Thursday December 26, 2019

Another warm and sunny day. We did small projects this morning. Frances and Al brought up a new decorative piece to hang on the wall in their bedroom. Al hung that and replace the broken handle on the dryer with a new one I ordered from Amazon. I put away my Christmas presents.

Frances and Al are fixing chicken enchiladas for dinner tonight.

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Wednesday December 25, 2019

Merry Christmas.

Sunny today with a slight breeze and temperatures in the mid 50’s.

We are spending the day eating finger foods and opening presents. There are always funny stories to tell about the finding of gifts.

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Tuesday December 24, 2019

41 degrees, sunny, and calm when I left for the gym this morning. Joyce and I decided it was not worth opening the bookstore.

After getting back home I washed the car. It was nasty. No rain in sight for the rest of the week. Looks like we will have a warm and sunny Christmas this year. I have odds and ends to do this afternoon before Frances and Al arrive.

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Monday December 23, 2019

I am reading Duel To The Death by J.A. Jance.

Mid 40’s, rain, and fog will the weather for today. I went to the gym then had several errands to run here in Sparta. A messy day, Colin and I will have to keep busy indoors.

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Sunday December 22, 2019

32 degrees, partly cloudy, and calm this morning. Upper 40’s for highs with clouds. Rain moves in tonight.

I changed the linens, vacuumed, dusted, and cleaned the bathrooms. A load of towels are washing while the sheets are drying.

I am binge watching Scott and Bailey on Prime. I know Bob and I watched the first couple of seasons when it aired but I am not sure we saw the last two.

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Saturday December 21, 2019

Cloudy and cool today. Temperatures in the low 30’s this morning with a highs today in the mid 40’s and no wind.

It’s laundry day and other assorted chores. When Joyce and I cleaned out the annex last week we found some milk crates donated to the bookstore. Usable but nasty, I brought them home to clean. Once temps made it into the upper 30’s I set them up on the driveway, sprayed them with a cleaner., and gave them a good scrub before hosing them off. I will drop them off next week.

I picked up a few sticks and limbs to add to the brush pile and did a few things in the garage. Indoor odds and ends this afternoon.

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Friday December 20, 2019

I am reading A Wee Christmas Homidice by Kaitlyn Dunnett.

30 degrees, sunny, and calm this morning when I left for the gym. Home and back to work my shift. Warmer today, upper 40’s and lots of sunshine.

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Thursday December 19, 2019

20 degrees, sunny, and calm this morning when I left for the gym. Home then back to work my midday shift. The board of the Wellness Center provided a light “drop in anytime between 12 and 2” lunch for all the staff. A nice gesture which also included a $25 dollar gift card good at most of the local businesses in town.

 

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Wednesday December 18, 2019

22 degrees, sunny, and windy. I needed to make a Wal-Mart run in Galax to pick up some odds and ends plus went ahead and did the weekly grocery shopping.

Getting there early and as cold as it is the store was not so crowded.

I have finally solved the problem of the wind blowing the seed out of the mesh feeder. I tied two plastic grocery bags tougher at the handles and wrapped them around the mesh affixed with bungee cords. I then bungee corded the lid down attaching those to the mesh wire. Last night winds were at least in the 50 mph range and my fix was still in place this morning.

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Tuesday December 17, 2019

I am reading Dead In Vineyard Sand by Philip R. Craig.

52 degrees with fog and drizzle. This morning was cloudy but now the sun has come out and winds are blowing again at our usual 15 to 25 mph. Temps are to start dropping this afternoon  with low 20’s for tonight and 50 mph wind gusts.

I volunteered at the bookstore this morning then stopped by the library to pick up a couple of books. With the library closed the middle of next week I need to stock up on my usual series/authors I am reading. But I always have something on my TBR shelf I can pick up. I am so grateful we can order books from libraries all over the state to keep me supplied in books that I would otherwise have to buy. I also have some on my Fire.

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