Hello My Friends,
The above picture tells the story. It is still wicked cold...and more wicked than it has been! That window is my front bedroom window. As a child, I loved seeing the frost patterns on windows. Now I still find them interesting and pretty. They also make me feel cold. On Saturday the temp never even made it to 10 degrees at our house, and the winds were so fierce. I actually ventured out - there were two books to pick up at the library and I needed some peppers and mushrooms for the dinner I was going to fix. At the library I almost couldn't open my car door because the wind was so strong!
I managed to warm up some by doing cleaning (that's one good thing about it...that and when it's done things are clean!). I vacuumed and dusted and scrubbed the bathrooms. It was chilly in the basement where I went to visit the washer, but it was cozy to remake the bed with sheets straight out of the dryer.
There was a visitor to my front office window on Saturday.
As I sat at my desk a motion caught my eye. This guy was nibbling on a bush that's just off to the side of the window. See his little tongue sticking out? And on Sunday, I caught some deer laying down in our back yard. I bet their butts were cold!
Sunday's temps were not much better and the wind picked up again just about the time I went out. We were in need of wine, so I ventured out only to find my favorite liquor store was closed for inventory. Grrrr. I ended up just picking up a couple of bottles at Wegman's (which was mobbed and I had to park what felt like a mile from the store!).
The days thankfully have been bright. The sun is strong (and blinding with all the snow). But when the temps are in the single digits with 25+ mph winds, the sun doesn't do much to warm things up. We made it through the first week of February, so that's a success.
Other than cleaning and cooking, I did some reading, a little knitting and a little stitching. Not much. I cancelled my yoga classes due to my back issues...hopefully it will be better by Thursday so I can get back to some classes.
How was your weekend?
It was frigid and windy here, too, so Ruthie and I did not venture beyond our street. I'm so ready for the warmer weather this week! I love that your window visitor stuck his tongue out at you. I do feel bad for wild animals in this weather, but I suppose they're built for it.
ReplyDeleteIsn’t it awful out? The sound of the heat pump running non stop is making me crazy. I might as well be sitting in the middle of the arctic with all this ice keeping us inside. I’m hoping tomorrow’s 40s brings some relief.
ReplyDeleteIt was a cold weekend here as well, but we had some sunshine pockets that were so welcome. I love the sunshine streaming into the windows! I did some knitting and some stitching! And I made a big pot of chili!
ReplyDeletewhat is up with the deer right at the windows!!! That happens to me all the time. I'll enter the living room and boom there is one looking at me, or so it seems. Holly wants warmer weather!!
ReplyDeleteThat visitor got up close and personal, didn't he!?!? It's cold and snowy here. They say its supposed to warm up this week but only to around freezing. Still -that an improvement so I'll take it!
ReplyDeleteThe deer at the window was a new one to me! lol Glad you snapped a photo! We will be getting better temps so I hope you won't be in the frigid grip much longer!
ReplyDeleteYour deer was up close and personal! I wonder what Mabel would have thought of that. It was bitterly cold this weekend and the wind was terrible, so I had to force myself to go out since I was cat-sitting at Justin's. It was nice to sit there with a warm cat on my lap!
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