Barbara J. HambyAuthor & Poet |
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Brrr and More BrrrWhen I crawled out of bed at 6:30 a.m. today to turn up the heat, I peeked out the window and it was already snowing. It hasn’t stopped for an instant, yet. I crawled back in bed and got up a couple of hours later. The temperature on the porch when I got the paper was 31 degrees and… click here to continue December, 20th, 2008 Another Winter DayOur thermometer is see-sawing up and down from near-freezing to brrr. However, the sun came out this afternoon and melted a lot of our snow, clearing most of the roads and sidewalks. I was able to get to the pool and hot tub for a workout and a soak. So were others; enough others that the pool was crowded… click here to continue December, 18th, 2008 It Doesn’t Take MuchIt doesn’t take much to thrill this old gal. After two days indoors, we were able to get out this afternoon briefly. I went for a dip in the pool and the hot tub. Floyd had a doctor’s appointment. In the hot tub, a young fellow of 60 or so asked me if I were married. I was so… click here to continue December, 16th, 2008 Unusual WeatherOregonians are often accused of calling whatever weather is going on when they have out-of-state visitors “unusual.” I think the snow and accompanying Arctic blast of cold air this week can qualify. I don’t remember having this kind of weather since about 1989 when my late husband and I pulled out of Vancouver headed for Yuma, Arizona. The temperature… click here to continue December, 15th, 2008 Holiday Season is HereOur winter weather is coming in with a bang. We are ready here to hunker down, build a few fires if necessary (or even desirable) and work on our food reserves. If the snow that’s threatened arrives tonight and then we’re frozen in, we’ll be okay. We even have a bunch of movies to watch if the power stays… click here to continue December, 13th, 2008 Welcome WinterI’ve decided to welcome winter this year. Might as well. It is here whether or not I want it. We are being warned of possible snow flurries this weekend. We’ve had chilly, foggy mornings and evenings and at least one frosty morning. Yesterday I cleaned the fireplace to get ready for some crackling supplementary heat. We have a… click here to continue December, 10th, 2008 Does This Clutter Make My Closets Look FatIn order to find space to put up minimal Christmas decorations, I’ve had to start serious de-cluttering activities. To get about eight months of un-filed papers put away, I began to clean file drawers. I really don’t save every receipt I ever get, but I did find one for a sewing machine purchased in 1970 that I gave away about… click here to continue December, 07th, 2008 |