Forever Flowers

 

Goldfinch on my feeder.

So pretty.

Greg set my metal sunflowers 🌻 in cement today. They should stay put now.

I got my hair cut. It was getting shaggy. Looks much better.

Library

 

I went to the Berryville library Friday and got books. I read these 2 and enjoyed them both.  Helen would say I wasted 2 days.

I did my taxes this morning. Federal taxes were less than last year, but hurt more.

Bargain Day

 

These were all $1  per pack at Walmart today. I dud Sister Helen's thing and bought more than I could possibly wear.

75 yesterday, warmer today. Yepee!

Tuesday going down

 

Cooler

 It was much cooler yesterday and today, but weather man  says to expect 70s this coming weekend. I am ready.

Yellow flowers to cheer your day.

A Book to Read

 

A Bondwoman's Narrative by Hannah Craft. I got it at the hospital thrift at Harrison. It was priced at 50 cents, but I gave them a whole dollar. It is thought to be written about 1861 or so. 

New and Old

 

Greg is cleaning out the old house. He found this from 2000.

Jr. And Michelle got me a door camera for Christmas. Jr. Came down yesterday and installed it.  It works really well. This was a video, but blogger does not play well with video. Most people call this a doorbell camera, but I do not have a doorbell. Hence, door camera.

Weather is delightful. We got rain yesterday, but lots of sunshine today. At 2:30, I walked my mile in shirtsleeves, no jacket.

We are having beautiful weather

 

Tipped 75 today. I am loving it. Greg even grilled steaks yesterday.

A prayer

President Donald Trump and Rep. Jonathan Jackson/OAN© provided by RawStory

A Democratic congressman shamed President Donald Trump during a prayer from just feet away.

Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) spoke Thursday morning at the bipartisan National Prayer Breakfast, where he cited scripture in his intercession asking God to open the 79-year-old president's heart to greater compassion and to follow Christ's teachings, as Trump stood by shifting his weight from foot to foot behind him.

"We also be reminded that we ask for the word of God, our good and gracious God, we pray for the health and deliberations of the president of the United States," Jackson said, "and we pray that you would be the final arbiter of whatever decisions he endeavors to make, that you would increase the stature of his wisdom, because without you, none of us can adjudicate the overwhelming details of leadership and life today we pray for America and we pray for all parliamentarians around the world.".

"The Book of Timothy teaches us that you have been entrusted with leadership today we pray for the future of this nation and that you would leave this president into greater levels of compassion for your namesake," Jackson continued. "We pray that you would protect him from the iniquities of evil and that you would give him greater clarity, greater courage and greater capacity to do what is right and forever challenges. Today we remind him that the lives of millions of people are in his hands and that he has the power to turn mourning into dancing or to reduce the country into cosmic elegy of chaos and suffering, and it is because of this that we pray that the best of this president would rise among us for the sake of this nation, for the sake of this world, we pray that goodness and mercy would announce themselves in his life in new and powerful ways."

 

Better weather

 It almost made it to 60 today. Snow is almost gone. I walked to Dan's and back in the mud after work.

I found the feathers in the road. They look like woodpecker feathers.

I saw this woodpecker in the trees last week. I think maybe a hawk found him.

It is supposed to be warmer all week. I turned the heat and dripping water off in the old house this morning. It had been on for over a week. I am ready for spring.

This week in the news

 

Count your blessings, things could be wrose...

 January 29, 2009 Green Forest, Arkansas intersection of Main and Springfield Street.

Supposed to get really cold again tonight.  Sunday looks hopeful, and next week is supposed to be more normal February weather.  Ground hog will not see his shadow because he is frozen.

Surprise!

 The county graded our road yesterday, all the way from our neighbor's to town. I was shocked. The hill was almost clear this morning.

This was our road this side of Norton's yesterday afternoon.

This is by Helen's tonight.

This is by Norton's just now.

Douglas road on my way home at 2:30. I will be able to work the rest of the week. 

Anb this is Meek hill at 2:30 just now.

Warmer

 

First time above freezing this week.

I fed the birds.

We have been dripping water in all the faucets, but only cold water. So the hot water line froze.  It only took about 15 minutes to get it going again, so now we are dripping hot and cold.

I did not go to work today. I think I will try it tomorrow, but not till after daylight, like 7:30 or so.

Happy birthday from Ada

 

So sweet!

Cold, sunny

 

Git down to 3 this morning.  It is sunny which means colder. Cloud cover keeps the heat such as it is on place.

Sunday January 25 2026

 Cold, blowing snow.

Low was 11.1, high 24.7 on my thermometer. Weather sites said low of 5.  We got more snow, about 4 to 6 inches. 

I started my car. It started right up.  Those tracks are the tractor

 Greg took it up to see about the house. 

Fed the birds.  We had a flock of black birds this afternoon. They are gone now, but will likely be back tomorrow. I am not feeding tomorrow if they come back. Take too much seed. 

Supposed to get down to nothing (0) tonight.

Snow day, January 24 2026

 Start of the deep freeze.

At 7 am it was 10.9. Has now climbed to 11.8, got down to 10.8 before starting back up. I haven't looked at the detailed outlook, too depressing.

This is a energy supply for my phone, a present many years ago from Sister Helen.  I charged it up last night in case we loose electricity I can still have a phone.  I've  never actually had to use it, but JIC.

I fed the birds. I put put feed in the feeders, but they prefer seeds scattered on the railing, the deck and the table. I give them their favorite, black oil sunflower seeds.

Stay safe, which means stay inside.

Getting ready

 For snow and cold, by feeding the birds.

This was my cold weather for work this morning. All from Sister Betty. I had arranged to just work 4 hours so I left at 10 or so. Now just waiting for spring.

Greg has the welder by the back door, and the tractor under the carport just in case.  T do not intend to go out until at least Wednesday if not later. The plant is not working Monday, and I will not go out until it is safe. Maybe April.