Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.

 Clear, calm, 11 degrees.  Sunshine today, a stiff WNW breeze, 11 degrees.  Clear and -1 tonight.  Sunshine tomorrow with a west breeze, a high of 22, a low of 5.  Partly cloudy Sunday with a SW breeze, a high of 31, a low of 15.  Mostly cloudy Monday with a light SW wind, a high of 34, a low of 28.  Partly cloudy Tuesday with a light west wind, a high of 35, a low of 2. Partly cloudy Wednesday with a WNW breeze, a high of 15, a low of -1.  Partly cloudy Thursday with a strong NW breeze, a high of 11, a low of -3.  Sunshine next Friday with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 14, a low of 2. Partly cloudy next Saturday with a WSW breeze, a high of 27, a low of 20.  Cloudy next Sunday with a WSW breeze, a high of 38, a low of 26.  Snow showers Monday the 3rd with a brisk WNW breeze, a high of 38, a low of 21.  Clouds  Tuesday the 4th and the rest of the work week  with  brisk NW breezes.  Highs in the twenties, lows in the teens.

     The pipe in the horse barn that started leaking why Jay was thawing it turned out to be God caring for us.  When they started repairing it another section just fell apart.  If that had come apart when no one was there it would have made a flood that would have turned into a block of ice.  Both breaks are fixed now and all is well.

     Cold as it has been, the sun has warmed the greenhouse so that it was pleasant to work in.  The furnace platform is nearly finished.  They need to get a few more pressure treated 2 by 4s so they can finish it this weekend.

     The long range forecast says we'll be slightly warmer than average from February through April.  The same forecasters said January would be warmer than average.  A flock of pine grosbeaks came to the feeders yesterday.  We are overrun with eggs.  People stay home when it is cold.  I'm hoping and expecting a run on eggs this weekend.

      May God be with you.  Sally