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2018 February 15 Thursday in Liberty Hill Texas overnight low of 60° but woke to winds howling across the screens. No sunrise photo today as it was overcast with a high fog. First thing on the agenda today (after making coffee of course) was to make a peach cobbler to take to the Over theContinue reading “2018 February 15 Thursday”

2018 February 14 Wednesday in Liberty Hill Texas Happy Saint Valentine’s day and Blessed Ash Wednesday. Another uniformly grey start of the day with 44° and 100% humidity. Predicted high of 69°. After breakfast I put some rice in the InstaPot to pressure cooker and then keep warm. When we return from Grandies I’ll removeContinue reading “2018 February 14 Wednesday”

2018 February 13 Tuesday Liberty Hill Texas INSERT PHOTO 37° and light rain to start the day. Today is Shrove Tuesday* so our youth group at church is providing a pancakes supper tonight. Normally we would be going to the senior center today for games and lunch. However, Ella is still suffering from coughing spells.Continue reading “2018 February 13 Tuesday”

2018 February 12 Monday Liberty Hill Texas It was 24° degrees again this morning. However, this should be the last time that we’re going to be below freezing for at least the next ten days. Having said that, there is not much sunshine in the ten day either. Nearly everyday has a chance of rain,Continue reading “2018 February 12 Monday Liberty Hill Texas”

2018 January 30 Tuesday The usual Tuesday trip to the Senior center for games and lunch happened. Ella had scheduled a doctor’s appointment for 1:40 today. When we arrived, I asked the scheduler for an appointment because I’ve had several dizzy spells this week. To my surprise, she piggybacked my appointment on to Ella’s. INSERTContinue reading “2018 January 30 Tuesday”

Ella posted: This was a hand out at church today. Our Pastors in Texas and in Iowa are both retiring. June is a busy month for our churches, their pastors, and their families. Our outgoing pastors and their families needed our prayer as they start a new period in their lives. But also our newContinue reading “2018 February 11 Sunday”

2018 February 10 Saturday We awoke to fog this morning. Amazingly, I did get a pre dawn shot of the sky before everything turned an even grey. Today is a Meetin’s & Eatin’’ gathering of the Lone Star Santas* in Buda Texas. I just joined this group after the Christmas season. However, I had followedContinue reading “2018 February 10 Saturday”

2018 February 09 Friday A little different start today. Yesterday started at 24° and might have made it to 60. Today is starting at 44 and headed for the mid 60s. It is overcast so I did not get a great sunrise photo. This was taken later when we were on the way to theContinue reading “2018 February 09 Friday”

2018 February 08 Thursday If reached 24° overnight and was 27° when I forced myself out of that nice warm bed to make coffee and pancakes. Thursday is also the day that I check my INR*. It was much thinner than it has ever been. I retested it just to make sure that it wasn’tContinue reading “2018 February 08 Thursday”

2018 February 07 Wednesday It got down to freezing last night and is only up to 34 degrees this morning as we’re getting ready to go to Grandies. You may remember that last Thursday I discovered that my driver’s side mirror had been broken. A new one is on order. In the meantime, I foundContinue reading “2018 February 07 Wednesday”