Two things: We had a mass of dry air over the part of the Hudson Valley that is west of the Hudson River, and that dry air managed to keep the snow from falling during yesterday’s nor’easter. Only during the early morning hours of today did we get a smidgen of snow and it isn’t sticking to surfaces and should melt by the end of the day. We dodged a bullet. I know others were not as fortunate. The last two nor’easters have hit areas south and east of us much harder than here.

Second thing – I’m slowly feeling better. Still under the weather, but I can see light at the end of the tunnel. I just have to pace myself and by ‘pace myself’, I mean stay home and take it easy for a few more days.

When last I spoke with you I said I was going to run some errands before the snow came. I drove to Target and Lowe’s and the grocery store to get a few things. It was exhausting, but I needed to do it in case I was snowed in. I was efficiency personified as I swept through those stores, got everything I needed, and drove back home. While at Target, I somehow managed to scoop up a few non-essentials for the cottage.

I got this outdoor rug because, of course, it has a bunny rabbit on it. And I like the design. I also got a little pillow but I haven’t taken a picture of it yet.

And I scooped up this watering can because it’s so pretty.

I had to. I needed some cheering up!

By the way, I wish I had stock in Kleenex. I’m sure going through a lot of it at the moment.

I don’t think I’ll be up to marching on Saturday. I hope some of you are going to march! FYI: MSNBC is covering the Washington DC March for Our Lives all day Saturday.

Okay. Good to be back. But now I’m tired.

Happy Thursday.