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 Year 21, Week 12, Day two (week 1106)   (January 17, 2000 was my first carving day.) 04-02-21 Friday 58 degrees very early morning. 76 was the high. While I was not out in it very much, the sky was partly cloudy most of the day and breezy. This weather report is brought to you by The City Of Pompano Beach Department Of Tourism.  I had a day off for Good Friday and made use of it. I never left the house until the afternoon, and then did a quick run where I found out when my destination was closed, and learned when it would open tomorrow. I spent the day on my computer working on documents, stories, emails, projects, and such. I get a lot of crochet and knitting E-mails on one of my accounts. On that account, it was telling me it was getting full. I zapped a lot of the E-mails that had blankets, hats, scarves.  I left all the E-mails of crochet figures I need to look at. Gnomes, butterflies, eggs, dragons, etc.  Sometime in the next decade or so, I...

 Year 21, Week 11, Day one (week 1105)   (January 17, 2000 was my first carving day.) 03-27-21 Saturday The day was 75 as the low early morning to 83 as the high mid day. The sky was varying between clear skies and a few clouds. Sunny all day long. There was a steady breeze with some strong wind gusts now and then. Because I was sheltered by the house, I had to run the fan to remain comfortable. With the fan it was really nice.  You really need to get someone who loves football so they can be a fan for you on hot days... This weather report is brought to you by The City Of Pompano Beach Department Of Tourism.  I started carving the bowl. I had to decide what was going to be high, and what would go underneath, and be low. I realized after I started I made one mistake that would have made this project easier. I went with my mistake.  I am going to get the weaving of the leaves first the way I want it, and then will carve the wood to look like leaves. It...

 Year 21, Week 10, Day Two (week 1104)   (January 17, 2000 was my first carving day.) 03-20-21 Saturday 60 degrees as the early morning low, 70 when I got outside, a momentary high of 78. The clouds were drifting by, scattered, broken, clear, shifting on and off. The weather report suggested possible showers after one. We never got any which made it really nice. This weather report is brought to you by The City Of Pompano Beach Department Of Tourism.  I stopped at Mom’s to get a bolt to copy and then I headed out. I got the replacement bolts for the dolly/furniture mover. Those ACE / TRUE-VALUE stores are so nice. They are small but they have the right stuff.  I then followed part of my yard sale path north, then dropped down to the Northern Aldi’s (for my area).  There is one south of me too. I went in for just one thing. Experience has shown me that if you enter a store for one thing get a shopping cart.  After spending $50 I left ALSO with t...

 Year 21, Week 09, Day One (week 1103)   (January 17, 2000 was my first carving day.) 03-13-21 Saturday The day was in the 70s all day long, low 70s in the morning, high 70s in the afternoon, with a breeze coming in under the awning. The awning is on the north west side of the house. So the wind was likely coming from the North East.  A good number of times, I needed to get up to do something, and did not want to move because it was so nice just sitting there. I could well have settled in a lounge chair and just stayed put all day. The birds were singing up a storm and the clouds were big puffs drifting by. I don’t remember the sun dimming from a cloud passing in front of it, but it may have. I was not paying that much attention to the weather itself.  If it stayed this way all year long, I would not complain. This weather report is brought to you by The City Of Pompano Beach Department Of Tourism.  I made a quick dash to a nearby store to get some pepp...

 Year 21, Week 08, Day One (week 1102)   (January 17, 2000 was my first carving day.) 03-08-21 Saturday Mixed sky, mid 70s. Showers predicted did not come. A steady breeze with strong gusts.  This weather report is brought to you by The City Of Pompano Beach Department Of Tourism.  Mom’s birthday was fairly recent and I did not get anything for Valentine’s day. While at the grocery store, I saw some daffodils in a pot. I think these are actually narcissus which tend to be smaller than normal daffodils. These are really small blossoms.  Daffodil are my favorite flower. I had to buy these. After I had them in my cart, I realized I needed to give it to Mom and let her take care of it. I am good at killing plants. They have to really want to live for them to survive my care. I gave them to Mom and I got a hug out of it.  Mom’s rocker bench broke. I made the decision to repair it.  Remember, I am a proud student of Laurel and Hardy, and t...

 Year 21, Week 07, Day One (week 1101)   (January 17, 2000 was my first carving day.) 02-27-21 Saturday 75 degrees early morning low, 82 high, some to few clouds, lots of Sun, moderate humidity with a brisk wind. This weather report is brought to you by The City Of Pompano Beach Department Of Tourism.  Yesterday I had plans for a number of projects.  I stopped at the grocery store on the way to Mom’s to pick up some stuff I needed. I like shopping at a small independent grocery store, but find myself going to the big local chain more and more as they have stuff the small store does not have, even if it is more expensive... Today, I mainly sanded. I’ve told you other weeks that I hate sanding, but for some strange reason, I sat and sanded. I ran across a bowl that turned out to be Camphor. This bowl was an early project and was originally made on a faceplate as there are four tiny screw holes on the flat bottom. The inside was rough and raw wood, and ...