Thank you, Chinook Wind!
The past two days have been positively balmy. We’ve had highs in the 40s, and the snow is melting. Our back deck is totally clear of snow now, and the yard has puddles. It’s been a welcome change from the morning temps in the teens and frequent snow flurries, but since it’s still falling below freezing overnight, the roads have been pretty slick in the morning.
The Chinook also brought high winds with it, and Anchorage had to divert planes to Fairbanks yesterday - as well as cancel or delay flights - when winds were measured at 100mph! We had some strong gusts here too, but nothing like that.
While the warmth is a welcome change, the cloud cover is not. But if I’ve got to take one with the other, I’ll accept a few overcast days in exchange for the warm afternoon temps.
I don’t have any photos to share in this entry. I haven’t been out since I wrote last, except to walk with Sedona. I’ve spent several hours, over the course of the past few days, sorting out the closet underneath our stairs. It’s a deep closet, but has a sloping ceiling because of the staircase. I’ve been using it mostly to store my photo stuff (mats, frames, packing supplies, camera gear, etc.), but it’s also used to store the mop, broom, and vacuum too. There’s a trap door in that closet which leads to the crawlspace under our house - where the mechanicals are for our well pump - so I have to be careful not to block that.
I bought a shelf unit and managed to find a solution that works in there. So that I’m not wasting the space over the trap door, I bought a plastic rolling storage cart to hold additional supplies. If we have to get under the house, it can be easily moved.
I’ve got a few more things to sort through, and then that project will be complete. Next will be sorting and packaging up notecards, greeting cards, and prints for the Holiday Marketplace in November. I’m still waiting for a few print orders to arrive before I can get started on that.
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Tomorrow, I have a ‘date’ with my gal pal Lisa. We’re having breakfast at The Bakery, and then attending the noon showing of “The Dutchess” - a period drama about Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. In other words - a “chick flick” that I’d never convince my husband to see with me.
After the movie, I hope to do a little perusing of the sales racks in search of a sundress, and a couple pair of lightweight pants or capris for our Hawaii trip. I think I should pick up a sun hat too, as I tend to burn to a crisp - especially my face. No need to accelerate the aging process with damaging UV rays! *grin*
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The other night, our local celebrity musher - two-time Iditarod winner, and 4-time Yukon Quest winner Lance Mackey - was on the Conan O’Brien show. He talked about the sport of mushing, and about his racing experiences. Another of the reasons he was on the show, was to promote the new Discovery Channel miniseries: “The Toughest Race on Earth. Iditarod”. This six-part miniseries begins on Tuesday, Oct 14th (10pm ET/PT). Check your local guide for times in your area. It looks like it’s going to be quite interesting. Check out more detailed information about each episode HERE.
We’re down to 10 hour days now, and losing more than 6 minutes each day. As I’m typing this, it’s a little after 7pm and nearly dark. I miss having daylight until 9pm.
Until next time…
