Wednesday January 28, 2026

We are still in a deep freeze so to speak. Temperatures at night in the single digits and teens to mid 20’s for daytime highs. The ice that feel on top of the inches of snow has a lot folks still iced in if they live on private roads or have iced over driveways. This stuff will not be going away anytime soon.

Almost all the main and side roads are clear and dry thanks to a wonderful job by the DOT and county. The town however did not touch the sidewalks so they are a mess as are private parking lots.

We did open the store today but just a couple of customers and no sales. But, we had a small donation plus did some store stuff that needed doing. We also wanted to check on the store to make sure we did not have any frozen pipes or leaks which we did not.

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Monday January 26, 2026

Overall I had about 2 inches of snow. My lawn guy came yesterday and plowed the driveway. However, after the snow we had some sleet and freezing rain. Today temperatures will be in the low 20’s and dropping down into low single digits by tonight with wind chills from 0 degrees to minus 14 or worse.

Thankfully the trees did not ice up so there will be less chance of power outages. While the county does a great job on the roads things are sill icy and messy especially side roads and parking lots. Other than essential business most everyone else is shut down.

So, I am “iced in” so to speak. I have plenty of food and water in bottles if we loose power.

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Saturday January 24, 2026

Cold and blustery with temperatures in the mid 20’s and falling. We are supposedly getting some sort of winter weather starting this afternoon through Sunday. A massive winter storm is moving through the country. Not sure if we will snow, sleet, freezing rain, or all of the above or in what amounts.

We had a few customers this morning but since midday it was nothing. We finally decided to close up at 3:00. Yesterday we had a good day with folks coming in to stock up for the winter event.

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Wednesday January 2, 2026

Sunny but gusty winds and temperatures in the upper 30’s made the feels like down into the 20’s

We had a good day at the store. Did not make $100.00 but came close with several good sales. We had a number of big donations come in that I had to work on so I was busy for most of the day.

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Monday January 19, 2026

Another cold and windy day. Highs in the low 30’s with 20 to 30 mph gusts bringing wind chills into the single digits. Tonight we go down into the teens with the same wind gusts and wind chills close to 0 or less.

I went to the gym then back home. After lunch I did go to Donna’s to craft. With the little heater in the shed it was warm enough to do our crafting. We had three today.

 

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Saturday January 17, 2026

It’s been windy and cold the last few days. Last night we had a light dusting of snow but most of it has melted off. Today was not as windy but still a bit gusty but we did make it into the low 40’s this afternoon.

It was very slow at the store this morning. Things did pick up this afternoon getting us close to $100.00. Yesterday was the first day we did make it to $100.00 in over a week. This is the slow time of year for us anyway.

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Wednesday January 14, 2026

Mostly sunny and mild with temperatures in the mid to upper 40’s and calm winds. May get some winter weather tonight and tomorrow.

I dropped my car off at the body shop this morning on the way to the store. Someone hit me in the back rear panel a couple of months ago and or course did not leave their name. The body shop was backed up until the first of the month. Being in a small town has its advantages. The shop is just around the corner from Main street. I dropped it off and then walked up the store. Donna came into town and picked me this afternoon.

A slow day at the store. We had a couple of small donations and a couple of sales but that was all.

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Monday January 12, 2026

Sunshine and highs in the low 40’s today and calm winds after a chilly morning in the upper 20’s.

Went to the gym this morning. After lunch off to Donna’s to craft for the afternoon. We had three of us today working on different projects.

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Saturday January 10, 2026

Warm temperatures and rain all day. Highs in the upper 50 and at least an inch and maybe more of rain with more on the way.

An off and on day at the store. This morning was pretty slow but things picked up late this afternoon. Did not make $100.00 but had a good day in sales along with a nice donation that came in late this afternoon.

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Wednesday January 7, 2026

Sunny and warm today with highs in the low 60’s and breezy. Gusty winds last nigt in the 20 to 30 mph range.

A slow day at the store. Off and on customers but we had a few sales and a couple of small donations.

I have a Library Board meeting tonight.

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