With our first frost of the fall inevitable shortly, we made some preparations for winter today. First we switched the inserts on our outside doors from screens to storm windows. After having gone through this ritual every spring and fall for the past 30 years, we have things marked and can do it without any problems. I cleaned some "wild asters" out of a flower bed, chopped them up with the lawn mower and put them on the compost pile. They never met our expectations. We did mow the front and back yards which also cleaned up fallen leaves. We have enjoyed this Vining Geranium at our entryway that Carolyn gave Elaine for Mother's Day. It has bloomed all summer and fall. We don't really have a place to hold plants over the winter but will try to protect it and a few other plants for a few more days. I was pleased to know that the Federal employees were back to work today. And, even more pleased to have a phone call from brother Don who got home this afternoon following back surgery yesterday in Lincoln. He was doing well and pleased that it had corrected the numbness in his legs. His golfing season is over for this year but looking forward to next year. Now, if I can just get our programable thermostat set to where we are both comfortable during the day as well as over night....
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