1/19/25  Never trust your tongue why your heart is bitter.  Hush until you heal.

 .33 of rain overnight.  calm, clouds, 32 degrees.  Sun and clouds this morning, clouding up this afternoon.  5-8 inches of snow tonight.  A brisk NW breeze today with a high of 37.  A north wind tonight with a low of 11.  Morning clouds/afternoon sun tomorrow with a WNW wind, a high of 15.  A low tomorrow night of -8.  Sunshine Tuesday with a west breeze, a high of 16, a low of -7.  Sunshine Wednesday with a WNW breeze, a high of 15, a low of -2.  Partly cloudy Thursday with a SW breeze, a high of 21, a low of 4.  Partly cloudy Friday with a WNW breeze, a high of 26, a low of 9.  Sunshine Saturday with a brisk west breeze, a high of 28 and a low of 12.  Partly cloudy next Sunday with a brisk WNW breeze, a high of 31, a low of 15.  Partly cloudy next Monday with a brisk west breeze, a high of 32, a low of 18.  PM snow showers Tuesday the 28th with a strong SW breeze, a high of 36, a low of 15.  Cloudy Wednesday with a light west wind, a high of 21, a low of 3. Partly cloudy Thursday the 30th with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 13, a low of 1.  PM snow showers Friday the 31st with a brisk WNW breeze, a high of 21, a low of 12.  Mostly cloudy Saturday, February 1st with a west breeze, a high of 29, a low of 18.  Morning snow showers Sunday the 2ed with a west breeze, a high of 31, a low of 18.

     The cook range and chimney are all cleaned and ready for the cold snap.  Jay didn't just clean the chimney.  He took the stove pipe apart and cleaned it out too.  The stove had so much draft we had to shut it way down last night!   It always brightens up the kitchen when it is freshly scrubbed.  It is big and shiny black, dominating the kitchen.    This afternoon we will let the pellet stoves run out of pellets and clean them.

    I'm happy about the snow tonight.  The north wind will pile snow against the back of the house.  No matter how well the house gets banked nothing seems to insulate it more than a drift of snow against it.

    May you day of giving thanks and rest be blessed, Sally