Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

You guys that gotta break out the thermal underwear for 0F temps, try to stay warm.


You got that right. In fact after looking at the forecast and today at 32 is the warm day, I'm headed out to prune the fruit orchard.
And for sure I will have a set of sweats under the overalls to keep warm. I'm not a hunter so no fancy underarmor gear. Shouldn't take me more than an hour or two.
but it does mean using a large fairly heavy ladder. What I'd really like is for someone to lift me up in my man bucket with the tractor but doing it the old fashioned way is
no strain for another couple of years until the trees become full sized. Then using that bucket will be a good solution for me for pruning, with a helper.

I was going to trim my beard yesterday as I keep it fairly short and thought with the temps this coming week, let it grow longer.
Just a marvelous insulator for outside. Like your own little portable face fleece...
Mine will come off in February when it starts getting warm here again.
L4N, beards there must be very common. Takes some maintenance, like pruning a shrub.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

11°

Woke up with stomach not feeling good. Hope it's nothing. I did eat a "hungry man" microwave dinner yesterday that was absolutely aweful.

Will try for some more sleep.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all, 13 this morning going to 21 with a 20% chance of snow later today. 7 tonight, need to get a pair of coveralls to walk the dog. Piddled in the shop yesterday working on some old hand planes. Hope to take it easy today. Mom is better, got her pills strait for now. No special food for us for new years though I have a friend that has pork roast, sauerkraut and mashed potatoes, and they are very good.

Drew, my dad used to make the hole and fill it with hay to store potatoes, cabbage and turnips. Made a frame of 2x6's and a door to fit. Called it a kill though I have no idea why he called it that.

Randy, sounds like good "kids", you are blessed.

Lookingfornew, I keep mine trimmed but have had it for 26 or 27 years now.

Praying for everyone. Ed

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. -1° with partly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 14° with some sun. Not sure what I am going to do today. Couple of lathe projects setting on the bench in shop. Still need to cleanup snow on walkways and drive. New Years Eve is Crab Legs and Shrimp. Then get some sleep. Wake up to see New Year in. Maybe.
Talking about fish, I wonder how my garden pond fish are doing. Pond aeration pump is working but hole in ice has been frozen over for a week. The fish usually make it through the winter. But this is the longest I can remember it being frozen over. Looks like it will stay that way for another week or more.
David, deck looks good.
Got a email from AZ yesterday. George Staerkel died while doing one of the shows at Silver Star Theater. He was a singer with the Tokens. Most will remember him from the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight. We attend shows at the theater many time over the years.
Prayers for a better New Year for all.
Good Morning All.

 

[Bird]

It's just been hovering around the freezing mark since about 6 p.m. yesterday, 28 right now, going for 14 tonight and not supposed to get above freezing before Wednesday, 1/3/2018. Nothing like it is up north, but too cold too long to suit this southern boy. When it warms up enough outside, I'll put the bagger on the lawnmower and get the leaves up in the back yard. I prefer that method to raking, but I'll probably wait until the sun is shining and the temperature is 40 or more.

I've already started my annual cleaning out of the file cabinet; shred some, put some in the recycling bin, and some to be bundled to keep for 5 years.

And today is my wife's birthday, but I don't think she'll want to get out of the house today.

 

[ronjhall]

Happy Birthday Mrs. Bird !!!!

 

[daugen]

And today is my wife's birthday, but I don't think she'll want to get out of the house today.

Happy Birthday Mrs. Bird!

too funny, we were typing same thing at same time

 

[Buppies]

Happy Birthday to Mrs Bird

14 high of 22 today wind chills below zero

Prayers for Riptides Buckeyefarmer and Toppop

 

[Buppies]

Actually I'm not at home but in sunny SC probably will be sunny but very cold high of 36 not beach weather but good to watch football etc. first time I've been since October seems like a long time. Lots of fun at dinner last night being around old friends. Many more people hear than previous years. The ocean this morning well it just looks cold

 

[toppop52]

The northwest wind started howling about an hour ago, now 20° with a wind chill of 7°, gotta go out and feed what’s left of outdoor cats.
Happy birthday Mrs. Bird!