I always enjoy the this and thats by other people. Here's what's on my mind today.

We've got snow and colder weather coming tomorrow night, but not expecting deep snow. When I went to town this afternoon for the mail, it looked like someone drove up to the end of my bridge, got out and walked around, maybe sometime today. I always look for fresh tracks, and measure the footprints against my own to make sure I'm not seeing my own tracks made yesterday. It would be nice to know who comes down here, and what they are looking at. I don't think it's tourists, it's probably county bridge people or someone looking at the condition of the river banks.

This is down the road from me. I am counting my blessings that my flood damage isn't this bad. Every other missing bridge has been fixed, but it hasn't been decided what to do with this one because they have to figure out if they want to put the river back where it was, and how much of the eroded bank to replace.



I think there is only one year-round resident, and she is frantic to find a way to fill in the bank. I don't blame her, but I think she needs to have faith that either the state or county roads people will restore access to her house when they decide what to do. It will be worth the wait if they come up with a more durable design.

My garden seeds are on the way, and I am going to start planning the layout of my garden, and when to plant what. I ordered some short-season tomato plants that will come in early April.

Various neighbors have mentioned that we all have PTSD to some extent. I noticed some things right after the flood - couldn't sleep, no appetite (that was a good thing), and flashbacks. Those things are behind me for the most part, but now I notice that I'm spending a lot more money than usual. Generally, when I think I need something, I'll do a lot of research and really think hard about whether I need it. Not lately.

Last month I saw a winter coat and just bought it without thinking because I was so tired of being cold all the time, and didn't have a warm coat that fit. It was overpriced, and I shouldn't have bought it, but too late to take it back, and it IS warm, so I'll get some use out of it. And yesterday I went to town and bought a big bunch of ink for my printer. It will be months before I need it.