Another inch and three tenths of water fell on Thursday, all in the form of freezing rain and later, snow. Water equivalent for the past two days - 4.4 inches.

April 28, 2017 - Friday

22 degrees/cloudy/calm winds

Pentoga Road

We've experienced some lousy weather in the past, but Thursday probably took the prize. It was so humid and wet that keeping a hot fire going in the stove was difficult. The normally dry wood acted like a sponge and had absorbed moisture from the air. Simply put, it was miserable, even inside the house.

The precipitation began simply as rain, then turned to freezing rain.

Sargie had a dentist's appointment at mid morning and I went with, mostly because misery loves company. Dentist's appointments are one thing, slipping and sliding to get there just adds fuel to the fire. 

Ice covered the roads, trees, the car, our world, making driving extremely slippery.

It was good to see our friends, Eric, Brenda, Peggy, Betsy, and Melonie, at the dentist's office. Between a bit of malfunctioning equipment and the inclement weather, appointments were running behind, but that was okay. We used the slack time as an excuse to have a social occasion and catch up on all the local news and happenings... only in small town America.

Hugs and goodbye's said, we slid home as the freezing rain had turned to snow. It was the perfect day to throw another log on the fire and stay inside. 

I grabbed the vacuum sweeper and Sargie the dust rag. It was house cleaning time on Pentoga Road.

Practicing her "No Dust Left Behind" philosophy, Sargie's swiping the living room from top to bottom.

The remainder of the day was a lazy one, watching a movie, eating, reading the paper, and eating more. 

I did sneak out to the shop later on and sanded the scroll saw piece for a while. I hope to finish cutting and sanding the layers today, possibly gluing them into place.

Sargie closes tonight. Thankfully, the roads should be melted and in good shape for her commute.

It's my turn to sit in the dentist's chair this morning. I have an 8 o'clock appointment for cleaning and a check up. I'm planning to spend the rest of the day in the shop. It's much too wet, icy, snowy, and muddy, to do anything outside.

I guess I ought to throw another log on the fire and pretend to think at least one deep thought before it's time to go. 

After all, a man's work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...