CITY: Chaos starting to really grate on me!! But yesterday's storm - although R left in am with intention of getting a washer, it did not happen. Contents of laundry room is mostly in LR. I cleared a path yesterday am for the "new" washer, then had to move stuff again so R could see the TV! The washer in the middle of the K adds a few steps to each trip from one side to other! Guess I need the exercise! Today he is otherwise occupied so... I gave him a bag of laundry and some detergent. With any luck he will do it and bring it back; HE is the one out of clean socks!   

Made the celery soup yesterday; nice meal but we like it with a bit of sausage so I went across the street to see if the butcher had any - it has MSG in it! My first and last time in that shop. So walked a few blocks to a large grocery, just as the snow was starting. No sausage there fit to eat either. Not wanting to move the car nor walk any further, I had my soup without and put Ikea Swedish meatballs in with R's. The soup requires a piece of toast topped with provolone in the bottom of each bowl. Yummy! Other than that, it is merely onion and celery in veg or chick broth. Very quick.

Not going to go to writers' group tonight; the roads will be clear but the drive into the mill -NOT! If things stay OK, I shall go down early tomorrow with a shovel and clear enough space to park and carry pots in so they can dry and get fired Friday night. I would like to have a few more of the white and red ones for the Market on Sunday since that was all that sold last month. Maybe a few green ones as well.

Before I go to country tomorrow, I intend to buy myself a good snow shovel and put a big sign on it "DOROTHY"S - DO NOT TOUCH!" R went off with my in-car shovel this morning and the real one for this season disappeared months ago. Not going anywhere today- no shovel to dig out car! If R wants orange juice, he better bring some home.

I did get most of pots trimmed yesterday, working in short blocks of time. Want to do more today. Energy level is not high last couple days, even though I feel fine. Cough came back on Tues and Weds but has diminished again today. I wonder if the fragrance at folk dancing caused it - nothing else I can think of. Using the kick wheel on the weekend and Monday and dancing Monday night did make me a bit stiff but OK now. Just tells me I need to do more - of both.

Phoned my 88 year old friend of over 50 years this am, in PA, but she was on her way out the door to acupuncture! So had a very long chat with rehabber friend in NYS. Good lunch but still not jumping up to get to work! I want to start my new heritage seeds - the peppers - but the soil in in the country. I am really late but maybe in the fall we will be able to have a greenhouse to keep them going a while longer.

Sunny and 16 F today with hope of 30 tomorrow and 36!!! on Saturday. More snow next week! March in Montreal.