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Digging Out

January 18, 2022 at 9:42 am by Claudia

We’re still digging out. The snowblower is not working correctly. We think it’s a dirty carburetor, but we’re not sure. At any rate that will have to be dealt with next week. So Don had to shovel, and I, with my bad back, couldn’t help him. He got the driveway done and enough shoveled at the top of the drive so we would be able to get out if we needed to. But he was pretty darn tired and didn’t finish. And then it froze over night, as the temperatures plummeted. So he salted everything this morning and will go back out later. It’s pretty out there, but it’s a pain in the tush.

My back is getting better. It seems to be at its worst at the end of the day. I’m being very careful. I did do a bit of work on the puzzle, but only for brief periods of time.

Another tricky one, but then again, they all are.

I’m deep into Cloud Cuckoo Land now and am loving it. Anthony Doerr is such an amazing writer. The words, the ideas, the imagery – my heavens, he’s good. He won the Pulitzer Prize for All the Light We Cannot See. I’m back to reading again and it feels so good.

Pippa pointing out the fact that this dollhouse is too small for the girls.

I know, sweet Pip, I know.

Stay safe.

Happy Tuesday.

A Good Snow for a Snowman

January 17, 2022 at 10:16 am by Claudia

As I sat in my chair drinking my first cup of coffee, this happened. Turns out the snow was perfect for making a big old snowball, which led to this:

Don thinks this is the first time he’s made a snowman. Remember, he grew up in San Diego. I had to give him a few tips about rolling a small ball in the snow to make it bigger, rather than the way he was doing it. Then I got him a carrot.

What it looked like this morning:

I think we got about 5 or 6 inches and it’s part snow, part ice and sleet, hence the snowball. There were supposed to be high winds last night, but if there were, I didn’t hear any. I think we got off fairly well compared to the predicted 8 or more inches. The power is on, we’re doing fine, Don made some soup yesterday, which we’re going to have for lunch, and my sweetheart got to play in the snow.

Don’s outside now, getting ready to use the snowblower.

My back is a wee bit better and I’m being very careful with it. I didn’t work on the puzzle yesterday, instead, I read a nice, healthy chunk of Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr, which is exactly what I need to do to get fully invested in the story. I’m happy about that. I’ll read some more today.

And I made sure that Mei has her very own little friend.

She looks happy.

Stay safe.

Happy Monday.

Frigid Saturday

January 15, 2022 at 9:43 am by Claudia

Puzzle finished.

Except for that missing piece. It’s not on the floor. But it’s entirely possible that when I opened the plastic bag containing the pieces to dump them in the box, I threw it out and didn’t see the piece still in the bag. I’m going with that.

This one was difficult – Jeanie mentioned that it had been tricky for her as well.

I’m glad it’s done.

Next up:

I really love this photo. I messaged Mary Engelbreit saying it reminded me so much of her style. She wrote back right away and said she has a book with this illustration on the cover and it’s one of her favorites.

Wouldn’t you like to live there?

It is frigid out there, the faucet is on a continuous drip, which – believe me – can drive one mad. It’s sunny, but that’s about it. Tonight it goes down below zero. The weather forecast keeps changing for Monday – snow, then it changes to snow, rain, and sleet, and this morning it said rain. In the meantime, we both have cabin fever, even though there’s no place I particularly want to go.

I’m trying to stay positive because I’m just on the edge of a bad mood. I woke up in the middle of the night last night coughing (allergies and sinus) and that went on for a while, so my sleep wasn’t the best. And I’m all stuffed up, which isn’t helping.

Okay. Enough of that. I’ll be fine.

Hopefully, this will make you smile.

The girls. The ones in the back row seem a little miffed. Either that, or there’s some sort of conversation going on that I can’t hear.

And yes, Mei needs a little animal. I’ll get on it.

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday.

Digging Out

A Good Snow for a Snowman

Frigid Saturday

Lambs Like to Party

A Note

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