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Archive: December 2007

Digging Out

The snow, which turned to sleet, has finally turned to rain. Luckily before Dom had to do too much digging, the upstairs neighbors’ brother-in-law appeared with a snowblower. Even more fortunately Dom’s work function for tonight has been...

…and more snow…

It’s another day of wintry weather. It started snowing about five this morning. I know because I woke up at around 4 and couldn’t get back to sleep so got up and had a snack and chatted with my sister on IM for a while (she’s up...

Not According to (My) Plan

Robert Burns wrote that “The best-laid schemes o’ mice an ‘men / Gang aft agley.” Often we get frustrated when things don’t go the way we want them to, especially when we perceive that we are tripped up by our own...

Prayer Request

Please pray for my mother-in-law again. Dom writes: Her medical problems continue. She�s back in the hospital and this time she has a very serious infection. I�m not sure whether it�s related to her cellulitis or her knee replacement surgery, but...

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

My little sugar-plum, enjoying the snowy day. Last night she went out to help daddy shovel the walks. she didn’t enjoy it quite so much. I love the way the bushes look when they are still covered in snow. Now, sadly, it’s started to melt...

A couple of good, quick reads

I just finished The Road to Samarcand by Patrick O’Brian and Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey and enjoyed both books very much. The Road to Samarcand is very different from O’Brian’s Aubrey and Maturin series of seafaring novels...

“Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…”

For once the weathermen were right. They predicted it would start snowing around noon and, sure enough, at about 12:45 we saw the first flakes falling outside. We’re expected to get at least six inches before six this evening. Bella and I...

On Pomegranates and Companionship

Bella and I both love pomegranates. Every once in a while I buy one for us to split. At $2 a piece they seem a bit extravagant; but definitely worthwhile for an occasional treat. Yesterday afternoon we had one for a snack and I realized that eating...

A Nice Break

We had a brief reprieve today from the wintry weather. It got up to 46 and we had bright blue skies and warm sun. When Bella and I got back from the grocery store this morning, I didn’t have the heart to make her go inside. So I let her play...

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