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Nov 12 18650

Looks like snow even with the blue in the sky.  That will come with a vengeance. It always does. More wood cutting and splitting in my near future. Water also needs transferring from the tank into  5 gallon cans. All needs doing. I hope I have enough cycles to get done the things I need…


Nov 11 Remember

“Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.”    Edmund Burke   Yes, I am a veteran. I served during the only war that threatened to wipe out every living thing from the planet.  I was proud to serve.


Nov 10 It’s Snow Problem

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. Albert Einstein Kept the fire fed throughout the night. That kept the house warm but presents me with another problem. I need more wood cut and split. 3 inches of snow fell overnight while I struggled with the alarms to get…


Nov 9 Quarantine

To feel at home, stay at home. Clifton Fadiman I had to cancel my diagnostic test. The dry cough is still there. I was in the big city last week in a warehouse store full of people. I checked back in my journal Nov 4 is when the cough came on. Two days after the…


Nov 8 Stair Demons

Never look backwards or you’ll fall down the stairs. Rudyard Kipling MINUS 16 at 9:00 AM. I went out in a t-shirt to feed and water the outside kittens. Right now I am sitting in the fireroom with the boy cats as they eat waiting for my coffee water to boil. The girl cats have…


Nov 7 Orange fluff

Sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. Lewis Carroll Hoorah!! Another wild kitten rescued from the deep freeze that is my front yard. In January, it would have frozen to death. There are three more to capture. I really don’t need more cats I have ten times more than a crazy…


Nov 6 Zaggy

The great thing about ageing is that your eyesight deteriorates at the same rate as your face. So I can’t see how bad things are getting. Sue Perkins Mild dizziness this morning, muscle pain everywhere, from fingers to toes. And to top it off ocular migraines classic white zaggy lined circles. That makes it a…


Nov 5 More Pain

I think I’m in better shape now than I was 10 years ago, but it takes a bigger toll – I get back pain! Alessandra Ambrosio The snowstorm blew wild last night and there was a heavy downpour of freezing rain on top. It will be messy out there. It is still dark here but…


Nov 4 Needs Doing

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. Newt Gingrich I got up early checked the weather and had a full-on panic. I checked it last night because I had groceries in the back of the van. It was supposed to -5 instead it…


Nov 3