A Bad Bedtime Cocktail

God gawd, I feel trampled on this morning.  I had SUCH active, detailed, emotional dreams ALL night long that I am absolutely exhausted.  What brought on these acid flashbacks?  I have NO idea!  Perhaps it was the cocktail and snack I had before bed.  Are you ready? (Don't try this at home!)  While relaxing and cleaning up and folding laundry between getting home and going to bed, I consumed 3 mugs of Silver Tea* and a small handful of raw almonds.  Yep, that was it.  But, apparently, it was a horribly nasty combination!

* I was introduced to Silver Tea several years ago by the daddy of one of "my" little ones who I used to nanny.  He said that his mother (grandmother?) always drank it, and now it was an after-dinner favorite of his.  I've come to like it, too:  sometimes (like last night!) it seems just right!  Here are the ingredients (got a pen & paper?):  pour boiling water into a mug.  Add a dash of air and a handful of love.  Consume.

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I took a drive out the winter driveway on Wednesday evening in preparation for heading into town yesterday:  was wondering if I had to do any quick road construction work or throw down an impromptu bridge.

Soooo far, I can still either bridge the cracks or s-l-o-w-l-y ease myself down into (yes, in the tiny Yaris) and then out of the wider ones.  There is one bad spot that, when we get a sizable rain, will wash away too much for me to squeak around:  then I'll have to load the pickup with gravel and refill a portion of it.

This one's deep but narrow.  So far, I can drive over it.

This is a current view of the header image.

This is the bad spot that I can still squeeze around but which will, eventually, require some work on my part.  It's hard to tell here, but these little crevices are at least a foot deep.

I can't expect any help from the state (my winter driveway is a state forestry road) or ANYONE with big machinery (even anyone I might hire) until the road restrictions are lifted.  This will mean waiting until May 13th, the shortest time that the limits will be on, or, potentially, June until I can expect outside help.

Looking south from the bridge.  The river's opening up early this year!

From the bridge looking north.  The water's roilin'-boilin'!

And, with that, I'll sign off.  I have an early appointment with a client this morning.  Cold temperatures again:  13 degrees yesterday morning and 17 this morning.  3-6" of snow predicted for tonight.  Sigh.  ;)