More of the same

The month is passing in a pleasantly boring way-- neither of us caught the awful cold that went around with the holidays.  I sprained my ankle slightly last week showing off to other ladies in yoga class while doing the "eagle pose."  We all know that ego and pride are never part of yoga practice (ha ha.) 

No, this fellow isn't in our class, or I would have been really showing off.  What else is going on? John pruned the fig tree without mishap, also good.  For evening entertainment, there is Season 3 of Downton Abbey.  When will something nice ever happen to poor Lady Edith? Last night she got jilted at the altar, but thank heavens the family won't need to move to their tiny mansion.

The only real news this morning is our unusual January weather.  We're in the middle of a long streak of dry days, but it's about 15 degrees colder than normal. The bright western sky made a quick and pretty sunset last night.  The entire west coast is cold and they are panicking in Los Angeles.  Here's some clips from the local news down there that will make you laugh.  This is from Scott Sistek's KOMO TV weather blog.