Saturday, February 7, 2026

The Mini Ice Age, Book and Bread Sale, and Spring Cleaning!

 




So, one morning after feeding the chickens I started to come back into the house and noticed the handle on the screen door was frozen.  I went inside and grabbed my phone so I could show you guys what terrible cold we are dealing with (like most of the country).  As I came out, the door shut real good, and I couldn't break the ice off the handle.  I was stuck outside in my housecoat.  I had to walk around the house to the back door and my daughter let me in.  I really must start dressing properly before going to feed the chickens.



I bought three books at the library book sale this past week and the cookbook at Habitat for Humanity.  I paid a $1.00 each.  I'm loving the cookbook.  I wish I was at the library book sale the first day but I felt the roads were too bad.  I'm thankful for what I found but it would have been a better selection.
 




We went to the Aunt Millie's Bakery store yesterday and happened upon a buy 1/get 1 free sale on the low carb bread that we love.  So we stocked up on that plus we bought hamburger/hotdog buns, bagels, and cinnamon swirl bread for a good price.  

They were closing for a week to do some repairs and yesterday was their last day.  Someone put their car in drive instead of reverse and ran into part of the store.  I'm not sure why or how that happened but how scary.  Thank God no one was hurt.  That's my interesting news this week.

Really not much going on except I'm still Spring Cleaning.  I finished organizing the pantry and a closet.   This week I hope to get to another closet and wash down the kitchen cabinets.   I love to Spring Clean/organize right now because as soon as the mini ice age is over I'm going to be in my garden.  This weather mess will all be forgotten.

What's it like where you are?

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6 comments:

Lana said...

This has been the craziest winter! Brrr....I can't imagine being out in your house coat! Luck's beans are on sale for .68 this week which always makes me think of you. Crazy friends of ours posted a video on Facebook of them making snow angels only wearing shorts in the last snowstorm! We had a solid sheet of ice on our yard for about ten days. Thirty two years in SC and I never remember a winter like this one. The weather is supposed to warm up next week and I hope that is it! We are getting too old for an accident like a slip and fall or needing to haul in firewood and deal with a portable generator and propane tanks. We have decided to put in a whole house generator and have peace of mind. After 8 days of no power after Helene and no water as well we just want to know we are not going to have to do that again.

Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Garden said...

I know what you mean about that ice Lana -We warn each other everytime some develops. We want no broken hips here either.
The man down the street put in a whole house generator and it caught on fire. They did something wrong when they installed it for sure. I would love to have one though - maybe I need to do some talking. Planning ahead is always good!

Cheryl Kimbley said...

It is still very snow covered here and cold. Hoping it warms some by the first of the week. Good deal on the bread. Stay safe.

Belinda said...

A frozen door handle is definitely cold! Our car doors were froze shut Thursday morning so we had to give them a good yank. I love book sales where the books are $1.00. Great deals at the bread outlet.

Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Garden said...

Oh man...this cold is terrible. Glad you able to just give them a yank. I hope the next book sale I can go early. Have a great Sunday!

Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Garden said...

I heard Cheryl we are going to get a warming trend come Monday. I hope that's true for me and you! 30 degrees will seem like heaven