It is…

61 days till spring and we are under a winter weather advisory for 3 – 5 inches of snow beginning mid morning.  It was very cold this morning when I got up at 6 degrees with a wind chill of 10 below zero.  It has warmed up to 19 degrees with a pretty nippy wind.

 

The apple pie turned out good.  I  had a piece of it with peppermint ice cream.  I also made homemade vegetable beef soup and that was good too.  I will have some of that for my lunch today with some toasted garlic bread.  The rest of the pie goes in the freezer or I would end up eating it all. Info for Vee.  I usually do cook for myself and only eat TV dinners in an emergency.  I have only eaten 1 TV dinner in the last few weeks.

 

I am about to finish the Heather Graham book and I am checking my bookshelf to see what I will read next.  If I get a chance to get out to Wal*Mart I will see if Emilie Richards has anything new out.  It is cheaper to buy books at Wal*Mart than Amazon but I really like the books delivered to my door.  I am ashamed to say that I have never become involved with the library here as it is downtown and there are those awful one way streets to contend with.  I practically lived at the library at home and had an online account with them.  Maybe I will make that something for my bucket list.  Master the one way streets downtown.  And maybe I will take a space ship to the moon.

 

I noticed that the workers are out in the cold this morning still working on putting a new roof on the apartment building.around the corner from me  I feel sorry for them and I hope they are getting overtime for working on Saturday.

 

I hope your weekend is a good one.   Stay safe and be happy!!

 

Beth

Wednesday…running late

And I overslept this morning and didn’t get up till past 7:30 AM.  I sat up later last night finishing the Emilie Richards book I was reading.

“With nothing but brains, ambition and sheer nerve, Charlotte Hale built a career as a tough, do-anything-to-succeed real-estate developer. She's at the top of that mountain…but her life is empty. Her friends are as grasping and insincere as she has become. Far worse, she's alienated her family so completely that she's totally lost touch with her only daughter.
One terrifying day, facing her own mortality, she realizes that her ambition has almost destroyed her chance at happiness.
So Charlotte vows to make amends, not simply with her considerable wealth, but by offering a hand instead of a handout. Putting in hours and energy instead of putting in an appearance. Opening her home and heart instead of her wallet.
With each wrenching, exhilarating decision, Charlotte finds that climbing a new mountain—one built on friendship, love and forgiveness—will teach her what it truly means to build a legacy.”  Amazon.com

This was a wonderful book.  I also read the Richards novel that followed this one.  Loved them both.

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It is chilly out this morning and I am running back and forth to the laundry room.  I changed all of my bedding for winter bedding, bedspread blankets and all.  Quite a chore and it did wear me out.  I was wishing I had been smart enough to ask for a little help.  It is done now and just in time I think as the weather includes a possible freeze this week.

Have a peaceful day and be blessed.  If you have good health, be thankful.  If you have family and friends that love you be thankful.  You do have the Good Lord on your side so definitely be thankful for that.

A big thank you to Paul for the wonderful pics he sent me.

You all stay safe and be happy!!

Beth