Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Apologies for My Unplanned Absence

Your beleaguered Peasant apologizes for my being away the past 
two weeks; place the blame on two culprits: frigid winter weather
and a bad back (strained muscles), both rendering me housebound.
The weather here in southeastern Wisconsin has warmed to normal
winter temperatures and my back is better so I have returned to be 
with you, my wonderful and understanding readers. In the meantime
I celebrated my birthday flat on my back in bed with my cell phone
within easy reach, getting calls from family and friends wishing me 
a happy birthday (my 68th) and snuggling up with Brownie, my 
affectionate cat. 

We shall resume our activities here on this blog, getting back down
to business in a few days. I should also inform you all that due to 
possibly more twists and turns in the weather, and should my back 
fail to hold up and/or if anything else in my body goes "SPROING!!!"
I shall post whenever I can, as often as I can. At least Spring is now
within sight; 6 1/2 more weeks and it's here! Then, if Old Man Winter
would be good enough to pack his bags and conclude his visit on
schedule (for once!) things will be much more comfortable around 
here. But for now, let's take things one day at a time and we'll get 
through all this successfully. It's good to be back!


MEM