February 5
It was a very pleasant day yesterday--sun and a balmy 50+. But the interlude is ending. Temperatures are falling and we will be under a winter weather alert for an ice storm due to come in over night. We did our shopping yesterday so we aren't worried about running out of anything. I was surprised, after the snow melted, to see my strawberry plants seem to be green yet. They might yet make it through. One of our stops is a regional big box where we get almost everything (except meat and a few special items) and we took a walk through the seasonal space to see how the gardening section is doing. They had seeds in: a nice selection of Burpee seeds. I plan to visit the local Menards later this month because they have a more extensive section. However, I still plan to use transplants for most of my gardening.
Speaking of shopping this piece at the Organic Prepper caused a bit of discussion--mainly about how much it reflects our own experience here.We have gotten far more picky about what we buy and now expect to visit at least two stores each time we go shopping. For the last half dozen years we have noticed sections of foods shrinking and more frequent episodes when even finding what we want is more difficult. Sometimes whole shelves were empty and we weren't shopping just before a weather event. Usually when a storm is coming we do a quick mental inventory and we find we don't really need to go out and so don't. Yesterday we had to visit five stores to get everything on our list.
This story from the Netherlands is only one of several about mass animal die-offs I have seen from various places around the world.
Andrew Bacevich on living in TrumpWorld.
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Sunday, February 3, 2019
February 3
The temperature is 41F right now and is expected to rise into the high 40s. After last week's deep freeze it feels downright balmy. The snow seems to be melting quickly.
First on the reading list this morning this piece by David Kaiser who says what I have been thinking for sometime: it is time to end the purity crusade and exercise some common sense. Learn from the past and make changes for the future. Don't obliterate the past because you can't learn from what is invisible.
Having just emerged from hibernation (thanks to the arctic cold snap just leaving our area), I found this an interesting article.
The temperature is 41F right now and is expected to rise into the high 40s. After last week's deep freeze it feels downright balmy. The snow seems to be melting quickly.
First on the reading list this morning this piece by David Kaiser who says what I have been thinking for sometime: it is time to end the purity crusade and exercise some common sense. Learn from the past and make changes for the future. Don't obliterate the past because you can't learn from what is invisible.
Having just emerged from hibernation (thanks to the arctic cold snap just leaving our area), I found this an interesting article.
Friday, February 1, 2019
January 30
Our internet and cable services were down for about 6 hours thanks to the cold. Right now it is -15F and that is an improvement of close to -20 early this morning. The windchill is -41. I finished a new doily, explored the technique warping of a little pin loom, read some on three books. Now I will be able to finish my e-mail. This article at ABC gives details. We may have mail delivery here but we won't go outside to retrieve it until Friday at the earliest. I don't think the city trash pick up came by yesterday and we didn't bother putting our trash tote out. We only have one small trash bag in it anyway.
So #45 promised that the tax cut would boost GDP and boost jobs, hugely. Evidently not so much. The results were weak and are fading.
February 1
Well things are somewhat back to normal. The internet is no longer excruciatingly slow or non-existent. It is still cold but at least the temperature was above 0F when we woke this morning. The weather predictions say we should be in the 40s by the Sunday and have 40s and 50s early next week with rain. Mind boggling.
Our internet and cable services were down for about 6 hours thanks to the cold. Right now it is -15F and that is an improvement of close to -20 early this morning. The windchill is -41. I finished a new doily, explored the technique warping of a little pin loom, read some on three books. Now I will be able to finish my e-mail. This article at ABC gives details. We may have mail delivery here but we won't go outside to retrieve it until Friday at the earliest. I don't think the city trash pick up came by yesterday and we didn't bother putting our trash tote out. We only have one small trash bag in it anyway.
So #45 promised that the tax cut would boost GDP and boost jobs, hugely. Evidently not so much. The results were weak and are fading.
February 1
Well things are somewhat back to normal. The internet is no longer excruciatingly slow or non-existent. It is still cold but at least the temperature was above 0F when we woke this morning. The weather predictions say we should be in the 40s by the Sunday and have 40s and 50s early next week with rain. Mind boggling.
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