I Have Had a Full Day
Today I went to Mankato, solo. Yes! I got a haircut. Great Clips was the first place I checked in at. I could come back in one hour, 45 minutes. That gave me time to run a few errands. I went to the farthermost stop which was Mills Fleet.
Mills Fleet has some of the most authentic feed sack towels that I have run across. They are squared and hemmed. When I do a bit of stitching on them, they make quick shower gifts or a thank you gift for someone who has helped us with a project. I bypassed all the aisles of eatable goodies. I did add to the cart several baking items that I was out of. Dennis does say that my homemade cookies are so much better than the boughten ones.
The winds could not be discounted today on the open roadways. Blowing snow is so much worse on highway 60 between Lake Crystal and Madelia than anywhere else on the trip to Mankato.
When I got home Dennis’ grandson Ryan had the roof lines clear of snow. With these very cold days, it was the perfect time to get the snow off. Tomorrow, when and if the temps reach the mid thirties, that is the perfect recipe for the melting snow to cling to the roof edges and begin to build . . . ice dams. In a perfect world, taking the snow down after each fall is what is prescribed. After today we are prepared for the next snow. Ryan even got the snowblower out and moved the removed snow farther away from the house. If Ryan really liked the brownies that Dennis fed him for a job well done, we may see him again after a snowfall.
Dennis made a return trip to the elevator to pick up the multitude of five gallon pails. The bins in the garage are full of shell corn for the deer. What Dennis has seen is that we have 10 female deer that come and feed at one time. Afterwards there are two males that come. Dennis is in total agreement with that schedule. The female deer need to be as healthy as possible for healthy fawns to be born. When I get up during the night in the wee hours to use the bathroom, it’s not unusual that there are still a few deer that are grazing next to the Maple where Dennis has corn sprinkled in with the hay.
It’s been a good day. We are home safe and sound in our warm home. Priceless.