Monthly Archives: January 2016

Sunday January 31, 2016

After almost two months in our new house I am finally getting back to some of my old routines, namely the Sunday house cleaning. Between getting things unpacked and organized up here and hauling things from Winston my days have … Continue reading

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Saturday January 30, 2016

I am reading The Sniper’s Wife by Archer Mayer. Published in 2002 in his Joe Gunther series, I am about halfway through the series at this point. This morning I worked on little chores like vacuuming out the cars, changing … Continue reading

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Friday January 29, 2015

I went to the gym this morning before running and completing a long list of errands. Along with the bank and library I dropped off several boxes of household goods and clothing to Alleghany Cares, our version of Goodwill, and … Continue reading

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Thursday January 28, 2016

I drove down to Winston this morning to have lunch with a friend from work. We had originally set it for yesterday but the forecast earlier in the week was iffy for yesterday and today so we planned for Friday. … Continue reading

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Wednesday January 17, 2015

I am reading the 2nd book in Elizabeth Spann Craig’s Myrtle Clover series, Progressive Dinner Deadly. Today I decided to work more on the garage and organizing the kit stuff. Last week I brought up the two small steel shelving … Continue reading

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Tuesday January 26, 2016

The roads are clear but I still had to drive the Trooper and use 4 wheel drive to get from the garage door to the road then put it back in two wheel once I made it to the street. … Continue reading

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Monday January 25, 2016

I am reading California Schemin’, book number 2 in the Bree MacGowan mystery series by Kate George. The sun is out and temperatures have climbed to a balmy 47 degrees and no wind. Colin insisted we go out to play … Continue reading

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Sunday January 24, 2016

I just finished reading another Raine Stockton mystery, Home of the Brave, by Donna Ball. The sun is out but it is still cold and windy. Yesterday the winds were kicking up the snow like a sand storm. When I … Continue reading

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Saturday January 23, 2016

We are not likely to forget our first winter in Sparta after our foot of snow  between yesterday and last night. I have pictures but I am not sure when they will get posted.

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Friday January 22, 2016

We had about four inches of snow overnight and perhaps another couple of inches until about noon. Since then not much has fallen but it is very windy, as usual. Temperatures are 16 with wind chills down in the single … Continue reading

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