late in the afternoon

it got all the way up to 37 today....I did walk and get the paper after the sidewalks thawed....and I had a half sandwich for lunch with rye bread, mayo and german mustard, cold pork roast, and pickle slices......I think I'll have fried chicken wings and kidney beans with onion for supper.....most of the yard has melted off, just some ice concentrations in shady places left....doesn't sound like a waterfall outside anymore, like it did when it was all melting off the trees and the roof.....

slouching in my sweats

because there doesn't seem to be much point in getting dressed and pulling my boots on to go outside yet....it's 20 degrees and looks real slick....the store might not be open yet to get the paper anyway......last night on the news the officials were telling people to just stay inside their homes....they were getting tired of pulling vehicles out of the ditch.....I had rye bread french toast for breakfast....wow, the rising sun is turning the ice crystals on the trees bright pink.....

well

it's not getting warmer, it's getting colder as the day goes by....down to 25F later in the afternoon....going down to 16 overnight? Nobody seems to be driving around.....

careful walking

this morning.....30F, mix of ice and snow on the ground....I cut across on grass where I could, for better footing....it might get up to 33 later today, so it says in the paper....I had a plate of pork roast dinner last night....one meal I could do is fish and grits with pinto beans.....I'm glad I found something to read at the library, because it looks like an indoor weekend for sure.....that's OK, no need to try to go anywhere on the ice.....

upgrade

At first they were saying that we wouldn't get much snow and ice in this county, but the postings this morning indicate maybe three inches of accumulation before it starts moving out late Saturday.....whatever.....where some cousins live in North Carolina they are saying a foot of snow over the weekend.....

winter storm warning

for the weekend....but the snow will probably miss getting here again, it will be more to the north.....50% chance of a dusting here Saturday night is what they are saying right now....30F on the morning walk today.....should be in the 50's for the afternoon walk.....the skillet pork roast came out really tasty, enough left for a couple more dinners, and cold pork sandwiches I imagine....I think I can do rolled fish taco for lunch.....

back from the store

looking forward to this evening because I got a piece of pork roast and red potatoes to cook for dinner....that will go in the iron skillet Dan sent for Christmas, and into the oven at 350 until 160-70 internal temp. Serve with peas, and gravy made in same skillet. Sounds like a plan....24F on the morning walk, and still freezing when I went to the store.....but bright and sunny!