Diaries

Dreary and wet today. We’ve had about half an inch of rain overnight and today. Cold front is coming in behind bringing gusty winds and cooler temperatures. We made it into the low 60’s today.

We were busier the bookstore than sales reflected though we did make over $70.00. In between customers I priced books that were brought in and straightened shelves. Now need to go rest.

Cloudy with off and on drizzle and fog with breezy conditions.

I drove over to Lowes in Jefferson this morning to buy a new refrigerator. Last year when it started acting up I had the electronic board replaced. The temperatures in the fridge and freezer stayed regulate for awhile but had now started acting up again. I had to move all my freezer stuff out the one in the garage. Plus, it makes this constant gurgling noise that I am tired of listening to.

I am limited to make and model because of a confined space to 18 cu. ft. so I went with another top freezer which is fine for me. This one is a Whirlpool we bought up here but has only lasted 4 years. The only option I could fine in what I was looking for was a Frigidaire.

Back home I fixed some lunch then took down and packed up the wreaths and finished putting all the stuff back in the closet.  I vacuumed up the worst of the pine needles to keep from tracking them all over the house.

Now I am working on first of the year spreadsheets and file folders and paying the first of the month bills.

Cloudy all day with off and on drizzle, calm winds, and temperatures in the low 50’s.

We had a very busy day at the bookstore. We had broken the $100.00 ceiling by noon. Things tapered off a bit this afternoon but we still made almost $180.00 dollars for the day. A wonderful end to the year for the store.

Things will start to  wind down for the next few months with mostly regulars coming in.

The day started out mostly sunny but clouds moved in this afternoon bringing light rain and temperatures in the low 50’s. Rain will continue over night.

Busy day at the bookstore. We broke the $100.00 for the third day in a row. Joyce had a good day yesterday. Lots of interesting folks in today visiting from out of town and a few regulars.

Sunny and warm today with temperatures in the mid 50’s and calm winds.

I went to the gym this morning and the library to drop off and pick up books.

Frances and Al gave me a set of solar lights to put in front of the porch. Even though the temperatures are mild the top layer of the ground is still frozen. I made a hole with an old screwdriver in order to get the stake in the ground that holds the light assembly. The box came with six but I only put out four keeping two in reserve.

Then I used 409 to remove the stains left on the new deck from the fall leaves that had accumulated in the corner under the door. Next year I need to remember to keep them swept off the deck to prevent from occurring again.

After a chilly start to the day things have warmed up into the mid 40’s with lots of sunshine and calm winds.

We had a slow start at the bookstore but it picked up around lunch time through the afternoon. We broke the $150.00 ceiling which was a nice day. Several large sales contributed to the total.

Sunny today with calm winds and temperatures in the upper 30’s. A heat wave compared to the single digits last weekend.

I went to the gym and stopped at the grocery store to pick up a couple of items.

Not much else going on this afternoon.