Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. A pedicure is on the agenda today. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

Good morning Gerry, Connie and all who follow. I'll enjoy the double dark brew all morning Gerry with one or two cinnamon crunch bagels from Connie. Chores and projects are on the docket today with some gaming later this afternoon. Have a great day everyone.

Oh, bless your heart, Gerry! Double dark brew is perfect to start off another cold day. At least the sun is shining!

Working on a computer for the daughter of a friend today. This one is a puzzler...

League bowling tonight.

Happy Thursday!

We're supposedly about to have some major winter weather, and getting snow later today. It had better be later because Willow has an appointment early this afternoon.

Well it's a frosty one this morning, -31c or -24f. It's a good day to curl up with a good book.

Good Morning Connie, soot, Draclvr, hagatha, judith and everyone. I've put on a fresh pot of double dark brew for you all to get started this morning.

We have another rain storm coming tonight...expecting over 2 inches with high winds and the possibility of power outages. The whole state has flood warnings. Monday we had over 10 inches of snow that melted over night from warm temperatures and 3 more inches of rain! Crazy weather so far this year.

I hope you all stay safe and warm.

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Karaoke at the Eagles tonight. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

Good morning Gerry and Connie. I'll definitely enjoy the coffee Gerry with Connie's treats. We have rain and severe weather headed our way for later this morning. Wishing you all a T.G.I.F. good morning.

Good morning! Smells good in the Break Room Gerry and Connie!

We are supposed to get rain quickly followed by temps plunging over 30 degrees into the single digits. Of course, right around commute time later this afternoon. The roads are supposed to be crazy slick. I have to go pick up my little 8 year old neighbor girl at noon because they are letting school out early. Her mom has to go to a doctor's appointment. I'll drop her off at her house down at the Ranch - they live with our caretaker down there - and once I get back home, my big butt is staying parked in my gaming chair!

Happy Friday!

Good morning everyone. Chores and projects are on the docket for today and I am looking forward for Gerry's coffee and Connie's treats.

Have a wonderful day 😊

Good Morning soot and everyone. Double dark brew is ready and waiting to go with Connie's breakfast treats. We are in the mist of another rain storm and flooding, but the sun may come out this afternoon.

Hope everyone enjoys a happy day!

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Shopping is on the agenda today. Karaoke at the Eagles tonight. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

Good morning!

It's hard to stay warm here... temps plunged over 40 degrees yesterday. The wind all night was the worst of it when it's near zero degreed F! I managed to capture my 18+ year old barn cat and brought her inside. She is VERY unhappy to be locked in the bathroom, but hopefully she will figure it out as it looks like she's going to be in there until next Sunday!

Getting stuff ready to go to our final, last, please-god-let-it-be-over Christmas for my husband's family this afternoon. He made one of his famous hams and I'm just bringing sweet corn from the garden.

Happy Sunday!

Good morning all. I woke up early today and decided to actually get up. The sun is shining here for the moment. We had more snow last night but not the high winds they were predicting. More snow/rain is expected later today I think.

My internet has been spotty the last few days so I am stopping in now while I can.

Have a good day everyone.

Oldbroad, I saw you logged in today for what is quite early for you. I hope your internet stabilizes. I am the grand-prize winner when it comes to internet problems, so I understand how you feel.

We had some snow earlier this week and now rain is in the forecast.

And yes, I hope everyone has a good day.

Good morning everyone, well we are in the middle of a polar vortex, right now it's -37c with the wind chill. Stay toasty everyone.

Judith, I looked up your weather forecast on Weather Underground and it is just staggering how cold it is!

That is "oh my goodness cold!"

My home town in NW Iowa is in the middle of a full-blown blizzard with a couple feet of snow, high winds and a high temp today of -15 degreed F. Tonight will get down to -25 degrees F which is not QUITE as cold as you are, judith!

It's been -10 C here for the last couple of days, beating the record for this time of year.

My pond maintenance contractor insisted that leaving the pond and fountain/stream on all winter was the best option since the pump is buried, but the last few days have seen even the fast-running water start to freeze.

I've been out several times a day cracking and removing ice to keep the water moving and this morning I poured 10 large buckets of hot water into the little stream, which was starting to freeze up. The pond is now only half-frozen but of course as the evening draws in it's getting cold again and the ice will start encroaching. I'll be out there at 10PM with my buckets of hot water, hoping that it will keep running overnight! Hopefully I can keep it going until the weather starts to warm on Monday.

I guess first thing Monday I need to get a quote to install a heater into the system for next year. I want to keep it working in the winter because it's a great source of water for birds and squirrels, especially when it's this cold and everything else is frozen.

Good Morning Connie, soot, Draclvr, oldbroad, hagatha, Marian, judith and everyone. More double dark brew is ready to start your day. Our rain storm brought another 3 inches of rain yesterday, but by afternoon the sun came out and I was able to get out and take a 2 mile walk! It was so nice to see the sun...it has been a couple weeks since I've seen even a glimpse of sunshine.

I can't believe how bitterly cold it has been for most of you! It has turned colder here and the wind has shifted from the South to the Northwest so temperatures will be dropping and be more like winter this week, but nothing like you all are experiencing!

Hope you have a nice warm place to curl up and enjoy a good book or play a game.

Enjoy your day!

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Stay safe and warm all who are where it is so bitterly cold. It will be cold for us latter this week, but nothing like you are getting. We need to make a Sam's trip for the club today, then my shopping. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

Good morning everyone and Happy Sunday to one an all Break Room visitors. Oh yes, coffee and treats ... my timing is good this morning ... the coffee will help offset the winter chill!


Thank you both Gerry and Connie. Chores and projects will be my staple today and we're also enjoying the Homeland series. Have a great day everyone!

It's a beautiful morning. I've been sitting with with a good strong coffee in front of the fire with the cats. They've become little heat-seeking missiles, curling up beside the fire or the space heater in my office. There has been no whining to go outside.

It's still cold but my pond was just fine this morning; the ice I chipped away hasn't reformed, so I guess I'm in the clear until this evening.

Good morning! Or, perhaps nearly afternoon... Man, I need that coffee this morning!

It was -7 degrees F this morning. I have issues with the pipes to my washing machine freezing. I've done everything I know to do... we keep the crawl space heated and the pipes are insulated. We just finally kind of gave up. I have been known to crawl under there when it was -17 degrees F! But that was many years and pounds ago. So I ran a load of clothes through before I went to bed at 11:30 and then got up at 3:30 to run the load through again. I did the same thing the night before... those are going to be some clean clothes! Running a couple of loads through this morning too. I'm still not sure if the hot water is frozen or not as that is the pipe that always freezes first. But I know the cold is working.

My elderly barn kitty is doing OK in the bathroom by herself. I try to spend as much time as I can in there with her. I have come to the conclusion that she is at least partially blind. It would be nice if she would just spend whatever time she has left inside, but I know my other two cats would bully her mercilessly.

Happy Sunday!