The neighbor south of me went down to the end of the road next to the highway and dug out the three-foot barrier that was thrown up by the snow plow. He did not really need to do this, but said he had nothing better to do. It scared me because that is what Lewis was doing--clearing out the gravel and mess that washed in--when he had his heart attack. Anyway, in a few days this mess will probably be melted off and on its way to becoming a memory--at least we can hope that we don't see any more bodacious snow like this.
The hens are not happy, but they are fed and watered and all the eggs gathered. They don't even attempt to go out the door when it is opened. No dumb hens on this hill!
Made the bed--didn't put clean sheets on it, but otherwise have it nice and straight. Vacuumed the living room and rearranged. Only so much a body can stand.
A wren is out on the front porch just singing away! A pair of cardinals are out there plus several sparrows and some juncos. They are all very hungry apparently and enjoying the sunflower seeds and oatmeal out there. Some of the snow melted, and they must be drinking the water from that. It drips off the end of the deck onto the stairway, so in the morning that drippy area will be slick as greased lightning. Oh well.
One nice thing about the snow is that it makes everything so much brighter. Right now the sky is streaked with blue and white clouds. This makes for pretty sunsets, too.
Leta Talley said that Ronnie is still doing pretty well. Connie and Rebekah are slowly making their way this direction. And God willing, the snow will melt soon enough that we can find our cars and trucks. Then, of course, some of us will also find the frozen pipes that will have thawed. Praying that the pipes behind the washer have not frozen. Not much to do about it at any rate. Just so glad the pipes are not in the ceiling!
Watched some movies on BritBox, but have not done any reading today. Just totally lazy. Saw that my number one son had made biscuits on their grill outside just to see if he could. Sounds like a good idea. Think his grill is propane. Mine has charcoal, and in case you were wondering, charcoal makes a gas that can kill you if you try to heat the house with it. Just so you know.
All the things my daddy did when we were kids were the things they told us not to do during this mess. He would let the water drip and kept the heater down on low--including the hot water heater. Apparently the water pressure was so low in some places that the cities were telling folks not to let the water drip. SO, toss a coin: let the water drip and hope pipes don't freeze, or let the water drip and run the city out of water. sigh Think those cities were also on boil notice for their water supply as well. Daddy had an expression: Damned if you do and damned if you don't.
Glad to have bought a big ol' box of dog treats: 20 pounds of "bones." Not their favorite, but anything will do in a pinch, ya know. No spoiled critters or cranky ol' women around here.
Honestly don't know much to share with you this evening. My attitude really sucks almost as much as this "lovely" snow. We CAN look forward to seeing something grow out of all this moisture. Let's pray that we see spring rains and not spring floods. May God keep us and watch over us.
May you be able to sleep when you go to bed and not be bothered with the usual crud folks get this time of year. You are loved.
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