  Perhaps some snow showers next Thursday morning with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 41, a low of 28.  Partly cloudy Friday the 29th with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 38, a low of 24.  PM snow showers Saturday the 30th with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 35, a low of 21.  Cloudy the 1st and 2ed with stiff NW breezes.  Sunday's high 36, the low 22.  Monday's high 33, the low 23.

    Our pastor pastors two churches.  Youth group programs alternate between the churches.  Yesterday they made Christmas cards at the Bangor church.  I took Annabelle and Reaigan to youth group.  Our pastor's wife makes cards as a hoppy.  She had a long table of supplies for them to choose from.  They had a great time.  Reaigan is lil Andrew's Krisy's daughter.  Kristy has five children, we consider them "family".  And Kristy too!  It was pleasant when we got home, the kids enjoyed playing outside.

    Bekah was gone most of the afternoon.  She is in her church's Christmas Musical and they had practice.  Heather is in it too but this cold going around laid her low yesterday.  Jay spent the day at his parents' house blowing acorns off the lawn and doing other fall chores for them.

    More wreath making and working on the greenhouse today.  May your day be blessed, Sally

11/17/24  Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God.  These. 5:16 

 Clear, calm. 33 degrees.  Partly cloudy today with a strong NNW breeze, a high of 51.  Clouds after midnight tonight with a low of 34.  Cloudy tomorrow with a high of 49, a NWN breeze, a low of 41.  Partly cloudy Tuesday with a light WNW wind, a high of 50, a low of 40.  Cloudy Wednesday with a NW breeze, a high of 49, a low of 41.  PM showers Thursday with a strong NE breeze, a hig of 48, a low of 42.  Rain Friday with a strong NE breeze, a high of 47, a low of 37.  Showers Saturday with a strong NW breeze, a high of 46. a ;ow of 36.  Cloudy next Sunday with a WNW wind, a high of 44, a low of 31.  Stiff NW breezes next week with partly to mostly cloudy skies, highs in the mid forties, lows around 30.  until Thanksgiving, then dropping into the low twenties.,  PM snow showers Thursday, Thanksgiving, the 28th.  PM snow showers Saturday the 30th lasting into the first day of Advent, December 1st. 

    The hoops are up, the ridge poles are in.  A few words to describe a day of hard work.  Plans are for a work party Monday to lift the end walls and put them in place.  They will set the tables in before the end walls go up.  It took hours to get them out the door, it will take an half hour to put them in before the end wall goes up.

     Bekah mostly worked with the greenhouse crew.  Maegin and Heather made wreaths.  It was chilly with a NW breeze so the kids mostly stayed in the house.   When they got bored they checked on the construction or went into the greenhouse.   Bekah had a fire going to warm the greenhouse up for the girls.  They ran out of tips and had to take time to go tipping, wearing lots of orange.

   Jay is going down to his parents to help them get some fall work done today.  After church I'm taking a couple of girls to youth group at the Bangor church.  May God be with you on this day, Sally

 11/16/24  Gratitude makes you fall in love with the life you already have

  Mostly cloudy, calm, 42 degrees.  Overcast today with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 47.  Mostly cloudy tonight with a low of 38.  Partly cloudy tomorrow with a stiff NNW breeze, a high of 51, a low of 23.  Cloudy Monday with a NW breeze, a high of 50, a low of 39.  Partly cloudy Tuesday with a light NW wind, a high of 51, a low of 39.  Cloudy Wednesday with a north breeze, a high of 51, a low of 41. PM rain Thursday with a light NE wind, a high of 49, a low of 41.  Showers Friday with a strong NE breeze, a high of 48, a low of 38.  Showers Saturday with a strong NNW breeze, a high of 45, a low of 35.  Mostly cloudy next Sunday and next Monday with strong NW breezes, highs about 43, lows of 31 and 28.  Snow to rain Tuesday the 25th with a brisk NNW breeze, a high of 41, a low of 28.  Partly cloudy Wednesday through Friday the 29th with brisk NW breezes, highs about 39, lows about 24.  Partly cloudy Saturday the 30th with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 34, a low of 26.

    A pleasant day for November.  There are lots of plans for today so we are happy the weather is cooperating.  We are making plans for Thanksgiving even though we are working on Christmas.  We have much to be thankful for.

    The old greenhouse has its share of the bales of soil inside, almost two pallets.  After they are through making wreaths Jay will set some bales up on the tables.  The soil  will thaw and warm up quicker that way.

    With help they will be back to working on the new greenhouse today.  May your day be blessed, Sally

 11/15/24

Change — real change — comes from the inside out.

Calm, mostly clear, 25 degrees.  Clouds today with a strong NW breeze, a high og 47.  The icy shower in yesterday's forecast went east.  Cloudy tonight with a stiff NNW breeze, a low of 40.  Clouds tomorrow with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 47, a low of 37.  Sunshine Sunday with a stiff NNW breeze, a high of 51. a low of 33.  Cloudy Monday with a NW breeze, a high of 48, a low of 39.  Partly cloudy Tuesday with a light NW wind, a high of 51, a low of 39.  Cloudy Wednesday with a north breeze, a high of 51. a low of 40.  Showers Thursday, next Friday and next Saturday with strong NW breezes.  Thursday's high 48, the low 40.  Friday's high 47, the low 39.  Saturday's high 45, the low 33. Cloudy Sunday and Monday with strong NW breezes, highs about 43, lows about 29.  Partly cloudy Tuesday the 26th  and the rest of the week with brisk NW breezes, highs in the upper thirties, lows in the mid twenties.

     It doesn't look like there will be enough sun to warm up the greenhouse for the wreath makers today.  Bekah is starting a fire in the wood stove.  The propane will be saved for the plants at the end of February when the greenhouse needs to stay warm all night.  The store is small and well insulated.   An electric heater is used to make it pleasant for customers when they open for Christmas.   They are opening the day after Thanksgiving.  The Christmas trees are supposed to come before Thanksgiving so they may open sooner..  Bekah is putting up lights now.  They will light them when the trees come.

     This morning's conversation was the Thanksgiving menu and how we will get everything cooked.  Today I'll be back to fall cleaning and rearranging to make room for the Chtistmas nativities and tree.  Santa has told me he isn't just for the little ones.  He is going to the senior citizen Christmas  meal at our church this tear,

     May God be with you today. Sally

 11/14/24  Wake up each morning with a "Thank-you Lord" on your lips " and the thought,"It's going to be a good day."

  Clear, calm, 24 degrees.  Sunshine today with a strong north breeze, a high of 43.  Clear tonight with a brisk north breeze, a low of 25.  Winter weather advisory for icy roads tomorrow morning.  Mostly cloudy tomorrow with a light NNW wind, a high of 46, a low of 40.  Cloudy Saturday with a strong NE breeze, a high of 46, a low of 37.  Sunshine Sunday with a stiff NE breeze,a high of 50, a low of 31.  Cloudy Monday with a NW breeze, a high of 48, a low of 40.  Cloudy Tuesday with a NW wind a high of 48, a low of 37.  Partly cloudy Wednesday with a stiff NNW breeze, a high of 48, a low of 38.  Possible PM showers next Thursday with strong north breeze, a high of 48, a low of 38.  Showers next Friday lasting into Saturday morning.  A brisk north breeze Friday with a high of 48, a low of 36.  A stiff NW breeze Saturday the 23rd with a high of 48, a low of 33.  Partly cloudy Sunday the 24th with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 46, a low of 32.  Partly cloudy the week of the 25th with possible rain/snow showers Thursday.  Brisk NW breezes all week with highs about 40, lows in the upper twenties.

   They have reached a point on the new greenhouse where they need help.  Saturday is scheduled for a crew to stand the hoops.  They are relieved that the icy rain is coming Friday morning, not Saturday.Two pellet stoves on low make this house very warm and cozy.  They do a better job than one pellet stove on high and burn about the same amount of pellets.  I used to use an electric heater in this computer corner.  I thought we had some new birds this morning.  No, it was the little birds fluffed up twice their size to keep warm.

     Yesterday Ruby was pulling at her ear.  Maegin checked it, a tick was behind her ear full of blood!  Maegin pulled the tick, Ruby is on two weeks of antibiotics, three doses a day.  Maegin was quite upset that she had missed seeing it.  I wear black knee high socks.  I found one trying to bite me through the sock the other day.

     Bekah and Jay have been having trouble with the greenhouse wood stove smoking.  They ran a pipe down from the top and up from the bottom,nothing came out.  They thought the stove was wearing out, it certainly has seen better days.  Doug came over to look at it with them.  He told them to take it apart at the elbow.  It was clogged ringt in the middle of the elbow.  Bekah said, "Dad to the rescue!"  Doug has burned wood a lot more years than they have.  They are very happy to have the stove burning clean and hot.

    May God bless you on this day, Sally