still spring in the Upper Midwest.
Mar. 27th, 2026 01:09 pmwhich is to say "there will be weather". Whether it makes sense or not is something else. Yesterday morning, it was 35F when I went to work. Yesterday at 3pm it was 70F and I had some windows open. This morning at 8am it was 26F (yes, I'd closed the windows when it started to cool off yesterday). On the plus side, at least it didn't rain or snow or wintry mix. It's still below freezing at 1pm, but it is at least mostly sunny. The cats are glaring at the cold outside while sitting in sunbeams.
The daffodils are showing buds, and a couple of them may open today, but I won't be surprised if they don't. There will most certainly be daffodils blooming by Sunday. There are still more branches down in the yard, but I'm going to go pick them up tomorrow, or maybe even Sunday. Today is "move crap in the basement"(*) day, and I can't do both. I also have to go pick up cat meds.
* -- A desk that's been in the corner is going to work because it's a better size for me to run an election on than the table I've been using, and so I have to rearrange that space. And sort out stuff to Just Go Away. I took four boxes away earlier in the week, and there's another box for the Friends of the Library sale. (which they're not accepting until next week, so it's in the living room.) I need to ask my sister if she wants the "Cool-est" cooler that she Kickstarted and then they wouldn't ship to Alaska. It's been in my basement since Mum moved to NC. (Sis hasn't driven to the CONUS since Mum got it.) There's also Grandma K's china that I want out of my basement -- I already have Gramma B's china, I don't need two sets of 1930's Federal/Montgomery Ward china!
The daffodils are showing buds, and a couple of them may open today, but I won't be surprised if they don't. There will most certainly be daffodils blooming by Sunday. There are still more branches down in the yard, but I'm going to go pick them up tomorrow, or maybe even Sunday. Today is "move crap in the basement"(*) day, and I can't do both. I also have to go pick up cat meds.
* -- A desk that's been in the corner is going to work because it's a better size for me to run an election on than the table I've been using, and so I have to rearrange that space. And sort out stuff to Just Go Away. I took four boxes away earlier in the week, and there's another box for the Friends of the Library sale. (which they're not accepting until next week, so it's in the living room.) I need to ask my sister if she wants the "Cool-est" cooler that she Kickstarted and then they wouldn't ship to Alaska. It's been in my basement since Mum moved to NC. (Sis hasn't driven to the CONUS since Mum got it.) There's also Grandma K's china that I want out of my basement -- I already have Gramma B's china, I don't need two sets of 1930's Federal/Montgomery Ward china!