tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post1562150198951177952..comments2024-03-26T03:46:04.937-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Socked In with Cozy Blizzard Reading +P.S.P. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-65566575058956106042010-12-13T07:17:25.016-08:002010-12-13T07:17:25.016-08:00Yes, Dechen is an indoor cat. Although when I liv...Yes, Dechen is an indoor cat. Although when I lived on Old Mission last year she loved being outside. Now that I am in a town, not so much. She is obviously a rural/country cat, haha! Dechen is usually waiting at the door for me when I return from the cold. She is so great!Ajijaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328347379621837240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-30008980884100203252010-12-13T07:07:11.448-08:002010-12-13T07:07:11.448-08:00My one reward (when I finally nerve myself up) wil...My one reward (when I finally nerve myself up) will be Sarah's bounding joy. I imagine your Dechen, like the wise cat that he is, will stay indoors where it's warm.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-57783152401035639272010-12-13T07:00:26.550-08:002010-12-13T07:00:26.550-08:00Yes, hot cocoa is essential for the winter. I am ...Yes, hot cocoa is essential for the winter. I am procrastinating on going outside too. I have some errands to run today and its going to be like jumping in the water when its cold... I just have to say 1, 2, 3... and go outside! :)Ajijaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328347379621837240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-37116927257932788632010-12-13T06:50:46.700-08:002010-12-13T06:50:46.700-08:00Thanks for the reminder. I need to put on my list ...Thanks for the reminder. I need to put on my list "Buy cocoa." The wind seems to have calmed down this morning, but I'm procrastinating on getting dressed and braving the deep cold. Don't freeze your fingers when you take off your gloves to snap the shutter!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-68663058570207998722010-12-12T19:53:08.570-08:002010-12-12T19:53:08.570-08:00Today was windy! I drank two cups of hot cocoa an...Today was windy! I drank two cups of hot cocoa and ate plenty of chocolate. I was going to go out for a walk and take pictures if it was less windy down here. Gusts up to 45-50 mph here. Anyway, I've got all winter in the North Country to take some wintry pictures for all to see... :DAjijaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328347379621837240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-71009937851959889032010-12-12T17:01:47.225-08:002010-12-12T17:01:47.225-08:00If you were here this evening, Kathy, you'd be...If you were here this evening, Kathy, you'd be smelling the chocolate cookies that just came out of the oven. We're drinking Earl Grey decaf now. I love its perfume. Will be thinking of you tomorrow and certainly hope all goes well. Somehow I was thinking you had surgery scheduled for tomorrow. Anyway, again, a friend of ours came through the removal with flying colors, and I expect you to do the same. (Hi, Barry!)P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-43747853054220565242010-12-12T16:51:31.765-08:002010-12-12T16:51:31.765-08:00That sounds like a good book with which to settle ...That sounds like a good book with which to settle in during a storm. I can also smell your cinnamon rolls. They smell wonderful. I settled in with coffee, tea and wine during the storm. Each at its own perfect time. Am drinking tea right now--Egyptian licorice. Sorry to get you all excited about ball gladder news (as Barry calls it) when I was just posting more river photos. lol! There was a huge traffic jam over to the blog after I posted it. I suppose everyone thought the same as you. Won't know anything until after talking with the surgeon tomorrow.Kathyhttp://upwoods.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-5479901920460469572010-12-12T15:13:13.151-08:002010-12-12T15:13:13.151-08:00Dip? Who said anything about dip? Sounds good, tho...Dip? Who said anything about dip? Sounds good, though. Oh, that was Gerry. How about a big pan of fried potatoes, with a side of steak and mushrooms? <br /><br />Just a thought, but we got our last dog, Nikki, at the Champaign County Humane Society. You're right in the neighborhood, GH.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-1112353151292502052010-12-12T14:33:50.796-08:002010-12-12T14:33:50.796-08:00Sigh. Potato chips, dip, baked goods, AND whiskey....Sigh. Potato chips, dip, baked goods, AND whiskey. These are the things that comfort a body in times of blizzardy trouble. <br /><br />Your photos are lovely. I wish I had Sarah here (oh, the dognapping fantasies) in Chambana, where we just arrived and it is Very Snowy and the wind constantly moans as it blows through the trees and chinks in the house.GHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108538402094016335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-50057698117567477062010-12-12T12:29:41.002-08:002010-12-12T12:29:41.002-08:00Oh, wait! (I knew I was forgetting something.) Not...Oh, wait! (I knew I was forgetting something.) Not to spoil the suspense, but the bit I quoted from the book occurred at the beginning of a chapter and pretty early in the novel, and Joseph is the main character.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-74351263506811581742010-12-12T12:27:41.812-08:002010-12-12T12:27:41.812-08:00We're out of beer, Gerry, but we do have the m...We're out of beer, Gerry, but we do have the main ingredient of hot toddy makings, i.e., whiskey. David asked if we had any cookies, so I brought in some of the dough I'd squirreled away the last time I made so much, and soon there will be more wonderful smells emanating from the kitchen. <br /><br />Sarah is just back inside after another exciting sortie. When I post pictures of her in the snow, you'll see that she saves her pensive looks for indoors.<br /><br />Glad you still have power Over There. We do, too. And a fire. And piles and piles of books!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-73941902078191423432010-12-12T12:19:01.809-08:002010-12-12T12:19:01.809-08:00See, now, that's one of the differences betwee...See, now, that's one of the differences between us. You lay in tea, chocolate and oranges. I lay in beer, potato chips and sour cream. I can't help it. When a blizzard is coming the first thing I think of is . . . Potato Chips! If I am going to freeze to death in the dark let it be with potato chips on my breath!<br /><br />Over here on this side of the Bay things are going pretty well. We are plowed out and have power. This is good.<br /><br />Hope Joseph makes it home. I like happy endings. Can't help that either. Besides, Sarah does look pensive, and she should not become depressed.Gerryhttp://torchlakeviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-66541157732120710092010-12-12T10:05:17.015-08:002010-12-12T10:05:17.015-08:00Thanks for the link, Walt. I'll check it out. ...Thanks for the link, Walt. I'll check it out. As for Sarah, her life would be so much more exciting if she could read! She's happy to be home today, with intermittent excursions outdoors. I'm glad you and Marjorie beat the storm to Northport, too. See you soon!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-68986926951791237272010-12-12T09:59:31.449-08:002010-12-12T09:59:31.449-08:00Such a pensive looking puppy, unable to go outside...Such a pensive looking puppy, unable to go outside and frolic.<br /><br />For a contrast, you might try the video that Neil Gaiman shot of his two white german shepherds in the blizzard out in Minnesota. It's in <a href="http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2010/12/they-are-calling-it-snowmageddon.html" rel="nofollow">this blog entry.</a><br /><br />I'm glad we arrived in Northport before the storm got here :)<br /><br />-- <br />WaltWalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394486669148208613noreply@blogger.com