yes, if you see a post from me we have power as the radio network i use doesn't have battery backup.
we do have a propane fueled fireplace so we're ok if we lose the power to run the furnace - we call it camping. :)
no, i don't think they are catbirds, but not sure yet what they might be. i've been looking through the following link to see if any look close to what i was seeing but not sure yet as i've been hauled away to other things... the good news is that there will be carrot cake tonight... :) ...
i hid behind a cup of warmed up milk and a few warmed up chocolate chip shortbread cookies. that was dessert after having a cold ham sandwhich, with cold bread and cold macaroni and tomato chunks. a balance of the forces was restored...
i sure hope so!
as for flooding and sewage spills, it's pretty common in older cities that they first put in combined sewer systems for the stormwater drains and the sewage itself. now when they get funding and the chance a lot of cities are reworking their systems to break them apart which...
is that good or bad? :) a bit of humor but you never know how some people get along. i myself do ok with Mom being here but i am such a homebody that i also like being alone at times so it is also nice if she goes and visits friends once in a while or ...
this morning there was a birdie outside that i was not familiar with, perhaps it was a juvenile catbird, but i really am not sure at all. the catbirds might be long gone for the winter by now anyways. i'll need to do some searching...
well, this is going to take three rounds of digging out today. very wet and heavy. one round done. 20 more minute break for lunch and then i can get back at it.
i think the worst of it is done as it is the wide part of the driveway plus an area off to the side where Mom backs in to turn...
we had forecast of snow and storm warning for today and it did snow last night enough to take the power out for a few hours from trees on the wires someplace. we were the only place that didn't have power my brother said (we call him to look and give us an idea of when they might have the power...
arguing with someone for two days (who's actually read the manual) about changing to a heavier needle in the sewing machine...
and yes, finally got to change the needle this morning and it helped and she was able to get her quilts finished she was working on.
it is a combination of factors to prevent ice building up.
i do not use any ice-melt, sand or salt.
most important, get it shovelled before you walk or drive on it and if it does get driven on use a metal flat blade to scrape that off.
i use a big shovel to push the snow as much as possible...
i haven't done that for a long time. i don't know if it is that my body has adapted to the targeted compounds or if it really doesn't matter, but because i've not suffered any obvious problems i don't worry about it.
we do drain off "the sludge" as Mom calls it, i personally like it and...
sure if you want to fiddle about. :)
i prefer to keep it simple, start your water to boil before you sort and rinse the beans (removing any off colored beans, dust, etc.), when the water is boiling add your beans and lower to a simmer, stirring a few times before they settle down. then stir...