Ever changing winters
I took this photooo in February 2012, a few weeks before my mother The Commander died. I don’t want to talk about all of that for now but it was a very warm winter and there usually isn’t open water between the moominbeach and Round Island at this time of year. In 2012, there was open water. Ice walkers beware.
The yooperland has gotten a lot of snow this winter and it might take a while for it all to melt but it is February and that means we are on the downside. We’ll get more snow and frigid temps but the birds are already trying out snippets of their SONGS (as opposed to noise) and if the sky is not cloudy, it almost looks like a summer sky.
Note to the GG (and me). Do not schedule a vee-hickle for an afternoon service appointment. Man oh man. Cygnus went in yesterday morning (actually it got dropped off Sunday afternoon) for routine maintenance (we did let them replace the rear brakes). Mooon Yooonit went in at 3:00 PM today for routine maintenance and a new battery (deedly-deedly-deep). I was not enamored by the fact that the service area was open until 8:00 PM and we hadn’t heard from them about Mooo Yooonit’s status by about five. I like to be home at The Landfill by 6:00 PM unless we are going somewhere for FUN, not picking up a car from service.
The GG ended up walking over to the dealer while I cooked salmon piccata. It wasn’t their fault. It was ours for not mindfully scheduling a car appointment at a convenient time for *us*.
I did take Cygnus to Meijer today where I got things I can’t get at Plum or other fancy stores: Triscuits, frozen lima beans, frozen potato patties, and drumsticks, the ice cream kind. I also picked up a couple filet mignons (individually packaged), some salmon filets for tonights piccata, and I scored some lamb stew meat. Filets and lamb stew are in the freezer.
February 4th, 2026 at 1:43 am
I always try to schedule a later morning appointment like 9 or 10. Although Subaru has two very nice waiting rooms with great snacks, there’s also a Sbux I can walk to and have another cup of coffee or a breakfast sandwich. Or I use the excuse for a coffee date with a friend who can drive me home if it’s going to take too long..