Wednesday January 15, 2025

After a cold start to the day with temperatures in the teens it’s warmed up to a a balmy 35 degrees with lots of sunshine and, thankfully, no wind.

A slow day at the store with customers but we still did okay in sales considering. Otherwise I spent the day working on the big donation.

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Monday January 13, 2025

Sunny and warmer today with highs in the mid to upper 30’s and breezy.

Main roads are clear and dry. The county does a good job here getting the roads in shape. I went to the gym and the drug store this morning.

This afternoon I went to Donna’s for a craft afternoon. Tonight I have a library board meeting.

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Saturday January 11, 2025

I had around 4 to 6 inches of snow at the house yesterday and over night. It’s mostly stopped now but the winds are gusting in the 30 to 40 mph range and blowing it all over the place. Mid 20’s today then back down into the teens tonight. Wind chill is down in the teens.

I filled the bird feeders yesterday afternoon so they are good for now and so am I.

This morning I vacuumed and dusted the downstairs and the stairs, did the bathroom, etc. I do the bathroom every other week but I only vacuum and dust every couple of months.

I’ll do a diamond painting or color this afternoon.

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Friday January 10, 2025

Another Friday and more snow. This time we are in the 4 to 6 inch range of predicted accumulation. Temperatures are in the mid 20’s but the winds are calm right now.

We did open the store. Snow started falling around noon. We closed just a little after one. The main roads were already heavily salted so they were mostly clear but started to get covered in spots. Side roads were already getting covered.

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Wednesday January , 2025

It’s cold. 15 degrees this morning and with the wind down to near zero. High today in the low 20’s  with lots of sunshine and windy.

Of course, with the weather, we had a slow day with customers but we worked on the big donation plus a couple of small ones that came in during the day.

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Monday January 6. 2025

We only had a couple of inches of snow by last night. Over night and into this morning we had some freezing rain on top to makes things rather hazardous around the county. It has warmed up into the mid 30’s but temperatures will drop this afternoon and those lovely 40 mph wind gusts will show back up.

I had all the decorations packed and put away but late Saturday afternoon. Yesterday I started on the deep clean of the rooms that I always do after Christmas in my bathroom and the bedroom. This morning I did the den and this afternoon will do the dinning room/foyer.

Yesterday afternoon I drug the Christmas tree down to the woods for the birds and animals.

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Saturday January 4, 2025

We had maybe an inch or less of snow last night before the squall blew on through. However, today is nasty with lows in the teens last night and highs today in the low to mid 20’s. Winds are still gusting to 50 mph blowing snow all over the place.

Roads in parts of the county are iffy and with the winds we decided not to open the store today.

So, I will spend the day taking down the Christmas decorations since I am “weathered” in.

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Friday January 3, 2024

An early night. I usually meet friends after the bookstore closes on Friday nights so don’t normally do a post.

However, we had blowing snow and sunshine all day but as usual nothing was sticking. Forecast had been for cold and windy but no precipitation. Around 3:15 the snow started coming down heavy and continued to get worse to white out conditions.

We closed the store at 3:30 and I headed for home. We are predicted to get 1 to 3 inches with winds 50 mph plus.

It was slow at the store but we worked on the big donation that came in last week.

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Wednesday January 1, 2025

Happy New Year.

A sunny but chilly day with highs in the upper 30’s. We had howling winds last night and this morning. Winds have calmed down but still gusting in the 10 to 15 mph range this afternoon.

I watched the parade this morning. This afternoon I have first of year “office” stuff to do. I need to set up new file folders for the year as well as spread sheets on the computer.

A quiet day otherwise.

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Monday December 30, 2024

41 degrees and sunny when I left for Winston this morning. I ran a couple of errands then met Bonnie for lunch at Carriage House. From there on to my haircut then back up the mountain.

It was 64 degrees in the flatland with lots of sunshine. High here is in the low 50’s and windy as always but sunny after rain and storms yesterday.

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