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I remember posting on this very blog a number of times that I hate the sound of rain pounding on the metal roof. I always have. I find it soothing to hear the rain hitting a shingled roof, but metal just drives me nuts, especially if I'm trying to sleep.
Well, we have rain this afternoon and the rain hiting the metal roof now has a musical quality. Nothing like several years of drought and wondering if everything beautiful about California is a thing of the past to change one's perspective! Of course the little bit of rain we've had since the beginning of November isn't enough to relieve the drought, but every little bit sounds good to me!
As I've mentioned previously, I lived in rural Ireland for three years, and in that time I became accustomed to not having some of the conveniences we take for granted, but which are totally unnecessary to a good life. Today I'm thinking about the electric can opener. I didn't have one there, and when I returned to the U.S. I resolved to live a simple life without a lot of electricity being involved, so since 2003 I have been using the old fashioned can opener that you turn by hand. It has always worked well for me, and since I buy mostly fresh foods anyway, I've never had a problem. This past week I bought several cans of chicken chunks, organic free-range chickens that were non-GMO, gluten free, and raised on a family farm. I decided to make chicken salad for lunch and got out my can opener. I had a terrible time with it, and it probably took me 15 minutes to get the lid off. During this time I decided I would buy a cheap electric opener. Now I'm not too sure, but I just cut my finger on the metal lid while disposing of the can. Maybe I should eliminate all canned goods and skip buying the opener. I should probably buy a decent hand can opener instead of the cheap thing I have.
By the way, the chicken salad was delicious and a good variation to the tuna salad I often have for lunch. I'm getting used to not eating sandwiches since going lo carb.
- Oh Joy!
I could hear the rain hitting the roof throughout the night, but by this morning it had stopped. When I went out for some errands at about 10 am, the sun was shining! Beautiful sunlight! I have never minded rain although I can't...
- Rain, And More Rain
I don't remember how many straight days of rain we've had, but it looks like it will continue for at least the next 10 days! I can't complain, though, as the rain should greatly ease the worst of the drought conditions. The best...
- Roof Repair
Even as I write this my roof is being repaired. Mark arrived a few minutes before 10 am, just as he had promised. The noise from whatever he's doing is so much more pronounced than if he was walking and working on a regular type roof rather...
- It's Still Coming Down
No breaks at all in the rain - it's been coming down for a number of days now. That's good for the drought conditions but it is depressing to see and hear. I don't think I ever minded the rain so much until I lived in my 5th wheel. ...
- Weird Weather
While Sacramento was inundated with rain overnight and most of today, the Sierras are getting snowed in. But the most surprising is that tornados have touched down in Yuba City, about 50 miles north. Then I heard on the weather channel...
Travel
Will I ever learn?
I remember posting on this very blog a number of times that I hate the sound of rain pounding on the metal roof. I always have. I find it soothing to hear the rain hitting a shingled roof, but metal just drives me nuts, especially if I'm trying to sleep.
Well, we have rain this afternoon and the rain hiting the metal roof now has a musical quality. Nothing like several years of drought and wondering if everything beautiful about California is a thing of the past to change one's perspective! Of course the little bit of rain we've had since the beginning of November isn't enough to relieve the drought, but every little bit sounds good to me!
As I've mentioned previously, I lived in rural Ireland for three years, and in that time I became accustomed to not having some of the conveniences we take for granted, but which are totally unnecessary to a good life. Today I'm thinking about the electric can opener. I didn't have one there, and when I returned to the U.S. I resolved to live a simple life without a lot of electricity being involved, so since 2003 I have been using the old fashioned can opener that you turn by hand. It has always worked well for me, and since I buy mostly fresh foods anyway, I've never had a problem. This past week I bought several cans of chicken chunks, organic free-range chickens that were non-GMO, gluten free, and raised on a family farm. I decided to make chicken salad for lunch and got out my can opener. I had a terrible time with it, and it probably took me 15 minutes to get the lid off. During this time I decided I would buy a cheap electric opener. Now I'm not too sure, but I just cut my finger on the metal lid while disposing of the can. Maybe I should eliminate all canned goods and skip buying the opener. I should probably buy a decent hand can opener instead of the cheap thing I have.
By the way, the chicken salad was delicious and a good variation to the tuna salad I often have for lunch. I'm getting used to not eating sandwiches since going lo carb.
- Oh Joy!
I could hear the rain hitting the roof throughout the night, but by this morning it had stopped. When I went out for some errands at about 10 am, the sun was shining! Beautiful sunlight! I have never minded rain although I can't...
- Rain, And More Rain
I don't remember how many straight days of rain we've had, but it looks like it will continue for at least the next 10 days! I can't complain, though, as the rain should greatly ease the worst of the drought conditions. The best...
- Roof Repair
Even as I write this my roof is being repaired. Mark arrived a few minutes before 10 am, just as he had promised. The noise from whatever he's doing is so much more pronounced than if he was walking and working on a regular type roof rather...
- It's Still Coming Down
No breaks at all in the rain - it's been coming down for a number of days now. That's good for the drought conditions but it is depressing to see and hear. I don't think I ever minded the rain so much until I lived in my 5th wheel. ...
- Weird Weather
While Sacramento was inundated with rain overnight and most of today, the Sierras are getting snowed in. But the most surprising is that tornados have touched down in Yuba City, about 50 miles north. Then I heard on the weather channel...