it's going to be nice tomorrow

"amazing forecaster"! "predicts the weather 8 to 24 hours in advance"!
*accurate thermometer * genuine walnut * hand painted * made in usa *

it's a fascinating little gadget that was made in the 60's i guess, and in addition to what you just read, this little weather forecaster is as cute as a bug's ear. it is a tiny cottage - the one where the witch lives - deep in the dark cool spooky forest - you remember it, i know you do. when the children come close to the cottage (tired, hungry and lost), the genuine walnut turns into cookies and cake, hansel and gretel ar so desperately hungry so they take a bite...and then the witch comes out, and well you know what happens next.

it hangs on the wall in a "cool airy spot", and when the weather forecast is for rain and clouds, the witch comes out to the front porch and the children hide inside, but when a fair day is coming, the children plan their escape and step out into the sunlight and the witch goes back to her inside dreary. if you stoop down and look inside, you will see a fire in the fireplace, a yowling black cat with a scraggly arched back, an owl perched on the mantel and a framed picture on the wall of the witch flying across the moon on her broomstick (self portrait).

it works. when storms were rolling in but still miles away last weekend, the witch was out front and center, but today, a perfectly perfect sunny and breezy day, the children have come out to play.

what a charming way to predict the weather. as for me i'm feeling calm today, as the big day comes closer, and i am normally so anxious, but today is a perfect day, with perfect thoughts of all being well and in spite of all the pokes and electrodes, the children are saying come out and play.

and, according to the children, it's going to be nice tomorrow, too.