Diaries

A mostly sunny but cold day. We had wind snow showers most of the morning and some this afternoon. High today was 14. Wind chill right now is minus zero. Low tonight will be in the single digits with wind chills well below freezing.

Despite the cold day we almost broke the $100.00 ceiling in sales. Steady busy most of the day with lots of regulars in.

We had freezing precipitation over night and early this morning. Winds were howling all night with 40 and 50 mph gusts. The high was this morning at 30 degrees than began falling around midday and will continue to fall down into the teens tonight. Wind chills will be down into the single digits. We’ve had off and on snow all day and with the winds was mostly blowing sideways or swirling.

Pat and I decided not to open the store for several reasons. The roads were not that bad but  I was worried about her walking from the parking lot to the store. We also decided with the winds and cold temps not a lot of people would be out and about shopping and we would not have very many customers.

So, spent the day doing various house chores and watching NetFlix.

Mostly cloudy today and warmer. Highs in the upper 30’s with calm winds. We are under another weather advisory for tonight.

I had to open the store for Joyce who had to attend an early morning meeting. She arrived about an hour after opening time. We have a Thursday volunteer that works with Joyce but she does not open or close.

With here there to mind the front of the store Joyce and I went to the back to sort the big donation that came in Tuesday. That took a couple of hours then I left. I made a stop at the library and a quick stop at grocery store to just pick up milk and lettuce. It was crowded with “winter weather warning” shoppers so I just picked up bare necessities.

Sunny but chilly today with highs in the low 30’s but with the wind chill in the teens all day was pretty cold. Tonight we go down into the low 20’s with clear skies.

We finally had a  stellar day at the store breaking the $100.00 ceiling. Steady but not overly busy. Wendy and I held down the fort as Pat had another event to attend.

I met Donna at The Cellar after work. We enjoyed some wine and a visit along with talking with the owners who appreciate their regular customers. A nice relaxing evening after a stressful week.

Finally, a nice sunny day before the next front moves in. Heavy frost last night and upper teens this morning when I left for Winston. I ran several errands before meeting my friends from The Firm for lunch.

Warmed up into the upper 50’s down the mountain and is in the mid 40’s here but breezy. After lunch I had a haircut appointment then headed back up the mountain.

Winds howled last night with 50 and 60 mph gusts. I got up several times during the night to look out the back and front to make sure all was well. Checked around the house when I got home this afternoon. Fortunately no singles off the roof or shutters off the house.

We had four inches of rain yesterday. This morning snow showers until early afternoon. Highs in the low 30’s with wind chills in the upper 20’s. With a lot of the county roads most likely under water and the cold temperatures we had a dismal day at the store.