First off, this was a RED LETTER day. The first time since we've lived in this house (!!!) that I turned on the furnace in September! Usually I try to wait until NOVEMBER to turn it on. But I've done it before in October when it got chilly. But SEPTEMBER??? No way ( Read more... )

I keep forgetting to ask you guys!!!

Recently I got the following COMMENT to two of my LiveJournal entries:

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Another really beautiful day -- but it was MISERABLY COLD! Marilyn and I spent more time digging in the back yard, with the goal of moving as much snow away from the house as possible (as we did yesterday). The difference today was that Marilyn suggested we open the gate and put a bunch of the snow into the side yard! Brilliant. There's just less ( Read more... )

Thursday, December 15:Thursday was another SNOW DAY here in Portland (Portland Public Schools were closed ( Read more... )