Are We Frozen Yet?

It is currently 36 degrees and sunny. No snow since yesterday. It made the air look pretty, but it didn't lay. The temperature is supposed to be down to 18 tonight, so Ray is splitting wood for the fireplace in the drawing room. I miss the gas logs in there, but I certainly don't miss the bills! We still have 6 gas fireplaces, but we use them conservatively. We find it romantic to sleep in front of the fire and Poppett loves it!

We are blessed with 5 acres of trees that we can cut and 5 acres that we can farm. We are also blessed with plenty of time since Ray has been permanently 'down sized' from his job. Now, if we were just blessed with plenty of money...... ;o)

God bless all of us during this distressing time!

Ruth Ann
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CHRISTMAS SNOW!

I've been spending my restful hours making snowflakes for our Christmas tree and for those of family and friends. It looks like this may be the only snow we get this year. At Thanksgiving the lows were around 22. Yesterday our high temperature reading was 76 degrees, making it hard to get into the Christmas spirit.

I've been making homemade rolls for our parties and friends. Candy making should begin tomorrow if the weather stays dry. Our annual Christmas party is this weekend. My poor darling husband is doing most of the work again this year. I know he'll be glad when I am fully recovered!