HIPPYVALLEY

I've already had the wood stove going 5 times this month including tonight. Basically 5-8 hour burns to keep the furnace use minimal and the house comfy at night.

Nothing but boredom on the horizon.

OK, I didn’t realize Montego Bay was that big of a population center. It’s going to be pretty hairy there for a few hours.

There will obviously be wind and water damage there, but Kingston, Old Harbor etc have dodged a canon shell of potential destruction. Great news for the population centers.

We have already had several freezes in the valley.

Earlier today, somebody pointed out in the main hurricane thread, that although it would be biblical rains, the Jamaican mountains have very heavy vegetation, which will at least help prevent severe mudslides. Obviosly, still going to be crazy water issues. Brutal winds but at least Jamaica has a lot of cement buildings.

My neighbor has a few trees. I’ll ask him what variety they might be. They are fairly sweet and tasty once you know what to expect with the texture. He buys a lot of stuff from a local native plant farm. https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/for-your-garden/nasami-farm/

Scoop. It’s very much like a little custard cup.

We both know that’s not happening.

Yeah, I hate to see the “we need major changes” and “this run’s not going to get it done” posts in DJF.

Mid 50s in the valley already. Even have the windows open while I vacuum.

I mean, you’re not wrong.

I dunno’ he seems to take long breaks outside of the winter season.

The ‘ ‘s look like they’re going to come early and often this year.

Uhg! Let’s hope we can at least salvage the weekend.