27°f, about -3°C. Light drizzle, overcast and Foggy.
We made a trip to town to get eye drops for the dogs as somehow they seem to have pinkeye. Daisy started it, and now the other two show signs of having it too. I ordered medication from Amazon a week.or so ago but none of our packages have arrived so we drove to tractor supply to see what they had. All dogs are now treated, and they sure didn't like it. It should be fun to repeat the treatment tomorrow, because if they see us coming with that bottle, they are very likely going to play hard to get.
Larry tried to start the tractor to grade the driveway again, as it is a slushy mess. But instead of starting, the wires from battery to alternator caught fire! I missed all that action but I bet it was frantic times. So now we have no tractor until he can get it repaired, and more snow is predicted tomorrow. Only 1-3", so hopefully we will get the lower amount. Then temperatures will drop to -4°f bt Monday night so we will be all froze up again. I like snow better than slush, but I am not a big fan of those temperatures!
Let's see, other than weather, what have we been up to? Yesterday was a surprisingly nice day, a blessing as we had to drive over to Lowell, Ohio to pick up the (whole lot of) things we won in an online auction. It was a nice drive, and felt good to get out a bit.
Downtown Lowell, a much smaller town than our Ripley.
The restaurant has a wonderful view of the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio.
The bar is a stunner too; the city prides itself on its long history, and one big part of that history is the sternwheeler era, which is honored in the bar with a large model and several large prints of the boats of that bygone era.
The hotel is named after the Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette, who once visited Marietta and other communities along the Ohio. All the rooms are furnished with antiques. Just a lovely place to stay, as we found a few years ago when we spent a night there.
It was a pretty sunset as we made our way home along our road. My quick snapshot came out blurry, but I kinda like it.
The new van is getting broke in well; we came home with a large cedar chest, teadle sewing machine, big crosscut saw, 3 sleds, a wood ladder, a wash tub, a couple kraut cutters, glass washboard, old ice skates, about 6 quilts (only 2 nice ones, the rest are cutters), a LOT of yellow Depression glass, and a bunch of other stuff. We are slowly unloading it all, and I have been working on pricing, a time-consuming process that requires sorting, cleaning and researching before the tags can be written out and put on. Given the upcoming weather, I will have plenty of time to get it all done.
Speaking of that auction, take a look at the price these Beanie Babies brought!
Do you have any beanies stashed away? You might want to see if you have any that might command prices like this!
I had a nice long conversation with granddaughter Haley this morning. She had her 29th birthday yesterday, but couldn't really celebrate because she is laid up from able surgery that she had on Monday. She broke her ankle in basic training about 10 years ago, but she didn't want to have to drop out so she just taped it up and kept on going. Over the years it has caused her a lot of pain as it did not heal properly, so the surgery was to correct all that. It isn't easy for her as she is an active type, but she is off on leave from her fulltime Army National Guard job for a few weeks. We commiserate with each other as there are similarities between my knee surgery after-effects and what she is experiencing now.
It was nice enough Thursday for me to get out to the cellar and straighten things up to make room for all the jars I canned in the last couple weeks. We still have some to move out, including the spiced pear jam I made the other day. It looks good out there though. We will keep the small heater going during this cold snap to make sure nothing freezes.
I actually got some ebay listing done too, something I have just not felt motivated to do. And I had a few sales immediately---a couple of West Virginia history books and a copper wall plate. I listed more books today, including two fairly rare old West Virginia books. I need to keep working on downsizing my West Virginia collection, which I amassed for research when I was a storyteller.
A 1937 historical markers book, not in great shape but full of fascinating history tidbits.
I think that's all the news from here. I hope all of you are keeping well and warm. I enjoy reading those of you who blog and keeping up with all your doings. It's armchair travel at its best!
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