1/13/18
Put aside stress by focusing on your blessings.

  53 at midnight, 32 now with an east breeze.  3.28 inches of rain and still raining.  It will be freezing rain soon, forecast to last until early afternoon.  The breeze is becoming a north wind with a low of 1 forecast for tonight.  Sunny tomorrow with a NNW breeze, a high of 13 and a low of -6.  some clouds Monday with a NNE breeze, a high of 14 and a low of 4.  Cloudy Tuesday with a gentle NNE breeze, a high of 22 and a low of 14.  Afternoon snow showers Wednesday lasting into Thursday., 8 to 14 inches forecast.  A NNW breeze Wednesday with a high of 27 and a low of 16.  A bisk NNE breeze Thursday with a high of 25 and a low of 11.    Sunny Friday with strong WNW breezes to blow the new snow, a high of 27 and a low of 13.  Partly cloudy next Saturday with a WSW breeze, a high of 37 and a low of 28.  Some clouds next Sunday with a SW breeze, a high of 44 and a low of 41.  Rain/snow Monday, the 22, with a west breeze, a high of 39 and a low of 25.  Show showers Tuesday, the 23rd.  Then a few pleasant January days with snow the end of the week.

     All is well here.  It was warm enough to let the cook range go out.  During the cold I kept it going so hot I couldn't even wipe it down.  Now it is clean inside and out.  Darel is having a dish of cold cereal for breakfast.  I'll fix him brunch when the stove gets hot.  He had an ok day yesterday.  His pulse was good on both sides in the morning.  When the nurse took them he was low on one side and high on the other.

     Back to working on the winter letter today.  Lots of envelopes to stuff!  Wouldn't want to be outside anyway.  The driveway is bare at the moment.  I had to wear my loggers boots to get the mail and take care of the chickens yesterday.  Very foggy all day.  More seeds came in the mail.  Suddenly there are not enough hours in the day.  Enjoy yours, Sally