Taking notes along the way
It’s been a screwy winter so far here in northeast Illinois. No real snow since November. Record warmth. And this morning, I saw that some of my daffodils are as confused about the weather as I am. We’re supposed to get some snow tomorrow (Monday the 30th). That should slow them down. I don’t have Read More …
Yes, it did. 14.5 inches officially, according to the recording station nearest me. Turned out to be the fifth largest snowstorm in Chicago history, with an official O’Hare tally of 19.3 inches. The wind pushed things around and made them pretty uneven. The roof looks like someone did a really messy job of frosting a Read More …
Busy morning. Took Gaby to playcare. Then it was off to the dentist. After that, farmers’ market at the place from which I’ll be getting my CSA veggies. It was a very small market–it would fill only a tiny corner of the Sauvie Island market. But they had small freezers of beef and pork, honey, Read More …