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It's Cold

I woke up at some very early point this morning and actually had to pull a blanket over me.  I am rarely cold while I'm sleeping--probably because I fortify myself with piles of pillows.  The thermometer reading was below zero this morning so I guess the need for a blanket wasn't too crazy.  It's managed to roar all the way up into the mid-teens this afternoon.  Looks like all that snow is not going to melt any time soon--and another storm is predicted for the weekend.  I may have to join the other seniors at the mall for my exercise walks--when my exercise is not shovelling.

We got the package to California off today, along with a stack of Christmas cards.  Mike took care of the standing in line at the post office hassle.

We had a card with letter from friends in New Zealand.  Shuts me up about complaining about the weather.
After years of buying-restoring-reselling (aka flipping) houses, the bought a grogeous historic property--then got hit hard by the earthquakes this past September.  They still experience enough aftershocks that they cannot begin any kind of restoration.

I wonder if there is anywhere that is free from the worry of extreme weather?  Maybe in another galaxy?

Comments

  1. LindaDecember 10, 2010 at 2:40 PM

    Have I just forgotten the kind of weather we had when I was a child? I do remember going to storm cellars in the middle of the night to escape tornados. The last year or so the weather has made me wonder what's coming next.

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  2. MargaretDecember 10, 2010 at 3:53 PM

    Well, we have good weather here, but we pay for it with earthquakes (like your friend), traffic, and smog.

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  3. marciamayoDecember 10, 2010 at 4:05 PM

    There's something to worry about everywhere. If it's not Mother Nature, it's us all trying to do each other in.

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  4. Arkansas PattiDecember 11, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    Un uh--ain't no paradise anywhere, just degrees of such.
    Stay warm and enjoy the pretty.

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