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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Lynda wrote:

> Well, what a difference a day makes!  Yesterday it was balmy and in
> the low 70s.  Today, ice cold in and raining.  Winter is here with a
> vengence!

Here, too!
Man, Linda, just reading your post is like wrapping myself in a blanket 
after having been away for only a week!  I really missed you guys!

> We got 3.5 cords of wood in but DH likes "insurance" as he calls it
> and is putting up another cord.  We filled bins with kindling and
> filled the old weird chicken house with more kindling.  The first
> year here, DH thought I was weird with my obsession of having both
> cords of wood and lots of nice dry kindling.  Now he's a believer <g>

We still have to get up some wood....next weekend..

> We have a hot tub, came with the place, and it "belongs" to the
> youngest.  She sanded it down and put a couple of coats of spar
> varnish on it, so it is looking good for the winter.

Wish I had a hot tub, but I will have access to a jacuzzi while on 
vacation!  Yippee!



> We are about as ready as we can get for winter and have dug out our
> usual winter entertainment, seed catalogs <g>  Hope everyone else is
> ready!

not yet but getting there!

Bev