2/1/18
To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body but the soul.

21 degrees, cloudy with a light SW breeze.  A high of 33 today, dropping to 23 tonight with an inch of snow.  Morning clouds/afternoon sun tomorrow with a NW wind, a high of 26 and a low of -4.  Sunny Saturday with a brisk west breeze, a high of 14 and a low of 5.  Afternoon light snow Monday with a SW breeze, a high of 33 and a low of 31.  Partly cloudy Monday with a WNW wind, a high of 36 and a low of 7.  Partly cloudy Tuesday with a WSW breeze, a high of 25 and a low of 14.  A wintery mix Wednesday with a stiff SSE breeze, a high of 36 and a low of 16.  Sunny next Thursday with a brisk NNW breeze, a high of 23 and a low of 1.  Sunny next Friday with a NW breeze, a high of 16 and a low of 3. 1-3 inches of snow forecast for Saturday, the 10th, with a west breeze, a high of 23 and a low of 10. Quiet weather the next week with highs in the twenties and lows around 10.

      Darel had a pleasant day yesterday.  Pulse still a bit low and blood pressure a bit high.  The swelling had gone down enough in his feet so I could get his sneakers on for a ride to Corinth.  Blessed with another come back!

     Ordered some perennials today.  the goal is to be all through ordering by the end of the day.  Unless someone asks for something special.  i had a hard time with that perennial catalog, so may plants i'd like to have!  Tomorrow and Saturday don't look very nice.  good days to clean and plant seeds.  Lots of the petunias get started now.  House plants need slipped so they are rooted when the greenhouse gets warm.  Little Andrew was here last night.  He is going to help me in the greenhouse Sunday afternoon.   Only three weeks until I start the fires.

      Darel has decided I should go back to teaching Sunday School.  He is going try joining the adult class.  If he gets too tired he'll just relax in the sanctuary why I teach.  So many people left why the pastor who just left was here that our Sunday School has gotten very small and we are short teachers.

      I haven't seen the large flock of finches in quite awhile.  Which is ok, they overwhelmed the resident birds, even the blue jays. There were so many that they spilled as much food as they ate.

     have a good day, Sally