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…. my true love of snow is fading fast. No winter lasts forever…. —30—

…. it’s still snowing. It’s gone past 12 inches, where will it stop?? Remember, no winter last forever…. — 30 —

Today is the first day of spring… I always feel (at least psychologically) better when spring arrives. Today is a little different — it’s not noon yet and we have between 5 and 6 inches of snow on the ground. … Continue reading →

This is St. Patrick’s Day… St. Patrick’s Day wasn’t a particularly big deal where I grew up, at least not so much as it is in other places. I remember that St. Patrick supposedly drove the snakes out of Ireland … Continue reading →

Almost 50 years ago when I married into Claire’s family, I not only inherited a very large family, but I became a member of a club — the brother-in-law club. I’d never had a brother-in law before, so I thought … Continue reading →

Today is Presidents Day — a national holiday. However, neither Congress or the President has ever declared there is such a thing as Presidents Day. Even though today is an officially observed federal holiday, it is actually on the books … Continue reading →

Time sure flies — here it is Battery Day again. One year ago, right here on this blog, a fairly long discussion of batteries ensued. To say the battery has changed our lives would be an understatement. I don’t know … Continue reading →

Well, January is in the books, and so far I’m doing good with my new year resolutions — now it’s time to think about another new year — Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that … Continue reading →

We spent some time at Dave and Chassie’s a couple of days ago. Rory and Ellie are getting bigger and beginning to act like little people — more aware of their surroundings and they smile and actually laugh out loud. … Continue reading →

It seems like we’re living in strange times lately… and 2018 is getting off to a pretty good start to being a strange year. We’ve already had a couple of full moons, super moons, blue moons and lunar eclipses, the … Continue reading →