Snow, Ice, Cold - Repeat

Yep that is what the week started out like and will likely end up like, except maybe not the snow and ice. But, wheat we have on the ground will surely stay around for a while, we will be getting a very very cold blast of artic air late the week/weekend. I read on one of my many weather pages where they suggested a person might not want to venture out on Saturday/Sunday do to the cold air. But, it won't be long now, (at least that's what I tell myself) Spring will soon be here, 39 days!! Yippy!!

Hope this brings a bit of a smile to you.

Hope you have a good afternoon and evening friends.

 



Calm Before The Storm

Today we started the day with a bit of snow, then rain and then for hours nothing! But, the weather weenies still say it's coming.

Bird feeders are filled, ducks are tucked in for the night one cat is curled up on a fleece blanket (not too spoiled,lol) and the other cat has decided it is time to run amuck thru the house, yikes!!

Snow blower filled and ready to go, bath tub filled, wood waiting on the porch. New Country Living arrived today  :-).

We are ready, bring it on.

Have a wonderful evening friends. Stay safe and warm. Good thoughts being sent to friends in New England.

All Ready For The Big One

So, by now everyone must know we are waiting the arrival of Sandy, no not a friend! Hurricane Sandy, Tropical Storm Sandy, Pain in the butt Sandy, I could go on but I think you get the picture. I cooked some one pot meals today in case we lose power which I am sure we will, but I can heat them up on the woodstove. Even our power company thinks so too. I got a e-mail yesterday to be prepared for three days without power and this evening I got a call from the robo and it said be prepared to be without power for seven, ugh. Les and I covered things, moved things and stowed away things. If Sandy should take them,then we were not meant to have them :-). Candles, lanterns, matches, dry wood are all at the ready. We have a half and half celler, half dirt floor and half cement floor, so there will be water, not much we can do there, no generator, just never found the cash to buy one and have it hooked up. Storms windows are pulled down, bathtub filled up (so we can flush), cause once we lose power we lose everything, no water, no toilet, no heat, no stove. Ducks are snug and kitties are too. Stay safe all my East Coast friends and family, keep us in your thoughts.

Full Moon

Tonight is the Full Beaver Moon, named so because it was the time to set beaver traps, before the waters froze over. It is also called Full Frost Moon. No pictures of the moon, due to rain that is falling, though it is suppose to stop and get cooler, possible frost. Things have been pretty quite around Ginnysyard, still cleaning up from the Snowtober that dumped 12 + inches on us. Without power for 30 hours. And if any of my friends live in a old house like ours, when the power goes out and stays out for any length of time, things begin to happen. Like we needed the well pump person to come out and put new parts on the pump to the tune of $176.00. Ducks and cats all survived the storm. Cats camped out with us as we bedded down around the woodstove, they loved it!! I had my second and last visit with the ortho doctor yesterday. My knee is healing well, just more exercises and keep moving. Well, that is it for me. Hope everyone is well. Have a great evening, check out that moon if you don't have clouds.

What Have I Been Up To?

I really can't answer that. Not because I don't want to, but because I don't know where September went. I do know that I have done three antique shows since August 1st, so yes that took up sometime. Hung out on the screen porch when it was not raining and blowing in on me and oh yeah, I have been nursing a very sore left knee. So, I have not been moving around too much. It turns out that I have a torn cartilage in my left knee and I will have surgery on Tuesday. I will be home that day and my sweet husband will be taking care of me. Along, with the cats and ducks!! lol. I will post again later this week. Keep me in your thoughts.

Cat Nights

Yes, that is right. Cat Nights begin tonite August 17th. The term harks back to the days when people believed in witches. You mean they don't now?, lol. An Irish legend says that that a witch could turn into a cat and regain herself eight times, but on the ninth time (August 17), she couldn't change back, hence the saying "A cat has nine lives." Because August is a "yowly" time for cats, this may have initially prompted the speculation about witches on the prowl.

Big Night in The Skys and Last Minute Things

Well, it's a good thing Old St.Nick isn't riding thru the skys in the next 24 hours or so. We have a Full Lunar Eclipse, a Full Cold Moon and the Winter Solstice all coming up. All we need is a big ole snowstorm (only kidding ladies), I would panic too if that happened. Still need to go to the grocery store this week. Gift shopping is all done, but then I only have Les to buy for, oh yeah and the cats and ducks. Cats will get a toy from the grocery store and the ducks will get some extra spinach, LOL. We don't decorate that much since we got our two cats. They are terrors and for the first time in years we put up a small tree, so far it's still standing and I believe that it will. They are not one bit interested in it, that is until I go to put a decoration on it, then they check it out, but checking is all they have done. Still need to do baking, but there again not alot. It will be just Les & I and we like things simple. My biggest love is sitting in my chair all covered up and watch old movies or reading a book on Christmas Day, dinner will be some type of pasta, nice and easy. I bought my book weeks ago, so I will be set. Work is picking up (this is a very good thing) and keeping me busy. I need to go and write out my shopping list, I know that I will be there a long time and I don't want to forget anything if I can help it. Have a good evening and keep plugging away on your last minute things.

Heat's On

Here is a picture of our two girls. Dolly (in the background) and Maggie (front). For some reason, this year they have taken to sitting on top of the radiator. They are sisters and both are 6 years old. Maybe they need a little more warmth now that they are getting older. This is a rare occasion that they both are sitting together. Dolly is our timid one, Maggie is the bully, but that night they were being pals and getting along, usually Dolly steers clear of Maggie. I just finished putting a Banana Bread in the oven. It is a recipe from my M-I-L, she got it off of the back of a package of Diamond Walnuts. It's a favorite of ours. And for some reason it only gets made this time of year. When my M-I-L was living she always made two, one was put in the freezer for Christmas morning and we ate that while opening presents. I don't carry on the tradition of making two, but I always have some type of bread or muffin made for us on Christmas morning. I'm taking off tomorrow and I'm thinking of hitting a small mall near us. We don't really do Christmas shopping for each other, but around this time of year I like to go and window shop. Boscov's, one of the anchor department stores at the mall is having sales on insulated curtains/drapes and we could use some of those for the drafty windows. With any luck if the weather is decent this weekend I would like to get outside and do a little decorating, put up some wreaths, garden flags (Christmas ones of course) and I don't know what else just yet. We also need to get some more wood on the porch for the wood stove. Well I left Les watching the timer for the banana bread, but I want to be near by when it goes off. Have a good evening.