ANOTHER FRIGID FRIDAY AT -12 F.
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:11 am
GOOD MORNING ALL!!
A very cold morning start to the day at -12 F. here. I know that Vancouver, BC, standing at +48 (I am wondering if that's F. or C., as they are in Canada----either way, it's way above freezing!) on the day of the Opening Ceremonies, would probably do just about anything to have a few of our colder degrees! And it's raining there, to top it all off. I feel so bad for them, although the interviews with the athletes show them all to be very upbeat. After all, the conditions are the same for everybody, so they are all still performing on equal 'grounds.'
My goal for today, other than shopping for groceries, is to get my website updated! I am ashamed to see that I still haven't even added last year's photos to it yet, nor have I changed the dates and music! I promise to have at least the dates done by the time I head out this morning----barring any unforseen things to prevent that from happening.
I knew things were getting very cold again outside as my front deck snapped and boomed like guns and firecrackers all night, causing poor little Molly to burrow even further under my covers! She HATES things that sound like gunshots, which always makes me wonder what sorts of things she encountered while wandering the streets of Detroit before I rescued her. I wish she could talk!
I hope most of you have at least had your power restored. Wine and chocolate sound like good staples to have under one's roof these days! I will substitute a flavored brandy for the wine when I go shopping today, and will get a bunch of new dark chocolate bars!
I never even left the yard yesterday, due to wind and cold, and I am hoping today will be warmer so I can get out of here for a while. It was GREAT to not even have to get dressed for an entire day! Talk about a sluggard!
Off I go to read the posts and my email---oh yes! My brother said his YakTrax I clued him into worked like a charm on his steep driveway while he was snowblowing it! I don't why I didn't think of telling him about those great safety soles a long time ago, as he often has pure ice on that steep length of macadam driveway. He sent me some pics of his blizzard last night, and they got a TON of snow near the Philly area.
Glad to hear that Billy Clinton is feeling better this morning, too, after his stent placement yesterday. He and Chelsea just left the hospital, and they say he's as good as ever, albeit, with chronic atherosclerosis forever which will always bear watching. Thank heavens he went to get checked out before his doc appointment later this week. He never even needed an anesthetic (other than a local) to have the procedure done---what a long way we have come in treating clogged arteries and veins in my lifetime.
Coffee is hot, so stop by and talk to us for a bit! Happy Friday!
A very cold morning start to the day at -12 F. here. I know that Vancouver, BC, standing at +48 (I am wondering if that's F. or C., as they are in Canada----either way, it's way above freezing!) on the day of the Opening Ceremonies, would probably do just about anything to have a few of our colder degrees! And it's raining there, to top it all off. I feel so bad for them, although the interviews with the athletes show them all to be very upbeat. After all, the conditions are the same for everybody, so they are all still performing on equal 'grounds.'
My goal for today, other than shopping for groceries, is to get my website updated! I am ashamed to see that I still haven't even added last year's photos to it yet, nor have I changed the dates and music! I promise to have at least the dates done by the time I head out this morning----barring any unforseen things to prevent that from happening.
I knew things were getting very cold again outside as my front deck snapped and boomed like guns and firecrackers all night, causing poor little Molly to burrow even further under my covers! She HATES things that sound like gunshots, which always makes me wonder what sorts of things she encountered while wandering the streets of Detroit before I rescued her. I wish she could talk!
I hope most of you have at least had your power restored. Wine and chocolate sound like good staples to have under one's roof these days! I will substitute a flavored brandy for the wine when I go shopping today, and will get a bunch of new dark chocolate bars!
I never even left the yard yesterday, due to wind and cold, and I am hoping today will be warmer so I can get out of here for a while. It was GREAT to not even have to get dressed for an entire day! Talk about a sluggard!
Off I go to read the posts and my email---oh yes! My brother said his YakTrax I clued him into worked like a charm on his steep driveway while he was snowblowing it! I don't why I didn't think of telling him about those great safety soles a long time ago, as he often has pure ice on that steep length of macadam driveway. He sent me some pics of his blizzard last night, and they got a TON of snow near the Philly area.
Glad to hear that Billy Clinton is feeling better this morning, too, after his stent placement yesterday. He and Chelsea just left the hospital, and they say he's as good as ever, albeit, with chronic atherosclerosis forever which will always bear watching. Thank heavens he went to get checked out before his doc appointment later this week. He never even needed an anesthetic (other than a local) to have the procedure done---what a long way we have come in treating clogged arteries and veins in my lifetime.
Coffee is hot, so stop by and talk to us for a bit! Happy Friday!