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Up and Down Weather

  The last Sunday in February.  We went from 60 degree weather earlier in the week, to cold 30°F with a windchill  of 20°F, and snow. The forecast is all over the chart for next week.  We are to warm back up to a delightful 66°F, but with it comes thunderstorms and wind.  We just can't win this time of year. I do love the sunshine.  We got a glimpse of it yesterday, but it hopefully, we'll see more of it today. Happy Sunday!  I hope you all get some rest and R & R today. Up and Down Weather   © Feb 2024 by  Kristina  at  Pioneer Woman at Heart

Baby it's Cold Outside!

  Winter arrived all at once, with rain, snow, high wind (high wind warnings), flood warnings, and now freezing temperatures.  We woke up to 3°F with a wind chill of -18°F.   All is well, other than both of us have been best friends with biofreeze.  I took a fall in a parking lot.  It was the only patch of ice that wasn't salted.  Go figure.  I was stepping out of the truck and wooosh, down I went.  I caught myself with my forearm (on the foot area of the truck) and wailed myself back up, but with a sore bum, neck and arm.  Not to mention bruises.  Go figure, we are out of comfrey poultices in the freezer too. Has anyone made a poultice with dehydrated comfrey?  I'm wondering if it would work too.   Either way, I'm digging out my spikes to put on my muck boots today.  We'll be dealing with sub-zero temperatures for a while.  At least the beautiful sun is shining for us today.  For now anyway. I also spe...