Today was pleasantly sunny considering it being in the last week of December, and it looks like tomorrow morning will be the end of it with the arrival of snow in our afternoon. Let's hope we don't ge … continue reading
Posted on December 28, 2020Tag: Coronavirus
Grease-cutting Soap
We finally had a near perfectly calm day today, and what a relief it was. I was beginning to think Mother Nature had some sort of invisible fan programmed to have the wind start blowing as soon as sun … continue reading
Posted on November 21, 2020Adorn Yourself
I dare say it couldn't have been a more gloomy day here in North Iowa with the heavy cloud cover and misty-cold rain. The numerous times I was out in it, I was reminded how similar it what was to the … continue reading
Posted on November 14, 2020Revenue We’ve Lost
It started out chilly again today, but by the time mid-afternoon arrived, it was actually above 60 degrees which is pointing us in the direction of having a warm week ahead. Let's just keep hoping it … continue reading
Posted on November 2, 2020In the Holds
The cool air felt oh so good this morning, which was creating a really creepy-cool serpentine ground fog, and when looking at it form a distance, it almost appeared as a living mass of gray that was s … continue reading
Posted on July 16, 2020Zero-entry Living
The rain that was expected today, only came in sprinkles, which was fine by me considering the amount we received on Saturday afternoon. I'm still reeling from the horrendous tree damage done from tha … continue reading
Posted on July 14, 2020Something Earth-friendlier
Another fine day arrived, and the more willing to be up and out even earlier, because as we approach the Summer Solstice, the early morning skies are akin to what you'd see in one of our old masters' … continue reading
Posted on June 14, 2020Hyperbolic Overloads
As much as I was expecting the sun to be shining today, it didn't start showing its face until around mid-afternoon, and when reading we weren't supposed to get rain, that forecast was also wrong, bec … continue reading
Posted on May 20, 2020There Will be a Second Wave
I had an interesting "multi-hat" day to where early this morning, I busied myself with some much needed chores, which I worked at up until about a half hour before my open house was to begin. Within t … continue reading
Posted on May 16, 2020Too Large and Too Few
It's certainly feeling a lot more like Spring now that the temps have risen to a range of comfort. I'm not sure how much rain we received, but whatever amount we did get, was certainly better than not … continue reading
Posted on May 14, 2020