Browsing All posts tagged under »Winter«

Making it home for the holidays in the North Country

December 28, 2010

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This is the season for travel.  Pile the presents and the kids in the car and head for Grandma’s.  Or pile self in the car and head for the kids’ house.  Or head for Cherry Capital Airport to stand sockfooted in the security line as TSA officials examine toothpaste.  In all cases, prepare for Weather.  […]

Care to join us on the beach?

December 15, 2010

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Katherine and I discussed taking a break down at the beach.  No crowds.  Colorful drinks, little umbrellas stuck in them.  A nice, refreshing bit of windbathing. What do you think? Want to join us?  Hm.  Maybe you’re right.

Christmas lights on the road to Atwood

December 13, 2010

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Babs Young writes: Lots of snow around here now. This house along Atwood Road is ready for the Holidays.

Why we might be late to breakfast at Sonny’s

December 12, 2010

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It is possible that it might snow, and blow, and be cold . . .

A day at the beach

December 7, 2010

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I am in receipt of several remarks from Away to the effect that there are insufficient pictures of snow at Torch Lake Views. Where, lament the snowbirds, are the lovely piles of white stuff that gladden our hearts every December . . . while we are down here in Florida? Then they giggle.

Saved by the Babs

December 5, 2010

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We have been having an obsessive little week, what with several breakthroughs on the Civil War veterans front. I was casting about in vain for an interesting blog topic when bing! – up popped the weekly email from Babs, and not a moment too soon. She writes: I returned from Ohio today to a bit […]