Please take part in this year’s Earth Hour. Check out the Earth Hour website. (Gayle still recovering from the flu but planning to take part.)
It seems that it’s been quite a while since I did an update. Partly it’s because I’ve been busy. Partly because I’m been a bit under-the-weather. And, partly because everything I’m trying to do has a “but first…” clause. But first you have to do this before you can do that but before you can […]
In the scheme of things it’s not much … hardly a heavy dusting, but it has been snowing off and on most of today. It varies from tiny hard little bits to big thin pancake flakes. I’ve always liked the big flat flakes. They seem to just float down from the sky in lazy drifts. […]
People who know me know that Christmas is my favorite time of the year. Not for gifts (we don’t really do them in our family — just to our mothers and my son). I love the season because people, in general, just seem to be making an extra effort to be pleasant and friendly. A […]
It was a beautiful day in our neighborhood today — engines being revved as someone worked on it, the birds in the trees, and some strange cracking and breaking of branches in the woods. We had to get up early for an appointment, but then spent most of the day on the deck with the […]
Finally, a weekend day with no appointments or meetings scheduled. Managed to do the shopping for food and mail out books and made it to the bank before checks were too old to cash. Didn’t get to recycling though so guess that has to collect until next week — we don’t have a trash pick […]
We’ve lost power off and on this evening but this last time it’s seemed to stick and we’re still without power after 30 minutes. I realize we’re lucky but nothing has happened near us this evening the storm was hours ago at 3 p.m.-ish and it’s now 11 p.m. Oh, well, guess I get to […]
Today many people will gather together and celebrate a holiday. They’ll gather with family and friends and enjoy a day off from work and perhaps see some amazing fireworks. We’re celebrating our Independence Day. Some may even stop to think that we’re celebrating our freedom to be who we want to be, to worship as […]