This is a photo taken the morning it snowed, Not much of interest to report today. Last night the power was off from about 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Joe had already gone to bed. I don't know yet what caused it to bleep out. So got the candles out, and read in my book by battery reading light until I fell asleep. It had gone off momentarily earlier in the evening, but the weather was clearing up, so not likely a storm. When it stays off any length of time, I always get the feeling - what if we've been invaded? - what if it never comes on again? - is it the end of the world? - terrorists again? - What will we do if we don't have enough food to last until it comes back on?.....
Betty and I had our regular weekend phone visit this morning. Surely we got all the world's problems solved. But she's got pack rats nesting in her roof, and having a time getting rid of them. She trapped five young ones, and the cat got another one. She's had this problem off and on for years now. My sister in Green Valley AZ just wrote that they have a bunch of pack rats nesting in their yeard area too, and had to cut down a tree to get the nest out so more didn't come back.
We have a really lovely morning out and the grass is so revived with the moisture we had. The weather has been sunny and warmer. Event-wise it has been just about like yesterday. The studio looks better than it did yesterday.
I neglected to mention that Monday our Senator Craig Thomas died. He had leukemia and had given a valiant fight, even continuing to work during his illness and treatment. He was a good man for Wyoming, whichever party you belong to. We saw the flags flying at half mast when we went on our trip to Idaho.
The commission portrait is being worked on. I made chicken and dumplings for dinner. It's one of Joe's favorites. The movie about the horse Ruffian is on ABC tonight and I'm looking forward to watching that.
