Not quite frosty Friday

Well, we've had a bit of everything this week.

Right now it's cloudy, just below freezing and very damp out. We may even get some snow or rain mixed with snow overnight. Not to amount to anything, but a cruel reminder that although spring is officially here, in Wisconsin winter's not over till the fat snowstorm sings. And that may yet come. Back in 1987, at Holy Hill we had a snowfall of about eight inches on May 9. The trees had already leafed out, and the snow was wet and heavy. So lots of tree branches down. The back drive looked like a tornado had come through.

Tom went over to the railroad this morning to do what he could to clean up around the tracks for the track inspection he and John are planning for this weekend. Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny and 50 (10 C), and they hope to get some stuff cleared up. If the weather holds, we will be running trains April 4. So sometime in the next two weeks, I will have to get over there and help Mary with inventory and getting the museum store set up.

While he did that, I laundered all the towels and things we got at Kohl's this morning. They were having a great sale and with my coupon, we got better quality towels at a price better than even Walmart. But to give Walmart their share of the wealth, we also went by and picked up a red futon cover that was on sale for half price. We don't have a futon, but we plan to use this as a cover for the sofa cushions. Tom had made denim covers for them and they held up for quite a while. Then the cats decided denim was the perfect scratching material. We'll have to hope they ignore the futon cover they way they always ignored the old covers before we went denim.

And I am working on the Elijah book. I think this afternoon, though, I will work on a short story, just to give myself a break. Perhaps it is time to do something with "The Bear's Bodkin."

Don't ask.