60°f, or 15.5°C this morning!
Crazy December weather! This morning was cloudy after showers in the night. Then this:
What beauty! It was soon followed by rain and showers all day, but still ridiculously warm. Then around 5pm the wind began to howl, and is still blowing hard. Which makes me a little nervous after that tree fell a few weeks ago...but so far so good. An outage was planned for tomorrow, but there are so many places without power this evening I am pretty sure the outage will be canceled. There will be a lot of repairs needed tomorrow. Right now our lights are still on, but that could easily change.
Oldest son and his wife and daughter made the 4 hour drive across the state to visit this weekend. They arrived in time for lunch Saturday, so I opened a couple jars of the tomato soup I canned last summer, and pulled out the leftover cheese ball, cranberry spread, crackers, fruit and so on from Christmas. It made quite a feast. Then we ladies went to shop an after-Christmas sale at one of the malls where I have a booth.
We all found something, of course. Sandy bought a truck! Well, not a real truck, but a pretty good-sized one that even has solar headlights, which she wants to put on her front porch. She can change the decor year-round, and at 40% off it really was a good deal.
We got home in time to pick up the guys and go out to dinner. It was a lovely evening with good food and conversation. Granddaughter Grace is 26, and so interesting to talk with. I do enjoy our grown-up grandkids, one of the perks of having children young-- you get to be around as they reach adulthood.
This morning I made breakfast with help from Sandy and Grace, and then we just sat around drinking tea and coffee and chatting. I sure hated to see them leave, but they had to go to a wake for a former minister's wife, so back on the road they went for the return trip.
The rest of the day? I have done not one thing, except to throw in a load of wash. Tomorrow, I suppose we will work at our booths, since the van is all loaded up. So I don't feel at all bad about resting today.
Sounds like you had a lovely relaxing day. I hope Little Boy is feeling a bit less hang-dog today; O those sad eyes .
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Sounds like April weather...we have been having some cold days, today is slightly warmer though. Continue to enjoy your holiday, Sue. Happy New Year!
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New Year,-Mary
Sounds like a great visit!
ReplyDeleteWe've been having rain and fog, but we still have snow, at least where it accumulated by removal and piling it up. Once the snow comes, it never truly goes here, at least not until March and sometimes April.
ReplyDeleteYou got some good pictures of the rainbow. They never seem to show up as well in pictures as your eye can see. And your lunch sounds delicious. I love tomato soup, but rarely make it.
ReplyDelete...do you take comfort in knowing that climate change is a hoax? The next four years should be interesting.
ReplyDeleteGlad they drove the distance to have a good time with you! Memories are being laid down.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice visit that was. I too look forward to knowing my granddaughters as adults at least I'm hoping to be around for that. We had a death in the extended family this weekend. My niece age 50 died suddenly. No explanation yet from my oldest brother as it was his stepson's wife. They are devastated.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like fun with your son and family. Love the soup idea. And that truck is a gem!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a wonderful day to me!
ReplyDeleteThat rainbow is adorable. We have had the winds as well. We went to bed last night, and no sooner had tucked ourselves in when there was a huge 'bang!' and the power went out. We sat up in bed and watched blue flashes out the sliding doors. I'm not sure what happened, and the power wasn't off long, but it was quite dramatic.
ReplyDeleteNice rainbow! Hope Little Boy is doing well. Our weather is getting colder and wetter which is nothing new. :) Have a great week and Happy New Year to you and Larry and the 4 legged furry ones.
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