It's 10 degrees outside at 7:00am! Angela & I stayed home from work yesterday... most of the roads were frozen over and all the major school districts were closed (even the ones that "never" close). I mananged to take advantage of it by getting our taxes done (yea!) Unfortunately we're not scheduled to get above freezing until Friday... yikes! We have a lemon tree in a really large pot (it's a really small tree). Since it'll be left outside we had to come up with some way to protect it for the next few days. It's not exactly convenient to move so moving it inside wasn't an option. We looked for alternatives... a quick internet search suggested Christmas lights... now duh! Why didn't I think of that! The older style incandescent bulbs do produce a bit of heat. So we wrapped the tree with 2 strands, and then covered it with a couple of sheets to help keep the heat in. Ta-da... Christmas in February... plus the glowing red blanket in the middle of the night looks pretty cool ;-)
Hope it's warmer where you are!!!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
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Good idea, I should have put some in the rabbit hutch. They are having to make do with straw. Same weather here,1/2 inch of ice covered with 6 inches of snow, 8 degrees this morning, calling for
-6 on Thursday. But the Mall is open as well as Purfume Max, entrances and parking fields cleared of snow and ready for customers.
After nearly one year in what is now the frozen tundra in the Northeast, I am glad to sit this winter storm out! It's 70 degrees, breezy and bright and sunny. Delicious weather here in Florida. Bundle up! (And you can also be jealous)
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