Missed my window of walking outside opportunity – it was raining when I was ready to walk. But as soon as I finished on the treadmill it quit! Did normal chores, then finished the cinnamon rolls that the Hancher guys…

Sunny day quickly turned cloudy – never got warm so I pretty much stayed inside. Did some writing, emails, laundry, and ironing. Chrissy came over for a few hours and did her online classes. I mixed up cinnamon roll dough…

Ten months from today is Christmas Day – miss you, Bud! Although it’s still cold today, it’s sunny and bright. Warms the spirit! I had a tangle of tasks at both stores this morning, but I find that I like…

It was truly a beautiful day! I did the treadmill early, then cleaned my house, which is the standard Wednesday chore. When I finished, I made a fruit salad and watched the end of a great old comedy that I…

Today will be a quiet day. Work was not very busy but both stores warned me that sales have picked up! So that’s good news! I made a salad for lunch, with garlic toast. I’ve been trying to eat healthier,…

Today we are going to honor the Father of our Country, the Commander in Chief of our revolutionary war armies, and the first president of the ‘United States’. He was born in 1732, and would be 289 years old today.…

We made it out of the deep freeze ok – I think it was 3* at some point. So far as I know, no one had frozen pipes or a distressed heating system – thank heavens! My house made some…

VERY cold again this morning – ‘feels like’ was 3* when I left the house at 8:00am. Ginny and I met at Bob Evans in New Stanton for breakfast. We always do a lot of sharing, a lot of laughing,…

Still very cold, and a dusting of snow. Didn’t have to shovel and didn’t go out until after lunch. I was finally able to connect up with Autmn and get her to the new Driver’s Center in Jeannette to get…

Once again my neighbor Al bailed me out – he walked across the street with his trusty snow blower and cleared off my driveway and my neighbor Karen’s driveway. I do so appreciate his help! The roads were clear as…