We were somewhere in the negative numbers this morning but not sure what the actual temperature was. Downtown Murphy was 4 degrees at 6:30 AM. Our thermometer falsely read -17. We're usually about 5 degrees lower than downtown. I think our thermometer went into a state of shock. Yesterday my birdbath de-icer arrived from Dr. Foster online and kept the bathwater from freezing all night. The birds thanked us this morning as they gathered around the water and didn't bang their little beaks on a solid block of ice. I don't know how people choose to live in a frigid tundra for 6-7 months. It's so confining and all a body wants to do is eat and build up layers of fat cells and lather on whale blubber to keep warm and keep the skin from cracking. We were thrilled to feel the sunshine bring the temperature up to low 40's by 3 PM. Friday should be low 50's and Saturday may reach 57. Dig out the capris!
I may repeat things I've already posted. It's not due to age. I'm too lazy to go back and reread what I blogged previously. I've joined the Murphy Health and Fitness gym that's located right across from Konhete Park where I walk so I can swim now too. I didn't realize how much I missed being in the water. The other gym, Erlanger Fit Plus membership runs out in September. Cliff and I belonged to it since moving here and it has a great rehab program that both of us have used at different times. One time I asked a therapist about knee discomfort/pain and he showed me ways to strengthen quads and leg muscles to prevent knee weakness. Cliff did PT a few times for back discomfort due to belly pulling on his back muscles. After the PT a patient get a free month at the gym. We did Zumba and yoga classes together. But now I need to swim. Pool is heated when the temperatures cool down. Our mornings have been lovely. On the mountain it's been ranging f
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