My Little Corner of the World

Monday, February 2, 2026

A Day in my Life - February

We've made it to February! The groundhog saw his shadow and we're in for more winter. We're actually under another winter storm advisory here with more snow and icy roads. But, I'm here to share the 1st day of the month with you. Here's how February 1 went for me.

I was up early, went downstairs and was on the treadmill for 40 minutes.

Then I came upstairs and got things going in the crockpot so dinner would be ready when we came home from church. The bigger crockpot has grilled chicken breasts in it, the little one has green beans.

After that I got ready and had a boiled egg for breakfast.

Here we are, driving to church. The roads are still snow covered, but the sky is blue.

Look at this, on the dashboard of Bob's truck. The temperature was negative 8 degrees!

The frosty branches and the sun were beautiful though.

We got to church about 8:45. We have Sunday School before the service and that starts at 9. I'm doing a class on Genesis, which Bob happens to be teaching. This was before class, waiting for everyone to arrive.

That class gets done about 10, then our regular service starts at 10:15.
We had communion and a very good message from Romans 15.

We did some talking after church and didn't get home till about 12:15, and then enjoyed that meal from the crock pots.

After cleaning up lunch I did a little more walking. I try to get about 14,000 steps in daily and I don't like to do it all on the treadmill. I'll be so glad when it's nice and I can walk outside again. For now, I do laps in the storage area in the basement - not pretty but it works!

Bob and I both took a short nap in the afternoon. That's so nice!

The sun continued to shine. I took this off our porch. You can see how the snow is hanging off the roof!

This is in the back yard. Bob had cleared the snow off the deck on Saturday, and the sun was helping it dry.

We had sloppy joes for supper. We like the with American cheese added.

Then we had a quiet, relaxing evening! We love British Crime shows and have recently started watching this one - Grantchester.
We also watched 'The Repair Shop' which I've shared before. (We learned about it from blog friend Terri of Your Friend from Florida.) It's also from England and is a show where people bring in cherished items that need repair. It will make you feel good to watch it! The last show we watched was from France and is called The Beau Chateau. Season 1 is on HGTV and we hear season 2 will be starting but right now we watch it on Youtube. It's about a young couple that inherited a beautiful chateau and they are restoring it.

Yes, it was a lovely day! It was cold, but the sunshine was a treat, and we always enjoy seeing our church family.

Sunday, February 1, 2026

January - the longest month!

January is often said to feel like a never ending month; after the excitement and busyness of the holidays and winter in our area, it does feel long.

This January certainly lived up to that reputation around here. It was a brutal weather month. We finally had sunshine this weekend; prior to that we had 16 days in a row of measurable snow. Our county got over 50 inches of snow in January with 80% of that happening in those 16 days. We also had frigid cold, setting a cold record of negative 19 degrees one day.

Schools were cancelled for a whole week in a row, then another day the next week. Because it was so cold, salt wasn't working to de-ice the roads, and the constant snow was exhausting for the plow drivers. We were mostly staying in, but here's a few pictures I took on a day I had to get out.

These roads were no fun to drive on!

This is our street, our house is just over that little rise.

I've been whining about the snow, and being sick of not getting out, but then my friend Dianna, over at Joyful in His Presence put up a post about enjoying the beauty of it, and appreciating God's power over weather, which made me think I needed to adjust my way of thinking too.

So here's some positive things!

I'm thankful for a nice warm house and not losing electricity.

I'm thankful that I'm retired and can stay home if I want! What a blessing to be able to just stay in and look at the snow.