Friday April 30, 2021

Sunny but windy today with 55 mph gusts.

Frances and Al arrived last night. We spent today plant shopping. This morning we drove over to Jefferson to a real nice plant nursery where we picked up a good selection of plants for the pots and hanging baskets.

We then came home for lunch and to rest then drove into to check out the two local plant places. They did not have much to offer that we did not find at the first store.

Dinner and resting in front of the TV tonight.

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Thursday April 29, 2021

Mostly cloudy today and not as warm with a breeze and temps in the low 70’s. Chance of a stray shower and cooler weather coming back in behind this front.

Errand in town this morning. I stopped by the license tag office to renew my plate. I took the option of getting a new one since my other one was starting to look a little worse for wear. Dropped off a book at the library and stopped at the bank then back home.

I did a few odds and ends in the garage.

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Wednesday April 28, 2021

I am reading Deadheads by Reginald Hill.

Partly cloudy, warm, and breezy today. Temperatures in the mid 70’s.

I went to the drugstore and grocery store this morning.

Donna picked me up at 11:45 to go to lunch. We went to The Pizzaria then she had a couple of errands to run on the way to bringing me back home. It was nice to get for lunch and and visit.

She brought me some more stone crop ground cover. I gave her some of my lambs ear and hens and chicks. I moved a small aster plant from one side of the little butterfly garden to the other by the stoop and hacked at a few more weeds. I will transplant the stone crop tomorrow.

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Tuesday April 27, 2021

Another warm, sunny day with temps in the mid 70’s.

Left around 9 to drive over to Boone to Suburu to get the oil changed, tires rotated, and state inspection so I can renew my tag. A lovely day for a drive. Now, some attention to the dog.

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Monday April 26, 2021

Lots of sunshine today with light winds and temperatures in the upper 60’s.

I had several errands to run in town including the estimate from George on the earthquake damage in the garage at the earthquake office.

Back home I divided and transplanted a little more of the ground cover and some of the brown eyed Susan plant in back in the old stump mound. Then I hosed off the porch furniture and dried it down to get that ready for the cushions.

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Sunday April 25, 2021

I am reading The Loch Ness Papers by Paige Shelton.

Today is sunny and windy with temperatures in the mid 50’s for a high.

House cleaning chores took up most of the morning.

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Saturday April 24, 2021

A rainy, cool day with temps in the mid 40’s. Winds gusting up tonight taking up back down into the upper 30’s.

Otherwise, not much going on today. Laundry and a few household chores. I put a meal in the crock pot for dinner.

Another jolt last night about 10:30 but it must have been localized just around here. No one posted anything on our local Facebook page they felt it or it was registered with USGS.

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Friday April 23, 2021

Nicer day today with more sunshine and warmer temps in the mid 50’s and not as windy.

George was not able to get by  yesterday so he stopped by this afternoon to take a look at what needs to be done so he can work up a quote.

I went to the grocery store this morning. Odds and end house chores but otherwise not much else happening.

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Thursday April 22, 2021

Cold, partly cloudy, and windy. It was 28 degrees this morning. High today in the mid 40’s with wind chills in the low 30’s.

The inspector with the earthquake office came by yesterday afternoon to look at the house and assess the damages they will pay for. In addition to what George already saw and quoted me a price on the inspector also suggested repairing the cracks in the chimney wall that runs up through the garage.

I am staying home today to wait on George to come by and give me a quote on that job so I can drop it off at the earthquake office. Just after the inspector left yesterday we had another 2.1 jolt. Getting tired of those.

 

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Wednesday April 21, 2021

Sunny and windy this morning with temps in the mid 50’s. That will be the high for the day. We gradually fall down into the upper 20’s by tonight with 45 mph wind gusts.

Trip down to Winston this morning was interesting. When I have an appointment I always leave early in the event of slow\stopped traffic. After living up here for five plus years I finally had to take the detour around hwy 21 that goes down the mountain,

I had no problems until I reached the intersection where the detour comes out. The young guy sitting in the volunteer fire truck sent me the wrong way. I had to back track and finally got headed back in the right direction to get back on 21.

Got to my haircut on time then met Nancy and Betsy for lunch. So good to see them again. Coming back the road is still closed. Must have been a bad accident since the guy told me this morning the road had already been closed for 4 hours. Now I know the detour route.

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