WINTRY MIX

 

It's a COLD & RAINY, SLEETY, ICY WINTRY MIX kinda day in the Carolinas. 

Too much ice and we will lose our power, sometimes for up to a week!  Preparation for that possibility means filling jugs with water; making sure we have bread, sandwich stuff, fruit and granola bars; stacking wood by the back door where it will be dry and handy if we need it, checking the propane tank on the gas grill, getting candles and oil lamps ready, charge all batteries (we can run a few work lights and a small tv), wash any clothes or dishes while we still have power, and fill coolers with ice, just in case I have to empty the refrigerator into coolers.

It has come to be a "camping like experience", a quiet time in front of the fire, catching up on my reading while the light holds out.  Cooking can be a pain, but it's not so bad.  We're ready for whatever weather comes this way.

While I'm making preparations for our wintry mix, I thought I'd share an email I got with quotes from the old Hollywood Squares show ... On a cold, gray day like today, a little humor goes a long way!

 

If you remember the Original Hollywood Squares and its comics, this may bring a tear to your eyes. These great questions and answers are from the days when "Hollywood Squares" game show responses were spontaneous, not scripted, as they are now. Peter Marshall was the host asking the questions. Q. Do female frogs croak? A. Paul Lynde:  If you hold their little heads under water long enough. Q. If you're going to make a parachute jump, at least how high should you be? A. Charley Weaver:  Three days of steady drinking should do it. Q. True or False, a pea can last as long as 5,000 years. A. George Gobel:  Boy, it sure seems that way sometimes. Q. You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a woman? A. Don Knotts:  That's what's been keeping me awake. Q. Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get older? A. Charley Weaver: My sense of decency. Q. What are "Do It," "I Can Help," and "I Can't Get Enough"? A. George Gobel: I don't know but it's coming from the next apartment. Q. As you grow older, do you tend to gesture more or less with your hands while talking? A. Rose Marie: You ask me one more growing old question Peter, and I'll give you a gesture you won't forget. Q. Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather? A. Paul Lynde: Because chiffon wrinkles too easily. Q. Charley, you've just decided to grow strawberries. Are you going to get any during the first year? A. Charley Weaver: Of course not, I'm too busy growing strawberries. Q. During a tornado, are you safer in the bedroom or in the closet? A. Rose Marie: Unfortunately Peter, I'm always safe in the bedroom. Q. When you pat a dog on its head he will wag his tail. What will a goose do? A. Paul Lynde: Make him bark? Q. According to Ann Landers, is there anything wrong with getting into the habit of kissing a lot of people? A. Charley Weaver: It got me out of the army. Q. Back in the old days, when Great Grandpa put horseradish on his head, what was he trying to do? A. George Gobel: Get it in his mouth. Q. Who stays pregnant for a longer period of time, your wife or your elephant? A. Paul Lynde: Who told you about my elephant? Q. Jackie Gleason recently revealed that he firmly believes in them and has actually seen them on at least two occasions. What are they? A. Charley Weaver: His feet. Q. According to Ann Landers, what are two things you should never do in bed? A. Paul Lynde: Point and laugh.

Wishing you all a WARM day!
Find someone to snuggle with and
Drink LOTS of cocoa!