February 23, 2013

• Digging Out

  When Dennis got up (after snow plowing til 7 AM) about noon, he dug out the VW.  I originally planned to go to the pharmacy and bank by foot.  It would have been slick and a bit dangerous, with all the  piles of snow here and there from the snow plows.  Sidewalks become an obstacle course.  So I appreciated his effort to make my day easier.  I thought the front L. tire looked a bit low last week, and today it definitely looked low. When I checked the pressure today, it was low.  So I added stopping by Delano's Gas station to use their air pump to fill the tire to my list of things to do. I should have taken care of it while the weather was warmer. So now I have my generic "Boniva" to take tomorrow and got assorted checks deposited in the bank.  This afternoon Dennis and I both took a nap.  

  I got up in time to watch "Jeopardy"  (my great-grandmother Weathers used to be a big Jeopardy fan) and then fixed supper. I made salmon patties with a coconut milk/curry sauce.  Asparagus & pickled beets for the vegetables. 

  The Old Farmer's Almanac predicted "Sunny, then snow showers, cold" for Feb 14-22.  It's going to be in the teens tonight and not get above 30 tomorrow.  From the 23-28 it predicts "sunny turning mild.  Not sure that's in the forecast.  Monday it's supposed to be above freezing and we get rain, but more snow in the forecast for Tuesday.  This is about right for February.  Some years it is the coldest and has the most snow.

  I'm still reading The Blood of Free Men, about the liberation of Paris at the end of WWII.  When we were in France (June 2001), Normandy in particular, several of the French locals commented that the Peace Museum and cemetery at Normandy didn't tell the whole story of how the French felt about the liberation of France.  This book is delving into that.  All the different French political factions and lack of unity within the Resistance.  It's rather dry reading, but the facts are compelling enough to keep me going.  
  

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