Mali, Snow and a Space Heater

One week after the attacks in Paris, an attack in Mali.  I am so sad that the Islamic extremists believe that they must write their history in the blood of innocents.  I wish peace and understanding for every single being on this world.  Since last Friday, each time I see a news report, my mind suddenly starts playing the song "Eve of Destruction" in the background of my thoughts.
  It was bright, with a few clouds out early this morning.  I got the cats and chickens out over at Dellwood a little before 7 this morning, so hopefully, they'll have a little bit of good weather.  In the last twenty minutes, the sky has gone grey and it's begun to rain.  We're supposed to have snow this afternoon and evening, and a low temperature of 14 degrees.  We'll just have to wait and see if the forecasters get today's weather right...  And they are calling for more snow on Thursday, which is our (America's) Thanksgiving Day.
   Beatrice and I went out seeking a space heater for the living room yesterday.  Our apartment is on the second floor, and under our place is covered, but open, parking.  There is an apartment above us.  But the HVAC vents are all placed just below the ceiling in every room, so, since heat rises, we really don't get a lot of heat down where we are, even when the heater is running.  Our solution? A space heater.  We found a very nice one at Home Depot for $99.  We considered getting one with a remote control, but it cost $80 more - just for the remote feature, and then the batteries were not included.  We decided we'd rather get up and down from our seating rather than spend an extra $80.  It's an infra-red heater, but looks like a cast-iron gas-log fireplace/stove.  It has all kinds of safety features, and it puts out a great amount of heat, even when it's on the lowest warmth setting.  We're quite happy with it.
  Well, the sun is out again, in the east, but I can see clouds and mist forming along the tops of the farthest mountains in the west.  We'll have to see what develops.