Last of Swap Shop materials

 Yesterday at the Swap Shop, I turned over all my history of the shop which I opened in 2007.  I had kept it all these years, but it was time to clean house so my history is gone.  Maybe I wrote about it in 2007, I will look and see.  Don Berry is now in charge of the shop and it's future.  See Dump Shopping 2010

Tom :

 Yesterday, Thursday, January 16, I took him to RUmford ER.  They treated him for a foot infection, but had no rooms.  At 11:OO pm. They took him by ambulance to Togus hospital.  He is now being treated where they know all about his various ailments.  He feels content there.  His infected foot is maybe a little better, but still hurts.  I'm in  the Augusta Hampton Inn for a few nights so I can come visit him easier than being at home, an hour away.  It is more restful for me.  I had a chicken pot pie and ice cream from the deli downstairs that Beth brought to the room before she left for home.  I cooked the pie in the room microwave and ate half the ice cream from the room refrigerator.  She set up my Chromebook before she left for home.  

January 16, snow

 Snow has just started but it is supposed to get really bad after lunch  time.  It is nearly 12 noon now.  It is also very cold.  I'm going to get dressed in very warm clothes and may get in bed to get warm.  It is too cold to work in the sunroom.

January 7 snow storm

NOt much of a storm.  We may have 3 inches so far and not much falling now.  It is however, cold.  The sunroom has no sun and the heater is only making it 50 degrees.  We closed the curtains last night too, but it hasn't made much difference.  Hopefully the flowers will survive.

I was invited downstairs by Beth to watch the uphill race in the Alps.  It was exciting and a girl from Maine won first place.  HIggins placed enough to make her a winner overall 

Church was cancelled, which was good as we could not have made it out safely.  

2023 Christmas contuined

 Christmas came and went and now on to a new year.  I will post some Christmas pictures.

Christmas 2023

 We had a lovely day with our family.. Sara, Archie, Stephanie, Quinn and Aurora, Jacob and guests Arnold and Laurel who joined us for the day.  Many lovely gifts were opened and ham, breakfast casserole, fruit, candy and Sweet Potato biscuits were enjoyed by all.  I got new ceramic critters for my gardens. The family took a woods walk and the twins and Archie climbed on the largest white pine in Maine while Aunt Sara    looked on.

 

December 19, 2023 flood

 Monday afternoon started a heavy rain which flooded many roads and uprooted many trees.  Our generator was a wonderful investment.  Most of Sumner is without power still and all of Buckfield  and Hartford are still without power.  Rumford is flooded and people have been washed away in the flooded rivers.  Beth barely made it home Monday night as a large tree almost fell on her car.  The winds were very strong.Charlie made it home fine.