Hot Beaches - Wednesday - 12/28/16

My daughter and I had a lovely day. We headed out to one of her favorite sandwich shops and had garlic chicken sandwiches for lunch. From there we headed south then up into the hills to try and find an elusive Saint's tomb we had looked for on her last trip. We stopped at a winery for a taste of mediocre wine but did get directions and with only one more stop to double check we were in the right place eventually found Saint Rafka's resting place. From there we went to a monastery that had two male saints - one on display still intact inside a glass coffin. We drove back down the hill toward the sea to Batroun where we had a bit of beer at the brew pub and I was told that the beer is better in Batroun than some my daughter has had at brew pubs in the USA. After that we picked up some bread on our way home, had dinner and settled in for the evening.

Cherry: How nice to have your son clear your walk and help get you ready for the new computer. What great neighbors you have to help plow you out, too.

Pam: How great to have eradicated a pound that found you during the holidays. I love the sound of the t-shirt you bought...great reminder!

Lynn: Sounds like there were a LOT of presents if you are still putting them away   We need to do some laundry here, too.

Beverly: Not many days left before the wedding will be over and your days will return to normal. I hope all is running smoothly and there have been no glitches to deal with.

Good morning. My neighbor plowed me out yesterday so I'm good until the next storm, and I'm sure there will be more. That's the way this winter seems to be going and it does seem to be a more normal winter than we've had for several years.

My son is still here and has decided to take today off too, so he won't leave until tomorrow morning. We need to shovel a path on my deck so I can get out to at least fill my bird feeder. The snow during the storm drifted over the roof and onto the deck, leaving a large drift on it. I don't think we'll remove all the snow, but enough to be able to walk from one end to the other.

It is warmer today. The temp is 26 but there is a wind. Not enough to blow the snow around though. At least not yet.

Have a good day, beaches.