Monday November 18, 2019

42 degrees and foggy this morning. I left here around 8:30 to drive to Kernersville, a bedroom community about 20 minutes on the other side of Winston. My friend Lori’s brother died unexpectedly last Thursday. The service was at 11. Once I was off the mountain the fog lifted and I had just drizzle the rest of the way.

Off course, I arrived early since I gave myself plenty of time to allow for traffic, construction, etc. While I was waiting to go in the chapel of the funeral home where the service was being held Lori and her family came in. Since I was able to talk with her a few minutes I left right after the service was over to head back up the mountain.

It was raining when I left the funeral home. About 5 miles outside of Winston I-40 was a parking lot probably due to an accident. Fortunately I was not far from the exit ramp that goes through town back to 421. It poured down all the way until I arrived in Sparta. The rain was not in the forecast for today for here or down the mountain. Doesn’t look like it rained much and now the sun is out.

 

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Sunday November 17, 2019

I am reading Death At Bishop’s Keep by Robin Paige.

33 degrees, sunny, and calm this morning. Lots of sunshine today but chilly, upper 40’s

Housecleaning chores this morning.

I watched the final season of The Man In High Castle on Prime. Season 3 of The Crown starts today on Netflix.

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Saturday November 16. 2019

36 degrees, sunny, and breezy this morning. It’s been a breezy and chilly day but lots of sunshine.
Even though it was cool and windy this morning I washed the car since it was covered in salt from last Tuesday’s light snow event. With the car pulled out I swept the garage floor and tidied up a bit out there and swept the front porch that had a dozen or so dead lady bugs.

My friend Tina drove over from Pilot Mt. arriving around 12:30. We went to lunch in town then came home and visited for awhile. She left a few minutes ago.  I need to put a load of clothes in to wash next.

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Friday November 15, 2019

34 degrees with partly cloudy skies when I left for the gym this morning. Home and then back to work.

It’s been mostly cloudy all day with temperatures in the mid 40’s.

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Thursday November 14, 2019

18 degrees, breezy, and partly cloudy. The heating and air folks showed up about 8:15 to do the six month routine checkup. All is well. I had odds and end household chores to do while waiting on Alleghany Cares to show up around 11:30.

They picked up the old wall oven and several pieces of furniture that belonged to Bob’s mom that I do not need after we did the remodeling downstairs.

Today’s highs maybe making it to 40 but clouds and a breeze making it feel pretty chilly outside.

 

 

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Wednesday November 13, 2019

15 degrees and sunny this morning when I left for the gym. Grocery store stop on the way home. I had lunch today with two ladies I know from the gym. We met at the Wellness center and went in  one car to Independence, VA to eat at Roots. It’s only about 20 minutes from town to Independence.

A beautiful day but still cold. Temperatures will top out at about 34 degrees for today but thankfully, no wind. Not as cold tonight. Low of around 18 and clear skies.

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Tuesday November 12, 2019

I am reading Six Cats A Slayin’ by Miranda James.

30 degrees with snow showers this morning.

When I left to volunteer at the bookstore the roads were slushy but no problem. Not even enough snow on the ground to cover the grass. The sun came out around noon but temperatures are falling all afternoon from a current 25 down to 10 by tonight with 20 to 30 mph winds gusting to over 40.

 

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Monday November 11, 2019

41 degrees with partly sunny skies and a breeze when I left for the gym this morning, home, then back to work.

A beautiful day with temperatures in the low 60’s and partly cloudy skies. And, like last week, we are going from a high of 61 today to a low of 29 tonight. Right now the forecast is for the rain this evening to turn to snow later and last through tomorrow with 45 mph wind gusts.

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Sunday November 10, 2019

48 degrees, sunny, and breezy this morning when I took Colin out. Warm today, mid 50’s, but breezy.

House cleaning chores, change and wash the sheets, and do a load of towels for today.

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Saturday November 9, 2019

23 degrees and sunny when I left for Winston this morning to do a Costco run. I was out of stock on cereal and other daily food items. I left at 8:15, to get down the mountain and back up before afternoon traffic picked up in town and on the road, making it back here around noon.

Sunny but chilly again today. Time to get started on the laundry while I put away the food.

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