Saturday January 26, 2019

Posted on 26 January 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

24 degrees, sunny, and windy. Wednesday I mixed up another the ingredients for another suet cake. I let it sit in the fridge over night before installing it in the suet holder but left it in the garage until the wind gusts settled down. I put it out this morning and filled the bird feeders.

I washed a load of laundry. While it was drying I did a good cleaning of the downstairs; dusting, vacuuming, etc. It actually did not look too bad. I clean the bathroom down there every other week but vacuuming and dusting is a once in awhile job.

 

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Friday January 25, 2019

Posted on 25 January 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

27 degrees, sunny, and windy.

Gym this morning then back home and back to the gym to work. Temperatures made it into the low 30’s but with the wind it’s still cold outside.

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Thursday January 24, 2019

Posted on 24 January 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

It was 47 degrees, cloudy, and breezy this morning. I made a quick trip down to Winston this morning to handle some business and drop off some stuff at Frances and Al’s.

It was very warm and raining down there and just a bit breezy. We had roughly 1.5 inches last night. They were getting the last of the rain that came through here last night and this morning.

It’s sunny here with winds gusting again over the 40 to 50 mph range. The 47 this morning was the high. Temperatures will continue to fall reaching the teens by tonight with a possibility of snow showers.

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Wednesday January 23, 2019

Posted on 23 January 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

37 degrees, light rain, and breezy. Seems like I am always talking about the weather but this winter it’s been a major part of daily life. This morning we had a winter weather advisory for slick roads. My road and 21 were just wet but when I arrived at the gym around 8:30 I found out some of the other areas of the county had freezing rain and slick roads with school delayed 3 hours.

Currently its 40 degrees, windy, and foggy. We are under flood watch until tomorrow morning and a high wind warning until this evening.

After the gym I did a grocery store run. Odds and ends to get done today.

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Tuesday January 22, 2019

Posted on 22 January 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I am reading Arts Blood by Vicki Lane.

17 degrees, sunny, and calm this morning. Today is a fairly nice day with temperatures making it into the low 30’s and breezy.

I worked a shift at the bookstore.

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Monday January 22, 2019

Posted on 21 January 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

It was 4 degrees, sunny and windy this morning. With the wind chill it felt like -10. It’s warmed up to about 20 degrees and winds have died down to around 12 to 15 mph this afternoon. Warmer tonight with a low of around 12.

Thanks to all the well wishes yesterday on the anniversary of Bob deaths.

I went to the gym this morning then headed back to work my midday shift. Between it being a holiday for many and very cold we were pretty busy most of the day.

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Sunday January 20, 2019

Posted on 20 January 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

In loving memory of Bob, January 20, 2018

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Saturday January 19, 2019

Posted on 19 January 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I am reading Read Herring Hunt by V.M. Burns.

37 degrees this morning, cloudy, damp, foggy, etc. Not a very nice day. It is to rain all day today and tonight. Weather channel says 100 percent chance of rain with a low of 29 for tonight. Snow showers by morning.

I’ve changed and washed the sheets and washed a load of clothes. I mixed up a batch of bread dough to cook for dinner tonight.

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Friday January 18, 2019

Posted on 18 January 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

It was 36 this morning with mostly sunny skies and a breeze. I went to the gym this morning, back home, showered, and back to work my middle of the day shift. We did warm up into the low 40’s but the wind picked up making it feel a lot colder.

It’s to be another nasty weekend with a cold rain and possibly more white stuff. I spend a lot of my time doing crossword puzzles and adult color by number while watching TV. Thankfully my basic cable service has several UNC-TV channels with programs I really enjoy. I do watch several network shows which have started back up for the winter season. The best ones for me are the Chicago shows on Wednesday night, Blue Bloods, and Madam Secretary. In between I can usually find something on Netflix to binge watch. I have the basic streaming service which is only going up a couple of dollars. I do not find a lot to watch on Prime but once in awhile they do have something that interests me. As Bruce once sang “57 channels and nothing on.”

 

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Thursday January 17, 2019

Posted on 17 January 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

29 degrees, cloudy, and calm this morning. I went to the gym and grocery store. The weather forecast when I checked after I returned home was to be mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and possibly some snow showers.

I worked my afternoon shift at the gym. Around 1 pm the a wet heavy snow started falling lasting two hours covering the grass, cars, and the parking lot. By the time my shift was over the snow had stopped and most of what had stuck to the roads had melted. There was perhaps a quarter of inch or so on the driveway. We may get another round of sleet/snow/freezing rain tonight before this system moves out of here.

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