Weather Geek

I am a total weather nerd. I confess that whenever I'm lonely for my dad, who passed away in 1996, I'll turn on the Weather Channel. It was his favorite, (next to Rocky & Bullwinkle, of course). Just hearing, "and now, your local forecast on the eights!" comforts me in an odd way.

So I've been looking ahead, coordinating my proposed itinerary with the Motel 6 guidebook, the Dog-Friendly website and the Weather Channel. It's looking good--even though I'm projecting out more than a week, the chance for precipitation, and especially ice & snow, looks minimal.

The weather here in East TN is drop-dead gorgeous. Every dawn brings another fabulous fall day--chilly morning, warm and sunny day and comfortable night with billions of stars overhead.
Clear and pleasant. Gentle breezes. Our daily walks soothe my spirit, schlepping through the forest, crunching leaves and acorns underfoot, the smell of warm pine on the wind, the sounds of birds and squirrels and other forest denizens all around me. It's like falling in love everyday.

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I actually packed two boxes for Washington yesterday. And cleaned out the freezer. And finished half of Brother's hat. Joe continues plugging away on getting the bathroom finished. It's the angles that are giving him fits. He spends all day measuring and cutting boards, then trying to fit in place, then tromping outside and chipping with chisel, planing and sanding, over and over, back and forth, trying to get things right on the overhead beams. It looks fabulous.

I am off to one of the rental houses this morning, to supervise the installation of a gas log fireplace insert. That should keep 'em warm enough.

Life is good.