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Sunday, January 19, 2025

Can it get any colder

Yes, apparently it can. Right now, it is 13° outside. Yes, that feels like it's 5°. At 7:00 AM, it says it will be 8°. Well, cold is cold, and it is cold.


Betty told me a story today that I had never heard. As we all know, my brother Richard was quite the coon hunter. He trained many fine coon dogs. Years ago, he had one that was not easy to train. This particular dog kept tracking deer. Richard tried everything to break him from tracking deer, but apparently had little success. So, as a last resort, he took his dog and a piece of a dead deer and threw them both into a coin-operated dryer, holding the door closed so the dog and the piece of deer would have to stay in there. They made several tumbles. Finally, when Richard decided to let the dog out of the dryer, he had had enough of chasing deer, and it broke him from that habit. Now, if much of anyone except family read my blog, this would probably be a big problem, but to us Powells, we kind of understand.


I've been nurturing my sourdough starter like a delicate houseplant, and it's finally ready to graduate from the bathroom counter to its own spot on the kitchen counter As for naming it, I'm holding off - I don't want to jinx this budding relationship by rushing into anything too serious. Let's see if this little yeast colony has what it takes to rise to the occasion (pun intended).

In other news, I've been dabbling in the world of soup bowl koozies, the latest must-have accessory for the discerning soup enthusiast. After a few failed attempts, I'm finally ready to take my creations to the masses. All I need is this elusive pattern from my sister Betty, and then it's off to the races. I'm sure she will be putting a pattern into that mail any day for me.

There seems to be nothing interesting on TV these days. I am watching reruns of Deadliest Catch. There are over 20 seasons of Deadliest Catch, and I think I'm on season 5 for the second time around. Melissa will remember it, as we used to enjoy it. Those days are long gone.

Today was Emily's birthday She was born in 2001Happy birthday beautiful Emily I love I love you so much!


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