A home day

It was 30 degrees this morning under cloudy skies.  I saw a peek of blue sky for a few minutes and had some snow flurries as well.
Walked one of my paths and sidewalk routes.  In the picture I've left the path and have been walking for a half mile along the sidewalk.  I'm headed on over to the school from here.

I saw a red headed woodpecker and six deer along the path.
I passed a few walkers along the way, a few people walking dogs and a group of three people flying down the road on their bicycles.  They must have been doing 30 miles an hour and they were having a conversation that I could hear because they had to talk loud to hear each other.

Though I haven't seen any daffodils blooming yet, I have seen some starting to sprout up in a few places this morning. 

 Today I took 12,201 steps on my walk.

Sunrise 6:38

Sunset 6:01

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We stayed home today.  It's nice not having to do our errands around town on the weekend now if we don't feel like it when it's so crowded everywhere.  We can go anytime we want to during the week. : )

I finished reading the book, Windows on the Parables by Warren W Wiersbe.  It is a book I bought from the bookstore at church.  My Sunday school class has been studying the parables and we are using this book.  It was a good study and I enjoyed the book.

I made some brownies this afternoon.  They are for the dessert social after church tomorrow evening.  A family is moving away and this is to say good bye to them.  I will miss Anne and her beautiful singing voice.  Many times her singing has brought me to tears.  She can also play the piano with an amazing talent.  Their new church is in for a treat! : )

I finished up the last of the chocolate chip mint ice cream this evening watching another episode of Revenge.
Made a few red weave-it squares this evening also.

Hope your Saturday was filled with good things.
Happyone : )

Never tell people how to do things.

Tell them what to do and

they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

~George Smith Patton

Comment replies:
Cheryl - No, haven't seen Parenthood but just went to Netflix and added it to my queue.

Building material auction

This morning it was 36 degrees with a mix of clouds and sun.  It's been getting lighter and lighter out each time I start walking and it's been nice not walking in the dark.  I am NOT looking forward to the time change coming up soon which will plunge me right back to walking in the dark again.

I took the picture just as I came to the lake.  I usually go to the right but kept left around the lake today.  I guess I usually go right because it just feels natural to me to go right.
I saw the heron flying over the lake.  Nice to see him again, it's been a while.
Quite a few cardinals around and saw a couple of red winged blackbirds down on the rocks by the edge of the water.

Very few people out this morning.
Started the month of finding a penny. : )
Added up the coins from last month which weren't many.
3 dimes, 2 nickels, and 9 pennies - for a grand total of 49 cents.

Sunrise 6:40

Sunset 6:00

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We also brought a few movies home from the library yesterday too.  Last night we watch Chocolat.  It is one of my favorite movies and I've seen it a couple of times before.

After lunch we went to a preview for an auction that will be held tomorrow of building materials.  The timing isn't quite right for us yet to go to one of these kinds of auctions and buy anything but in a year or two when we build our cabin up at Happy Trails it will be perfect.  We aren't going to go to the auction tomorrow but just wanted to go and see what kind of stuff is there.

Here's a few pictures.

Outside stuff.

Inside stuff.  These are different colored sinks.

Door and windows.  There were several buildings like this.

The sunny morning turned cloudy, cold, windy and we saw a few snow flakes while walking around looking at stuff.

I've retired the February bookmark and have started using the March one. : )

We got a new series from Netflix today called Revenge and gave it a try this evening.  We watched the pilot and the first episode.  We liked it and will continue watching.

While watching I ate my snack, which is still most evenings ice cream.  I'm working on a container of chocolate chip mint right now.

For quite a while now I've been posting my blog in the afternoon but when I first started I would post at night.  I'm going to start posting at night again - at least for awhile. 

Hope you had a happy Friday.
Happyone : )

Faith is putting all your eggs in God's basket,

then counting your blessing before they hatch.

~Ramona C Carroll

Comment replies:

Kim - same thing happened at the house at Savage.  I used to open the cabinet doors and draws right next to the stove.  I have oak cabinets now at this house and the heat didn't bother the wood.
Betsy - I'm old fashioned and like books.  I like the feel of a book in my hands when I read. : )

Sounds like no one really likes their self cleaning oven but as much as I don't like it, I still think it's better than the old way when you actually had to clean it.  I used Easy Off and what a mess that was!!