2/20/22  Our Father, life is hard and it often hurts. May our problems lift us closer to you.  May we see and be grateful for our blessings.

Clear, a brisk west breeze, 6 degrees.  Sunny this morning, overcast this afternoon, a high of 22, a west wind, tonight's low, 19.   Partly cloudy tomorrow with a WSW breeze, a high of 46, a low of 19.  Afternoon rain with snow flakes mixed in on Tuesday with a brisk ENE breeze, a high of 36.  As of today the forecast is for an inch of rain Tuesday night with a SSE wind, a low of 34.  Morning clouds/afternoon sun Wednesday with a SW wind, a high of 59, a low of 13.  Partly cloudy Thursday with stiff NW breeze, a high of 25, a low of 11.  3-5 inches of snow Friday with a stiff NNE breeze, a high of 15.  Snow showers early Friday evening, clearing overnight with a brisk NW breeze and a low of 6.  Sunny Saturday with a WNW breeze, a high of 24, a low of 4.  Partly cloudy next Sunday with a stiff WNW breeze, a high of 32, a low of 24.  Partly cloudy next Monday with a stiff NNW breeze, a high of 26, a low of 6.  March comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb?  Partly cloudy Tuesday, the first with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 22, a low of 14.  Partly cloudy the next five days with brisk NW breezes, highs in the thirties, lows in the teens.

     Another quiet day. It didn't start too well with a burned out light bulb and a frozen pipe in the barn.  A new bulb  thawed it, no leaks, so we had water again. Cindy and I went to Corinth in the morning for a few groceries, some picture frames, and a stop at the hardware store.  I got paint for Heather to use on the new sign and some brads to put up more weather strippping in the greenhouse.  Cindy worked on the picture wall in the afternoon.  I found five peegee hydrangeas. I'm having to take delivery of them next week but with the greenhouse starting I can find a cool place to hold them until spring.  I tried to find some chestnut crab apples but no luck.

    Cindy and I spent a lot of time at the window watching the birds.  We had four male cardinals yesterday!  We never were sure we saw four females at once. We got a covering of snow in the afternoon, enough so now we can't see where the ice is.

    We will start the fires Wednesday.  We'll take advantage of Wednesday's warmth to fill all the water barrels.  A warm day to run the water the first time will make it so much easier!  We may take some seedlings out to the greenhouse too.  After Wednesday there aren't any days nice enough to move plants for a while.

    Church this morning, Countryside for lunch, no afternoon plans.  May God be with you this day, Sally