Dan's Ramblings

Dan here, no fire tonight. Just got back from Rangeley. I rode up to watch the grandsons play soccer. They lost but played an exciting game. I thought I was going to freeze though. By the end of the game it was beginning to get dark, which meant no more sun and the wind howled the entire game. I was awful glad I had my heated jacket on. I ran the jacket on high almost the entire game.

Height of Land on way up 

Dan's Ramblings

Dan here, Thursday evening from the quilt studio. I am busy assembling the parts and pieces needed for the blocks needed to finish the current project “Fairy Stars”.  Many 1”x 2” Split Rect units, 2-1/2" square triangle units, and a whole slew of sashing strips with their ends popped off and replacements added then trimmed. Many steps, many blocks, equals many scraps used in the process. 

Saw this on my walk on the other day

I have no idea what it is. Anyone else know? It was a pretty flower, probably a little smaller than a dime. Plant is about 8”- 12” tall.

Squirrely

Dan here ~

Good Morning, the last couple of days have been beautiful ~ warm but not incredibly windy. Really nice walking except that I have no idea what to wear. It’s starts off chilly then by the time I finish I wish I had my shorts on.

For a while as I have traveled on my walk back and forth on what I call the camp road (it’s really Old County Rd.) I have been noticing small round holes in the gravel road bed. 

At first I thought someone was walking with ski poles or a walking stick of some sort. I quickly figured out that was not the case. The holes are the product of the endeavors of the gray squirrels.

Rona 13

Dan here ~

Good Morning, a little warmer weather means that a little melting is going on. The road I walk on is apt to be frozen if I walk real early (seldom happens) or a combination of mud, ice and puddles later in the day. Care is necessary when a vehicle is encountered or unpleasantness can be encountered.

Rona 13 is complete as far as the top is concerned. 

Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~

How do Wednesday, I know that because yesterday was Tuesday and all is well.

We had a 4-5 inch snow storm Monday during the day and into the evening. It had been plowed when I got out of bed yesterday morning. The people who plow the driveway often do so between 1:00 and 3:00 in the AM. That’s in the morning. I am not awake nor does them performing their duties wake me. I often have just gone to bed. I sew at night. I do not get up early.

Carol saw a beautiful sunrise on Tuesday morning. I do not see many sunrises, it looked real pretty in the pictures. Real life was probably much nicer but I will live with the pictures.

New Project

Dan here ~

Friday, the beginning of the weekend, I hope you all have a happy and safe one.

The wet winter storm the other day brought out several wet spots on the pond that looked like they were centered around the same type of holes that I talked about in an earlier post. 

Guess they must have froze up ok as there were two young men out there ice fishing. I actually watched as they walked up to where the holes were just days before and proceeded to jump up and down trying to break through. I don’t think I’m interested in attempting that, maybe when their age… I’ll never tell and there were no cell phones so there is no record of it.

Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~

Good morning, Today is Monday, a day that used to signal the beginning of the new work week. That ship has sailed, or as I would say, that toilet has flushed.

Now that I am retired everyday is Monday, or Thursday, or Sunday. They are all the same, except for Tuesday ~ that is the day that the backup generator runs for 15 minutes and does whatever magic it does while it runs. We have grown to center our lives around Tuesdays.

Last week was special. I was in the bathroom when generator start up was to occur. Now to be honest, I was not really aware that it was startup time. Until it didn’t. That’s right, I heard a split second sound of the generator firing up… then it stopped. A couple seconds later I heard it again try to start, almost no crank, just a brief try and quit. I called to Carol “that’s two” ~ I heard 4-5 total tries to start then nothing.