11/2/24 Thanksgiving is a day, Christmas is a season.  If you want to start celebrating Jesus's birth now go for it!

.10 of rain yesterday morning. cloudy now with some sun this afternoon.  It's 36 degrees, today's high 47 with a brisk NW breeze.  Mostly clear tonight with a low of 28.  Tonight we turn our clocks back.  Sunshine tomorrow with a NW breeze, a high of 47, a low of 25.  Cloudy Monday with a SSW breeze, a high of 45, a low of 37.  Possible morning showers Tuesday with a SW breeze, a high of 60, a low of 55.  Morning clouds/afternoon sun Wednesday with a strong west breeze, a high of 70, a low of 38.  Partly cloudy Thursday with a NNW breeze, a high 54, a low of 38.  Partly cloudy Friday with a stiff WNW breeze, a high of 52, a low of 34.  Partly Cloudy next Saturday with a strong NW breeze, a high of 47, a low of 28.  Partly cloudy next Sunday with a WNW breeze, a high of 46, a low of 33.  Possible showers Monday the11th with a brisk WNW breeze, a high of 50, a low of 34.  Partly cloudy the 12th and 13th with NW breezes, highs of 51, lows of 32 and 36. Possible showers Thursday the 14th and Friday the 15th. A brisk SW breeze Thursday with a high of 53, a low of 38. A stiff WNW breeze Friday with a high of 50, a low of 34.  Cloudy Saturday the 16th with a stiff WNW breeze, a high of 46, a low of 34

    I spend November closing the summer season and getting ready for Advent during which I prepare my heart for Jesus' birth. In the middle of the month I stop and give thanks for all the blessings I have.  I turn on my Christmas lights on the first day of Advent.  But if someone wants to turn their lights on before Thanksgiving or put up their tree that's great. Tis not the season to criticize!.

    A pile of small, pretty Christmas decorations for wreaths and other greenery are sitting on my desk.  They got basic needs at the wreath supply and more goodies at Family dollar.  They got home just in time to get to Stetson for an appointment Maegin had to look at a couch.  It was just what she wanted.  Yesterday afternoon we had an hour of very strong gusts of wind.  One of the gusts  took a section of the couch off the truck as they passed through an area of open fields just up the road.  Thankfully no damage to the section.  After giving it a good vacuuming here it went to Maegin's where it fit perfectly.

   The highlight of my day was a visit from a man who worked with Darel fencing many years ago as a teenager.  I didn't even recognize Dan!  He has a family now and is doing well.  Darel would be so pleased.  Even though it rained early in the morning the day was pleasant for pulling grass out of the flower bed.

   May God bless you on this day, Sally