10/28/24  Don't offer a lecture to a person who needs a hug.

Clear, calm, 26 degrees.  Sunshine today with a stiff NW breeze.  A high of 47. Clear tonight, a low of 22.  Sunshine tomorrow with a SSE breeze, a high of 49, a low of 38.  Light morning rain Wednesday with a south breeze, a high of 58, a low of 50.  Partly cloudy Thursday with a SW breeze, a high of 75, a low of 55.  Showers Friday morning with a WNW breeze, a high of 63, low of 31. Sunshine Sunday with a WSW breeze, a high of 52, a low 0f 34.  Cloudy next Tuesday with a stiff west breeze, a high 55, a low of 38.  Paty cloudy next Wednesday with a brisk WNW breeze, a high of 50, a low of 39.  Possible showers next Thursday morning with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 50. a low of 33.  Possible PM showers Friday the 8th with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 45, a low of 30.   Snow to rain Saturday the 9th with a bisk NW breeze, a high of 43, a low of 29.  Partly cloudy the next two days with brisk NW beezes, highs in the forties, lows about 30.

    Cold this morning. I'm glad I started the front room pellet stove last night. Yesterday afternoon the last few plants and the pond pumps went down cellar.  The outside water is all turned off.

    The peonies, hibiscus, phlox and hosta will be cut and the foliage cleaned away this week.  They will be mulched with compost.  The hibiscus will have some straw put on them.  Most of the other plants are left for the birds to eat the seeds and to protect their roots and the soil.Sometime I'll mulch the roses.  The climbing rose has gotten so large that I'm going to try hanging a polyester blanket over it.

    May God bless you on this day, Sally