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Flickering

March 2, 2018 at 9:07 am by Claudia

I’m getting this post up quickly as we’re in the middle of a Nor’easter and I’ve seen the lights flicker more than a few times. It’s windy out there. (Not a happy camper.)

It’s a strange storm because it’s impossible to predict whether it will be snow, ice, or rain from town to town. The Hudson Valley is a large area and it has mountains and valleys. I’ve been watching our local website (Hudson Valley Weather (dot) com) which is excellent and incredibly detailed and the two guys who run it say they’re never seen anything like this. Just south of me it’s snowing. Here – as of right now – it’s raining. But it clearly snowed during the night, so it’s a snowy, slushy, icy mix out there. And the winds are picking up. I’ve watched it rain, then snow, then rain again.

Where is Don when I need him?

If I lose power, I lose power. At least I have Stella, who can provide some heat and cook some food.

All in all, it’s a scary weather day and I’ll be glad when it’s over.

I know we can have scary weather in the spring and summer, too, but I’ll be very glad when the season changes to spring. Enough already!

Anyway, that’s all for today, my friends. I’m going to sign off and hit ‘Post.’

Happy Friday.

 

Filed Under: weather 51 Comments

A Tropical Today; a Nor’easter Tomorrow

March 1, 2018 at 9:52 am by Claudia

Taking a break from the Today show while Megyn Kelly (not a fan) explores “non-monogamous relationships.” Spare me. Open marriages? I have a solution for you: Don’t get married. End of story.

But in the 8:00 hour, I saw this:

and this:

Do we really need the crawl running during this happy, uplifting number? Does it have to run all the time?

This is why I don’t watch this stuff in the morning. Makes me crazy.

They’ll be on again during the 10:00 hour when Megyn has finished her exploration of “People Who Cheat But Like To Call It By A Fancy Name That Makes It Sound Like It’s Cool And Hip.”

Don just called. They pre-taped the number for the 10:00 segment, so he got to go home. They’ve been up since 4 am. I didn’t get enough sleep last night, but I realize I have nothing to complain about. So I quickly zipped my lips during my phone conversation with Don. He’s got a rehearsal this afternoon and a show tonight. And he got up at 4. Nevertheless, he says the whole thing “was a blast.”

Meanwhile, it was 60 degrees yesterday and we’ve got a Nor’easter headed our way. The local forecast calls for a lot of rain but the models conflict as to whether we’ll also get pummeled with a lot of snow. One forecast says we could get from 4 – 8 inches. The other says it will be mostly rain, with some snow.

Don’t they know I need to know???

I am ready for spring. At least it’s now March, right? Of course, March in the Northeast can mean lots of snow.

Hopefully…not.

Happy Thursday.

Filed Under: Don, Escape to Margaritaville, media, weather 48 Comments

Spring Fever

February 28, 2018 at 10:17 am by Claudia

It was so sunny and warmish yesterday that I opened the front door.

And now I have spring fever, even though the calendar tells me it’s only February 28th.

I can’t help it, though. Today will be even warmer and then the temps will drop back to the forties and it will rain for a few days. Again. We’ve had so much rain lately. But it will make for a very green spring on the property and in the garden, so there’s that.

Anyway, I’ll enjoy this while I can!

Our chippy chair. I’ve never attempted to fix it because we like it the way it is. It reminds me of Hansel and Gretel. Or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Don has two shows today and then has a 5:30 am call at the Today Show on Thursday. Luckily it’s only a few blocks away from the apartment. (Better him than me!) I’ll just sit back in my chair with a cup of coffee and watch.

Opening Night is March 15th, so it’s not far off. I have to find something to wear, a task I dread nowadays. Next week, I’ll start looking. Wish me luck.

In case you’ve been missing her.

I talk to her every day. Between Stella and the plants, I have a lot of conversations going.

Happy Wednesday.

 

 

 

Filed Under: cottage, spring, Stella 38 Comments

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