No snow yet! But the weather people say it is coming. It is Christmas Eve. Attila is preparing our turkey dinner as I write. We decided that we would have our feast this evening, so that neither one of us need cook tomorrow. Leftovers are so very good, turkey sandwiches for lunch, and another turkey… Continue reading Christmas Eve Day
Year: 2017
And More Snow!
It snowed all day today, oodles and oodles and oodles of snow. There was freezing rain mixed with the snow this morning. Attila did the last of his Christmas shopping this morning, without me, and he said that at every stop, when he returned to the parked car, he had to chip the ice off… Continue reading And More Snow!
Snow Storm!
Well! We are having a white Christmas this year! It was storming when Attila left for work, predawn, on this first day of winter. Here is it noon, and a thick veil of snow continues to fall from the sky. The cold will keep this snow close for the season holiday. I ventured out briefly… Continue reading Snow Storm!
An Amble Scramble Day
6:00 a.m. The roads are bad today. Attila called me when he arrived at work to warn me about it, and to offer advice on which roads to take to my appointment this morning. This is the worst part about winter, travel on bad roads. Tank and I will be fine, universe willing, but it… Continue reading An Amble Scramble Day
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
I just delighted myself by reading ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas aloud to myself. Many decades too late to delight my Granny, and my Mother, who read us poetry every night as bedtime stories. When I was four my Granny and Mother helped me memorize this poem, to recite at a school Christmas Concert, at… Continue reading ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas