Slight Detour: Tuesday This and That

I'm hearing a pitter patter with a low roar on our metal roof right now.

Today's forecast looked like it was going to be dry.

First thing this morning, I noticed a skiff of snow from overnight.

On the second trip outside, the snowfall had increased.

Now, it's a definite raindrop pitter patter.

Hopefully, the rain will quit soon, and we'll move on to a day that looks more like the photo above.

That was yesterday afternoon, and I was raking up debris from the two or three times we've plowed the lane this winter.

It would be nice if we don't have to plow again.

We saw a little of this and a little of that yesterday as the morning and late afternoon had some welcome feelings of spring.

I spent a couple of hours at DiLuna's Restaurant for our monthly class get-together.

As usual, there was no shortage of conversations. One of the highlights for me was listening to my classmate Judy Chronic Dabrowski tell about the reunion they are planning this summer.

It will be the Heath family. Her mom was a Heath. It will celebrate the 100 years that Judy's family has spent in North Idaho and on their property at Heath Lake south of town.

Judy told about the family setting off from Southern Idaho in a covered wagon with their farm stock walking along with them.

They left in the spring and moved on to their property, purchased from timber companies, a couple of months later.

Judy said her mother was 13 when they made the move. It was a wonderful story and definitely worth having a celebration.

All the stories of family migrations are treasures to be passed along through the generations.

And, all the stories and at least one tall tale exchanged at our luncheon table yesterday reminded us of why we enjoy each other so much.

And, so before we left, March 9 was designated as our next meeting date.

After a glance outside my window, I see that the rain has turned white again. Pitter patters are gone, thanks to the softer snowflakes.

Whatever the weather, I'll be working on more yard cleanup today and transplanting some of my baby plants into bigger pots.

How many have watched curling more than once since the Olympics began?

I haven't met the 3-day mark yet, but I know I've watched on at least two days since the Olympics began.

Curling kinda grows on you, even if you don't quite understand the science behind it.

I suggested to Bill the other day that the curling stars probably net more up close and personal TV time than any other athletes in the Olympics.

Of course, that may just be that curling just takes a lot of time.

So far, I haven't zeroed in to the other sports much; it's been somewhat of a potpourri of a little bit of everything.

The other night when we were watching the opening ceremony and there was all the dancing (beautiful dancing at that), I was nodding off.

I suddenly came to life and nodded in agreement when I heard Annie suggest that maybe some of this stuff took up a little more time than necessary.

Whatever the case, I will always acknowledge how much time and care it takes to develop any aspect of the Olympics.

It's all of the highest level, and even if we're nodding off through some of the activities, we still respect the work that goes into it all for athletes and organizers.

Speaking of TV watching, we get to stay up late tonight and try not to nod off while watching the ZAGS. They'll be hosting Washington State at the Kennel.