Warming Up To 20º

7:38

7:55

I was surprised by the 20º temperature this morning but when I looked at the forecast, the temperature is going to drop during the day down to 5º tonight. A single ice fisherman is out already in the middle of the lake, with more to come no doubt as the lake is at least 6 inches thick according to a couple of snowmobilers who have been on the lake. 

Yesterday was too cold for us, so we didn't get out in the woods or walk anywhere.  I did have an eye appointment at 10:30 to pick out new frames as I am getting new lenses so Evie came with me and helped pick out some frames.  It's always hard to make a decision for us but we finally did it and walked out happy with our choice and bill, supposedly saving six hundred bucks if we did not have insurance. No doubt that's bs but it still felt good. We then made a quick run-through Aldi's, picking up a few goodies and essentials, then TJMax's, where Evie returned a bunch of things and browsed a bit before we headed home, having had enough shopping for the day.

For lunch, I had the lentil soup and flatbread pizza and finished up a Soprano I had started Wednesday afternoon. After our morning out, we were both lazy so the afternoon was basically wasted, either watching TV, reading or napping, what else.  I even left a few dishes in the sink, too lazy to do them up. By 5:00, however, we got moving because we were picking up our friends, Linda and Ron, at 6:30 and we were going to dinner at a local bar called The Lakeview in Mayville. It started to snow as we left but it did not affect our drive there or home. We were the only ones to sit at the bar which made us happy until a bunch of snowmobilers came in and sat next to us so we moved to a table, not wanting to be close to anyone who might not be vaccinated. All of us ordered burgers and fries after a fried pickle appetizer and the burgers were good, done just right with lots of condiments on top.  We stayed until 8:15 when we dropped Linda and Ron off and drove home, seeing lots of deer on the way.  

We ended the night with some TV watching, a boring Jeopardy without the brilliant Amy Schneider and a somewhat silly The Good Fight but we will stick with it, hoping for the best in Season Two. Dining out was a good way to end an otherwise cold, gray day on the lake.