more February snow

 more snow, more car troubles, but Sweetie's leg had the surgery and she is doing better - not best, as she still has some other issues they can't help with - but better.  She got up this morning after sleeping hard all night and had water and food and went outside, took her medication and begged for lots of treats.

At the vet office yesterday to pick her up, the car died.  We had to call the mechanic, who luckily came even with the weather facing down on us, and jumped our car, tightened the battery again, and told us to call him if we didn't make it home.  We did make it home - but this morning after the snowfall, the car won't start again.  I had just cleaned it off and opened the doors but apparently the battery hadn't had long enough to charge on the drive home with the heater and lights on, and then the cold weather on top of that.  He had checked that the alternator was charging... and I haven't messed with tightening it again or moving it when the lights went out and it stopped dead this morning while starting.  I didn't have to go to work this morning, and Esme didn't have school.  I might be expected at work tomorrow, but I will have to call in, as I still don't think the roads are going to be passable.  Esme does not have school through the weekend - when it is supposed to rise finally above freezing again.

I really do wish one or the other of these vehicles was more reliable - this one had been, until it started doing this.  It still wouldn't have gotten me out on the roads today, because of the slickness, but starting would have been nice.  It's nice when cars start when you turn the key.

 grumble

 and the mail truck is still with the mechanic, or I might try that...

we do have a backup battery in the house and I might try to jump it tomorrow afternoon...

 

 This is what the snow looks like out there, 2 to 3 inches.

 

 and this is the new town I was working on in Minetest  I named the water feature that  spawned into  'Luna Bay', so it is saved as Luna bay town.

the old world got lost in the update and something about my computer is wasting space with errors... I don't mind starting over with a new world, but it is a bit of 'hiraeth' nostalgia now for all those places on the map that no longer exist.  I haven't ventured far from this place like in the other world, this one biome type seems to stretch FAR, and I gave up exploring for a bit and just kept building new houses, and went deep in the mine.  

I found copper, but still no tin or sulfur yet.  That makes iron, coal, graphite, gold and copper so far.  The copper,  like the gold, needs the carbon-steel pickaxe to mine.  The iron can be mined with a stone pickaxe.  

The copper can make pretty things like stairs and blocks, but it can't make the bronze without the tin.

I also found that all leaves are pretty good to burn if (IF) you are making glass - they work pretty well, and not a lot of them per piece of glass.  They don't work well with cooking much else.... even bread takes more fuel - sticks are viable.  The leaves from 'Tree' apple saplings type trees can be made into fiber - but only those leaves.  All the leaves burn.

I also found that the mine turtles can POP into existence right beside you with no warning.  Fun fun.  I ran quickly and then hit it with my spear, but that was a surprise jolt.

 

Made eggs - the chickens are laying very well at the moment.  Made rice, saved some of that for dinner.  Would really like Spring.  Please?  Languages: Czech and Japanese