Neither Punxsutawney Phil nor Jimmy the Groundhog saw their shadows today, so they’re predicting an early spring. But we haven’t even really had winter yet. Remember it was 50° and misty and rainy on Christmas Eve and Christmas, and we did have a few bits of snow here and there. Then we had the big … [Read more…]
Things started off smoothly for our quick trip to Denver to see Rowan, although it was a little nerve wracking waiting for the cab to show up at 6:00 AM to get us to the bus to the Milwaukee airport. But everything was on time, cab to bus, bus to airport, plane to Denver, light … [Read more…]
And now it’s really cold. And I’m behind because it’s already the next week, and I have travel to tell you about. I’ll get on that Real Soon Now. Anyways, the weather prediction was for 8 inches of heavy wet snow on Tuesday, so on Monday evening they decided to close school. Then things were … [Read more…]
Tuesday was a snow day – but as often happens the MMSD panicked and called off school and seems like we’re only going to get about 4 inches of slush by the end of the day, not the raging blizzard they feared. Plus right now it’s not even good snow to play in. But that’s … [Read more…]
Last year Susan and I went to the Sylvee for the Joey’s Song benefit. I actually think it was the 2022 show postponed to 2023 due to Covid, etc. This year I watched the livestream instead, partly while I was cooking and cleaning up dinner (lentil and sweet potato curry, where the lentils never got … [Read more…]
On Friday I moved in at Al & Emma’s to take care of Jasper while they went to a wedding. So a kind of different last days of 2023 than I typically do this time of year, although I did do some of my “normal” stuff like making small end of year donations to various … [Read more…]
And immediate aftermath. At 3:34 p.m. Christmas Day, it was 53° and raining. Christmas Eve day it was just as warm and less wet and I ran into a neighbor who called it “lovely, but so wrong”. A perfect way to describe the weather. I wish I had thought of the phrase 10 years ago … [Read more…]
Tuesday began the transition from cookie season to holiday season. It was the first day in weeks when I didn’t eat a single cookie … well, except for 2 pieces of the layered white chocolate peppermint bark. But that can almost be considered a refresher rather than a cookie. Instead I ate too much of … [Read more…]
I mean, cookie season’s not quite over; there’re still quite a few cookies in the house, buckets with kinds we like for us to eat, clamshells that people will be picking up for the leftover cookie grab, and I think the cookie fairy will go her rounds Tuesday. But still, it’s time to reflect on … [Read more…]
So the cookie boxes have been dropped off at the post office and I should feel a great weight lifted, but I’m still stressing about will the contents be intact when they reach their destinations. Rach is getting an extra box with some nice boots she was keeping here when she used to come once … [Read more…]