Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~

I’m still around. I survived yesterday's (Sunday) snowstorm, it was a nice gentle light snow. It was the first time clearing the whole driveway all the way up to the mailbox. I estimate the distance to be about 300 yards. Would hate to have to shovel it.

The rest of the tree that fell across the driveway is gone as well as a couple from a neighbor’s place up the road. All have been split and stacked. I finished the square stack that I started when I began cleaning up the storms bounty and obtained a good start on another round stack. I prefer the round stacks, I only stack the outer circle and the inside is just tossed in as tightly as I can without really working at it. I think they look much more dignified.

A Quilt-y Weekend

Carol here ~

Happy New Year! Hope you all had a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend.

We spent most of the weekend in the quilting studio.

Dan ended up with a total of 45 quilts pieced in 2023.  Lena and I have quilted 32 of them.  We organized the 13 left and made sure we had bindings cut and numbered for all of them.

To be quilted

Bindings cut

Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~ 

Christmas evening, and what a week it has been. Violent winds and torrential rain overpowered us last week. We had a little over 3” of ice in the pond last Sunday. After the storm the ice was gone and there were branches and trees down all over the area. The pond rose about 10’ up the beach and the storm runoff is still pouring in. 

We were out of power from Monday morning until Friday morning. A rather large tree blew over across the driveway and onto the power lines after the drainage ditch saturated the soil.  

This and That

Carol here ~

How can it be Friday again already?  The weeks sure fly by.

Dan and I both had dentist appointments yesterday.  I had a crown that needed a minor repair plus the tooth next to it had a crack that needed to be taken care of.  Dan had a couple of minor cavities, didn't even need the novocain.  Sheesh, I guess that's Merry Christmas to us.  Pretty pricey.

Lena and I quilted up a couple of quilts this week. Here is #29.

2023-29

Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~

Monday evening. I hope you all survived the foul weather of the last 24 hours. Warm weather and rain meant that most of the snow is gone along with much of the ice on the pond. I had measured about 2”-2 1/2” of ice out about 10 feet offshore. At the time I could hear the ice complaining and cracks arriving all around me. I was kinda glad I was only in about a foot of water. I didn’t break through. 

I put a thermometer under the faucet in the kitchen the other day, 45 degrees. Remember we get our water from the pond. Luckily the intake is near the bottom, well away from the leaves. Speaking of leaves, there are quite a few along the edge that would be nice to remove but it seems doubtful that it will happen before winter.

I had a little fun on Friday. I thought I could hear something in the bathroom. A slight hiss. Carol then stated that she had heard the pump come on three times during the night. After she headed to an appointment, I decided that taking the front cover of the water heater cabinet was in order. I proceeded to dismantle the closet and sure enough, everything is wet and upon closer inspection I discover that the water heater had sprung a leak. 

Quilts

Carol here ~

A couple of weeks ago I finished up the Christmas stockings I had been working on and they have been gifted.

These make nine total that I have made.  You can see the others here.

Dan's Ramblings

Dan here ~

Sunday evening. It’s not snowing but the ground is white and it is supposed to snow during the overnight and most of the day tomorrow. I hate when first snow arrives when the ground is not in any way frozen. It means that there is a good chance that a little soil relocation may occur along with the snow relocation. I hope not, time will tell. I think I’m ready. Ready as I’ll ever be I guess. The beach was white this afternoon but it did not appear to be affecting the ducks.