12/17/24

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

 Calm, clear, 32 degrees.  Sunshine today with a WNW breeze, a high of 59.  Clear tonight with a low of 55. Sunshine tomorrow with a NNE breeze, a high of 61, a low of 38.  Sunshine Saturday with a WSW breeze, a high of 68, a low of 40.  Partly cloudy Monday with a WNW breeze, a high of 70, a low of 42.  Sunshine Tuesday with a SW breeze, a high of 68, a low of 47.  Partly cloudy Wednesday with a brisk SSW breeze, a high of 68, a low of 49. Perhaps a shower next Thursday morning with a WNW breeze, a high of 57, a low of 36. Sunshine next Friday with a NW breeze, a high of 53, a low of 33.   Partly cloudy Saturday the 26th with a west breeze, a high of 53, a low of 27. Some PM showers Sunday the 27th with a SW breeze, a high of 52. a low of 42.  Partly cloudy the week of the 28th with possible morning showers Monday and Thursday.  Highs in the mid fifties, lows 43 to 38.

    Everyone is home. tired but happy after some fun filled days.  Margin didn't leave the heat on so they stayed here rather than go home to a cold house.  She brings the girls here to get on the bus anyway.

   I'm so happy with my new pellet stove.  I pushed a button yesterday morning.  It started and kept the front room at 72-73 all day and night with no attention from me.

    We didn't have a hard frost but enough to get the tender plants.  As so often happens after our first frost, Indian summer is in the forecast.  Great weather for working on the new greenhouse.  Hurricane victims have seen some chilly nights.  I pray they are able to prepare for the winter during this warm spell.

    May God be with you on this beautiful fall day, Sally

 

 10/16/24  Grief is the price we pay for love.

 Clouds, calm, 37 degrees.  Perhaps some showers this morning, Partly cloudy this afternoon.  A strong WNW breeze with a high of 50.  Clear tonight with a low of 32.  Sunshine tomorrow with a WNW breeze, a high of 58, a low of 35.  Sunshine Friday with a NNE breeze, a high of 61, a low of 35.  Sunshine Saturday with a WSW breeze, a high of 67, a low of 40.  Partly cloudy Sunday with a west breeze, a high of 68, a low of 48. Sunshine Monday with a WNW breeze, a high of 69, a low of 44.  Sunshine Tuesday with a SW breeze, a high of 70, a low of 47.  Partly cloudy next Wednesday with a SSW breeze, a high of 69, a low of 46.  Partly cloudy next Thursday with a WNW breeze, a high of 61, a low of 37.  Sunshine Friday the 25th with a WNW breeze, a high of 55, a low of 37. Partly cloudy the weekend of the 26th and 27th with WNW breeze, highs about 54, lows about 42.  Showers Monday the 28th with a brisk WNW breeze, a high of 56, a low of 40. Partly cloudy the next few days.

      Another quiet day with everyone away.  A ton of pellets was delivered.  I may run the new stove in the front room in the morning but next week is supposed to be warm. There goes the school bus.  Usually it stops here for six children.

     There is another deep pink bloom on the hibiscus this morning.  The fence protected it from that wind the other day.  The roses are still blooming too.

     May your day be blessed, Sally

 10/15/24You can’t go back and make a new start, but you can start right now and make a brand new ending.

Clouds, calm, 39 degrees.  Clouds this morning, some sun this afternoon.  A stiff west breeze with a high of 52.  Cloudy tonight with a low of 39.  Morning clouds/afternoon sun tomorrow with a strong WNw breeze, a high of 49, a low of 32.  Sunshine Thursday and Friday with WNW and north breezes, highns about 59, lows about 35.  Sunshine Saturday with a west breeze, a high of 66, a low of 40.  Mostly sunny Sunday with a west breeze, a high of 67, a low of 46.  Partly cloudy Monday with WNW breeze, a high of 68, a low of 42.  Sunshine next Tuesday with a SW breeze, a high of 69, a low of 47.  Partly cloudy next Wednesday with a SW breeze, a high of 66, a low of 43.  Partly cloudy next Thursday with a NW breeze, a high of 58, a low of 37.  Partly cloudy next Friday with a WNW breeze, a high of 53, a low of 36..  Partly cloudy Saturday the 26th with WNW breezes, highs of 52, lows of 39.  Mostly cloudy Sunday the 27th with a WSW breeze, a high of 52, a low of 43.  Some showers possible Monday the 28th and Tuesday the 29th.

   Enjoyed lunch with my sister yesterday.  The nursery is closed so things are quiet here.  I did some laundry and cleaning.

Darel's cat died in her sleep.  Except for Austin McGhee and Heather's Mike she would have nothing to do with anyone but Darel . After Darel died she gradually became more friendly and had a good few more years.  She was 16.

   Today I'm going to try walking out to the Pea Gea hydrangea in the garden.  I want to cut the blossoms to put in a wooden butter bowl on the germination table.  They will be a pretty reminder that spring will come.  The blossoms last quite a while.  That is the Christmas village table come the first Sunday in Advent so they will have to find a new spot then.

   May God be with you today, Sally

 10/14/24

 inaction saps the vigour of the mind.

    .35 inch of rain, calm, 42 degrees.  Rain today with a strong NE breeze, a high of 46.  Clearing late tonight with a low of 39.  Partly cloudy Tomorrow with stiff west breeze, a high of 51, a low of 38.  Cloudy Wednesday with a stiff WNW breeze, a high of 48, a low of 33.  Sunshine Thursday and Friday with WNW breezes, Thursday's high 56, Friday's high 61.  Lows of 36.  Sunshine Saturday with  a west breeze, a high of 66, a low of 41.  Partly cloudy Sunday with a west breeze, a high of 65, a low of 44. Sunshine next  Monday with a west breeze, a high of 64. a low of 42.  Sunshine next Tuesday with a high of 67, a SW breeze, a low of 46.  Partly cloudy next Wednesday with a SW breeze, a high of 67, a low of 44.  Perhaps morning showers Thursday the 24th with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 55, a low of 37.  Partly cloudy Friday the 25th with a WNW breeze, a high of 52, a low of 37. Cloudy the weekend of the 26ht and 27th with west breezes, high of 54, lows about 39.  Showers Monday the 28th.

    It is the end of the season.  Everyone is pulling out of the yard for a three day vacation.  Jay is happy that it is raining just in time to ensure a good germination of the rye cover crop.  Thursdaywillbe spent putting away the fall order of greenhouse supplies.  It was supposed to come last Wednesday but postponed to this Wednesday.  Friday they will start putting up the new greenhouse.  Jay says it is the biggest puzzle he's ever worked on!

    Yesterday Jay pulled the pump from the pond.  No more waterfall.  No frogs in sight.  They've all gone into the bottom for the winter.

    Last night Bekah, Heather and I culled the old hens.  They caught  the ones I said went.  They were put in crates for me to deliver to our Amish friends this morning.  They are going to do what I've done in the past, butcher and pressure can them.  

   God answers prayers in unexpected ways.  My physical therapist believed the spasms I had had dislocated a rib.  I was planning to get it looked at this morning.  The last hen didn't want to be caught, she flew into the rafters right over my head.  Without thinking about my sore ribs I reached up and grabbed her feet.  My whole rib cage hurt!  But when the pain subsided there was no more pain.  The rib had gone back in place!  I am very grateful.

   May your day be blessed, Sally

 10/13/24  Encourage one another and build each other up. 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Fair, calm, 39 degrees,  Partly cloudy this morning, cloudy this afternoon.  A WNW breeze with a high of 56. Rain tonight with a brisk ENE breeze, a low of 41.  Showers tomorrow with a stiff NNE breeze, a high of 46, a low of 38.  Cloudy Tuesday with a stiff west breeze, a high of 50, low of 37.  Cloudy Wednesday with a WNW breeze,  a high 49, a low of 33.  Sunshine Thursday and Friday with WNW breezes. Thursday's high 55, Friday's 60.  Lows about 35.  Sunshine Saturday with a WSW breeze,  a high of 66, a low of 37.  Partly cloudy next Sunday with a WSW breeze, a high of 65, a low of 46. Partly cloudy the work week of the 21st with brisk westerly breezes, highs about 59,lows in the low forties the first three nights, 39 Thursday and Friday.  Partly cloudy the weekend of the 26th and 27th, perhaps showers Sunday.  Highs of 53, lows of 39.

   All of the new greenhouse is here.  Plus lots of other stuff.  Part of the deal was to take everything.  Most of the stuff was good with a lot of "might come in handy sometime."   They are taking next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday off.  Thursday they will start putting the greenhouse back up.

    The nursery is closed for the season.  Garlic and sweet onions are for sale in the vegetable stand.  Self Service.  Eggs are for sale at the house.  Just open the door, step in, there is the egg refrigerator with a money jar on top.  The Aloe plants by the refrigerator are free.

   May the Lord bless your day of worship and rest, Sally

 10/12/24   “As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.”

 Clouds, calm, 50 degrees.  Showers possible this morning, sun and clouds later, strong WNW winds, 40mph gusts possible.  A high of 56.  A stiff WNW breeze tonight.  Partly cloudy tomorrow with a west breeze, a high of 56, a low of 41. Rain showers in the evening, a steady rain overnight.  Rain Monday with a stiff NNE breeze, a high of 48.  Clearing overnight with a low of 38.  Partly cloudy Tuesday with a strong WSW, a high of 51, a low of 36.  Partly cloudy Wednesday with a WNW breeze, a high of 49, a low of 36.  Partly cloudy Thursday with a WNW breeze, a high of 53, a low of 34.  Sunshine Friday with a WNW breeze, a high of 58, a low of 34.  Sunshine Saturday with a WSW breeze,  high of 63, a low of 38.  Partly cloudy next Sunday with a SW breeze, a high of 65, a low of 44.,  a low of 39.  Showers Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22ed with WSW breeze, highs about 59, lows about 42.  Partly cloudy the rest of the week with highs in the upper fifties, lows about 39.

   The best thing about yesterday, Baby Josephine came home. Grandpa sent a picture of her with a happy moma and two smiling brothers.  A specialist from another hospital checked her out and told them to take out the feeding tube and let her get hungry.  They did, she drank the bottle and nursed!  So home she went.

    Yesterday was quiet as they caught up on odds and ends.  Jay spent quite a while weed wacking the area around the new greenhouse spot.  He went through lots of string,  the sweet Annie was like trees!  With today's wind forecast things were picked up and plants were moved to their winter location. We figure that fall planting needs to be finished this weekend.  Except for garlic.  We plant ours in the last week of this month.

    May your day be blessed, Sally

 10/11/24 Just cause trouble comes visiting doesn't mean you have to offer it a place to sit.

Calm, clear, 44 degrees.  A WNW wind today with sun and clouds, a high of 58.  A SW breeze tonight with a low of 47.  Sunshine tomorrow with a strong WNW wind, a high of 55, a low of 38.  Partly cloudy Sunday with a WNW breeze, a high of 56, a low of 39.   A steady rain moving in Sunday night.  Rain Monday, showers Monday night, some clearing towards Tuesday morning.  A strong ENE breeze Monday with a high of 52, a low of 39.  Partly cloudy Tuesday with a stiff WSW breeze, a high of 51. a low 0f 37.  Clouds on Wednesday with a west breeze, a high of 49, a low of 35.  Partly cloudy Thursday with a WNW breeze, a high 0f 51.  A low of 32 with a frost/freeze warning.   Sunshine next Friday with a WNW breeze, a high of 55, a low of 36. Sunshine next weekend with highs about 61, lows 37 and 42.  Perhaps a morning shower Monday the21st with a SW breeze, a high of 62, a low of 42.  Perhaps afternoon showers Tuesday the 22ed with a SW breeze, a high of 59, a low of 42. Partly cloudy the rest of the week with highs about 59, lows about 39.

      Yesterday was a quiet day.  Bekah was gone part of the day helping a neighbor deep clean her kennel before winter sets in.  The nursery  did sell out of mums.  Parent/teacher conferences were yesterday.  No school today, a teacher in service day.

    My scented geraniums were cut back, sprayed and bought inside.  Some went under lights on top of the customers' egg refrigerator.   The light is on in the evening.  It shines on the geraniums and lights the room for people getting eggs after dark.  After dark is getting earlier and earlier!  Flocks of waterfowl are flying overhead.  Such a welcome sound in spring, such a  sorrowful sound in fall.

    May your day be blessed, Sally