Another cold day...

... and more rain. It's been raining steadily all day long. Not really pouring, but more than a light drizzle.  Totally stupid weather.  My cousins in Chicago have temperatures less than 30 degrees, my cousins in New York are coping with temperatures in the teens, and I haven't checked with my cousins in Arizona, but I'm guessing they're the warmest of all.  (Time to visit Arizona.)

Haven't seen anybody for days.... with this kind of weather, people tend to just "hunker down," as they call it..... just stay at home and go out only when absolutely necessary.  I've stayed at home not only because of the weather, but I don't want my car to get wet.  (If we have to go out, we take my husband's car, which is a lot less pampered than mine.)

Speaking of pampered, our outside cat Mickey is safe and warm and cozy in the garage, thanks to the new heater we got for him.  I've gone into the garage every few hours today, just to let Mickey know he hasn't been abandoned.  I have even warmed up his Fancy Feast so he wouldn't have to eat chilled cat food in this weather.  (No, my cats are not spoiled.)  Mickey loves walking around the property chasing lizards, and I know he's not thrilled to be confined to that garage, but I'd rather have him in there and know where he is, rather than walking around the property in this weather looking for him.

Our other outside cat, Gatsby, has been inside most of the day. He's gone out a few times, looked at the rain from the porch, and come back inside to use the litter box. One thing about Gatsby... he's a gentleman cat and he knows the house rules.  So unless that changes, I can let him inside when the weather isn't very nice.

Handyman Sr. and Handyman Jr. won't be here till after Thanksgiving.... that's when we're hoping the weather will take a turn for the better.   Handyman Sr. is disappointed that he didn't get to finish up the fence before it started to rain, but what can you do..... certainly, that fence will be waiting for him when the weather clears up.

Right about now, as I listen to the wind and the rain out there, it seems like it's never going to be sunny and warm anytime soon.  On the bright side, this is great weather for reading, and I've been reading through my Christmas books, one after the other.