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by Margarita
Fri Apr 04, 2025 10:54 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday April 4th
Replies: 2
Views: 149

Re: Friday April 4th

Morning. Woke up to snow on the ground. Currently 26 degrees with snow showers passing through. Yeah, Casper to Ocala to Harstine Island in less than a week is a little disorienting. I'd planned my schedule better than this, but stuff happens.

I haven't heard the audio book yet. The publisher sent ...
by Margarita
Thu Apr 03, 2025 10:32 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday April 3rd
Replies: 3
Views: 1044

Re: Thursday April 3rd

Morning. I'm baa-aaack from the foreign land of Florida. Gorgeous weather. Only started getting too hot the day I left.

Currently 30 degrees and reasonably still air. It's 90 in Ocala.

I leave Sunday for Harstine Island, WA to see my daughter and family for a few weeks. I'm driving out. Thought ...
by Margarita
Mon Mar 24, 2025 9:25 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday March 24th
Replies: 2
Views: 3329

Re: Monday March 24th

Morning. Howling wind at about 40 mph, but it's 48 degrees. Plane boards in about 3 hours. I am very grateful for not looking at a drive to Denver. It's considerably more money to fly out of Casper, but by the time you factor in a 4.5 hour drive, the hassle and expense of parking, and a possible ...
by Margarita
Sun Mar 23, 2025 9:07 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday March 23rd
Replies: 2
Views: 3711

Re: Sunday March 23rd

Morning. Went to my son's ranch yesterday for a belated equinox celebration. Had to leave about 5:30 in a thick snowstorm that put down a considerable amount of moisture. At this point in time, it's all going to grass.

Currently 25 degrees, 15 mph wind, and snow on the ground. Tomorrow will be ...
by Margarita
Sat Mar 22, 2025 8:54 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday March 22nd
Replies: 1
Views: 2650

Re: Saturday March 22nd

Greetings, earthlings. 39 degrees, 40 mph wind and rising, kinda cloudy, kinda sunny, rain predicted later today. Bulbs popping up everywhere. I planted a lot of them last fall.
by Margarita
Fri Mar 21, 2025 8:45 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday March 21st
Replies: 2
Views: 2799

Re: Friday March 21st

Morning. Happy second day of spring. 33 degrees, 20 mph wind. We do spring a little different here than a lot of places
by Margarita
Thu Mar 20, 2025 9:48 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday March 20th
Replies: 2
Views: 3073

Re: Thursday March 20th

Morning. 37 degrees. 40 mph air. Right now that trip to Florida doesn't sound half bad.
by Margarita
Wed Mar 19, 2025 8:52 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday March 19th
Replies: 2
Views: 3650

Re: Wednesday March 19th

Morning. 26 degrees, cloudy, foggy, snow on the ground. Trying to decide if we just heard a wood pecker. Haven't seen the first robin up here yet, which is about the latest first we've gone in the 45 years we've been in central Wyoming. I heard someone saw a robin in town, but they aren't up here ...
by Margarita
Tue Mar 18, 2025 11:25 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday March 18th
Replies: 2
Views: 3933

Re: Tuesday March 18th

Morning. 37 degrees and I think it is cloudy above the fog. About 15 mph wind. Increased wind and snow predicted later today. Must be March.
by Margarita
Mon Mar 17, 2025 12:19 pm
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday March 17th
Replies: 2
Views: 3607

Re: Monday March 17th

Happy St Paddy's Day. May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends beneath it never fall out.

Windy at 30 mph, partly cloudy, 54 degrees.
by Margarita
Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:29 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday March 16th
Replies: 3
Views: 4960

Re: Sunday March 16th

Morning. Windy at over 40 mph. Sunny.

Anyone who doesn't think writing is a real job shoulda hung out with me yesterday.
by Margarita
Sat Mar 15, 2025 8:48 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday March 15th
Replies: 1
Views: 3426

Re: Saturday March 15th

Morning Twenty-nine degrees with lingering snow.

Good for her! She's an interesting person and I wish her well.
by Margarita
Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:39 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday March 14th
Replies: 1
Views: 3269

Re: Friday March 14th

Morning. Snow, 32 degrees, air moving about 20 mph. I'm going out but have decided to eschew sunbathing for the day.
by Margarita
Thu Mar 13, 2025 8:51 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday March 13th
Replies: 2
Views: 4292

Re: Thursday March 13th

Thanks, Tom.

45 degrees. Wind whipping along. Sunny with snow predicted for tomorrow
by Margarita
Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:51 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday March 12th
Replies: 3
Views: 5356

Re: Wednesday March 12th

Morning, boys. 39 degrees, a gentle 15 mph breeze out of the southwest, and sunshine.

Book 2 is done, done, done, and ready to go to the publisher. I hope he likes it because the intensity of the last several months has killed my poor laptop. It has been wonky for a while, but a couple of days ago ...
by Margarita
Tue Mar 11, 2025 9:33 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday March 11th
Replies: 2
Views: 4080

Re: Tuesday March 11th

Morning. Sunny, 48 degrees, 16 mph wind. The grass was green when the snow melted and bulbs are poking up tips all over the yard.
by Margarita
Mon Mar 10, 2025 1:12 pm
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday March 10th
Replies: 3
Views: 4262

Re: Monday March 10th

Reservations to a National Park... depressing, but Yosemite has been overrun for fifty years. Just wait until there is no one left to guard the gate.

51 degrees, 40 mph wind.
by Margarita
Sun Mar 09, 2025 10:00 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday March 9th
Replies: 3
Views: 5732

Re: Sunday March 9th

Morning. Sunny, 41 degrees, 25 mph air. Still plenty of snow on the ground but it's melting. Went out to the ranch yesterday to shoot targets and got down two miles of snowy dirt and mud without any problems. Good old Camry.
by Margarita
Sat Mar 08, 2025 12:42 pm
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday March 8th
Replies: 3
Views: 4311

Re: Saturday March 8th

Morning, but just barely. I put in several hours worth of work on Book 2 before I allowed myself to take a computer cruise break. Deadline is April 1. I could use an extra month, but that's the nature of writing: one can always use more time. Twenty days until the release of Book 1. Nineteen days ...
by Margarita
Fri Mar 07, 2025 10:40 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: It's 307 Day! ( Friday March 7th)
Replies: 5
Views: 5544

Re: It's 307 Day! ( Friday March 7th)

True. The letter is probably sitting in Washington DC with some potal worker wondering if Shelton is somewhere along the Beltway.
by Margarita
Fri Mar 07, 2025 7:28 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: It's 307 Day! ( Friday March 7th)
Replies: 5
Views: 5544

Re: It's 307 Day! ( Friday March 7th)

Morning. 20 degrees. Air barely moving. Lots of snow.

Pretty quick trip to get from Rock Springs to NC in less than 12 hours. I sent my daughter some papers a week ago. She lives in Washington. Still doesn't have them.
by Margarita
Thu Mar 06, 2025 10:20 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday March 6th
Replies: 2
Views: 3580

Re: Thursday March 6th

Morning. 29 degrees, 25 mph wind directly out of the northeast, which is where our worst storms come from. Not much snow yet, just enough to cover the ground, but more is predicted. All in all, it is not a balmy spring day out there. I'd just as soon stay home, but I have a class to teach this ...
by Margarita
Wed Mar 05, 2025 8:03 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday March 5th
Replies: 3
Views: 4336

Re: Wednesday March 5th

Morning. 17 degrees, 12 mph wind. Not nearly enough snow yesterday. Naturally, the big snow is predicted for tomorrow when I have to leave the house to teach a class. Oh, well.
by Margarita
Tue Mar 04, 2025 8:37 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday March 4th
Replies: 3
Views: 4443

Re: Tuesday March 4th

Morning. 26 degrees, fairly still at the moment, snow on the ground, though not as much as we need.
by Margarita
Mon Mar 03, 2025 7:58 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday March 3rd
Replies: 2
Views: 3409

Re: Monday March 3rd

Morning. 25 degrees, 17 mph wind. Snow predicted tonight and tomorrow. March came in like a lamb this year.
by Margarita
Sun Mar 02, 2025 10:08 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday March 2nd
Replies: 1
Views: 2595

Re: Sunday March 2nd

Sunny morning with a few scattered clouds. 32 degrees, air moving but without any great enthusiasm.

Have they come to any decisions about Star Plunge?
by Margarita
Sat Mar 01, 2025 8:55 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday March 1st
Replies: 2
Views: 3457

Re: Saturday March 1st

Morning. Appears to be sunny, 25 degrees, 10 mph air movement. HIgh of 61 predicted, snow supposed to be back on Tuesday.
by Margarita
Fri Feb 28, 2025 7:14 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday February 28th
Replies: 2
Views: 3769

Re: Friday February 28th

Morning. 40 degrees, 20 mph wind.
by Margarita
Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:07 pm
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday February 27th
Replies: 2
Views: 4234

Re: Thursday February 27th

Morning. 52 degrees, air whipping along at just under 30 mph.
by Margarita
Wed Feb 26, 2025 10:08 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday February 26th
Replies: 3
Views: 5661

Re: Wednesday February 26th

They aren't undocumented immigrants there.

Morning. 37 degrees. Overcast. Air drifting along at 10 mph. Today is my husband's 76th birthday.
by Margarita
Tue Feb 25, 2025 2:53 pm
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Shoot them in the.....
Replies: 6
Views: 8275

Re: Shoot them in the.....

Women have known about this for centuries. Glad to see guys finally catching up. ;)
by Margarita
Tue Feb 25, 2025 8:58 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday February 25th
Replies: 3
Views: 5386

Re: Tuesday February 25th

Morning. 48 degrees, 50 mph wind. Geese hang around here all winter, too. Tsk. Canadians. They gripe about how they don't want to be mistaken for Americans, then they come down here and don't go home. :flags-canada: :greetings-waveyellow:
by Margarita
Mon Feb 24, 2025 10:22 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday February 24th
Replies: 2
Views: 5068

Re: Monday February 24th

Morning. 50 degrees, 40 mph wind. I think The Giant Puppy and I will go for a walk along the river later today once I get my writing done. If we're lucky, the wind will deter people from visiting the dog park. Both McDuff (a lab/Great Pyrenees mix) and I (a Scotch-Irish mix) have sufficient ballast ...
by Margarita
Sun Feb 23, 2025 8:52 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday February 23rd
Replies: 2
Views: 4044

Re: Sunday February 23rd

Good morning. 40 degrees and a 45 mph wind.
by Margarita
Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:40 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday February 22nd
Replies: 2
Views: 3675

Re: Saturday February 22nd

Morning. 38 degrees, 25 mph wind and rising. Partly cloudy, but the solar snow melter is out.

Sounds like a screwy situation, Tom.
by Margarita
Fri Feb 21, 2025 9:50 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday February 21st
Replies: 2
Views: 3591

Re: Friday February 21st

Greetings, earthlings. 28 degrees, wind wafting gently along but supposed to pick up later today.
by Margarita
Thu Feb 20, 2025 9:43 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday February 20th
Replies: 2
Views: 3695

Re: Thursday February 20th

Morning. A crispy 8 degrees and air movement under 10 mph. Out into the snow I must go this afternoon to teach embroidery.
by Margarita
Wed Feb 19, 2025 11:29 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday February 19th
Replies: 2
Views: 3400

Re: Wednesday February 19th

Morning. 8 degrees and about that speed for the air. Once upon a time, I'd have looked and and thought, "What a great day for a walk." Today I do not
by Margarita
Tue Feb 18, 2025 10:46 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday February 18th
Replies: 2
Views: 3386

Re: Tuesday February 18th

Morning. One degree, 10 mph wind.

Are they actively trying to frighten people over weather?

About fifteen years ago, the weather people started spinning every snowstorm into Snowmageddon and screaming doom any time the wind creeps over twenty mph. Keeping people scared is great for keeping them ...
by Margarita
Mon Feb 17, 2025 9:15 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday February 17th
Replies: 2
Views: 3603

Re: Monday February 17th

Morning. 7 degrees and snowing, with frozen fog covering the tree branches. Very pretty, though I wish I didn't need to go out into it this afternoon. I've turned into a couch potato this winter, or rather a chair and ottoman potato, spending way more time at the computer than I like. I hope to get ...
by Margarita
Sun Feb 16, 2025 9:32 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday February 16th
Replies: 2
Views: 3702

Re: Sunday February 16th

Morning. 18 degrees, air moving a little over 20 mph most of the time, but I think it's increasing.

Can't snow below 25 degrees? :roll: :lol: Well, maybe there's a law against it in California.
by Margarita
Sat Feb 15, 2025 2:17 pm
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday February 15th
Replies: 2
Views: 3700

Re: Saturday February 15th

Afternoon. Snow on the ground with intermitent flurries. Last time I checked, it was 15 degrees with barely moving air.
by Margarita
Fri Feb 14, 2025 8:46 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday February 14th
Replies: 3
Views: 5080

Re: Friday February 14th

Morning. 40 degrees and almost 40 mph wind. Feels like summer after the last few day. Snow predicted tomorrow.
by Margarita
Thu Feb 13, 2025 9:15 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday February 13th
Replies: 2
Views: 3958

Re: Thursday February 13th

Morning. 19 degrees with the air moving along at 35 mph. Down at the airport, the wind speed is less than half of ours up here. Nothing like living in a wind tunnel.
by Margarita
Wed Feb 12, 2025 9:51 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday February 12th
Replies: 3
Views: 5966

Re: Wednesday February 12th

Morning. A wee bit brisk at -1, but a whopping high of 14 is predicted for later today. Air movement is minimal. Snow on the ground.
by Margarita
Tue Feb 11, 2025 10:48 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday February 11th
Replies: 3
Views: 6235

Re: Tuesday February 11th

Morning. 4 degrees, air barely moving, snow yesterday and last night. I'm not tempted to neglect the jobs du jour in favor of gardening today.
by Margarita
Mon Feb 10, 2025 11:05 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday February 10th
Replies: 4
Views: 8009

Re: Monday February 10th

OL Mike wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2025 8:39 am Good morning. Another 51-75 sunny day. Almost embarrassed to post this.....almost.
Go ahead and gloat. July is coming...
by Margarita
Mon Feb 10, 2025 8:18 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday February 10th
Replies: 4
Views: 8009

Re: Monday February 10th

Morning. 7 degrees, still, heavy frost on the ground.

Roy had a fan belt the right size in the shop, so got the one on the furnace replaced forthwith. Ah, the joys of being married to a man who can Do Stuff.
by Margarita
Sun Feb 09, 2025 11:32 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday February 9th
Replies: 3
Views: 7230

Re: Sunday February 9th

It's still football season? ;)
by Margarita
Sun Feb 09, 2025 8:47 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday February 9th
Replies: 3
Views: 7230

Re: Sunday February 9th

Morning. 21, sunny, 15 mph wind. Fan belt on the furnace is almost shot. Yay, Roy, for knowing how to fix stuff. Glad we have a woodstove in the meantime.