Less than 24 hours now before we depart on our trip! Today’s New England weather is at its finest – 8 inches of snow and then 3 inches of downpour, flooding basement, icy steps and greyer out than an old cat. I’m glad it’s today though and not tomorrow. The weather report calls for a [...]
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Hubby and I had a great weekend of going out with friends to dinner and a museum; and generally picking up the house and a first go-around at packing. We didn’t do badly the first time with stuffing everything we want to bring into the suitcases. I think we’re only a few items away from [...]
Today is my birthday: my daughter called to sing me Happy Birthday and grand-baby tried to join along doing a wonderful “Da-ba” shout in the background! Of course the bestest present is this trip – not intended to be a gift, of course, but it’ll do! Here I am on my 8th birthday! The others [...]
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It’s at moments such as this that I begin to understand those who believe in being blessed by a Higher Power. Hubby and I just returned from a meeting with our lawyer and accountant. We have assets that need protecting, and other people whose careers it is to know how to do that for us. [...]
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Lists seem to be all the rage this week! This past Sunday, our favorite Sunday morning news show: CBS Sunday Morning (what else?) had a fun story about the popularity of list making in American society. Last night, hubby and I went to see the movie, The Bucket List, with two of our favorite actors. [...]
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This weekend we had our daughter and grand-baby staying with us. We had hoped for Friday as well, but a winter sleet and ice storm did that idea in! We had a lovely Saturday and Sunday together – eating meals, playing, climbing stairs (lots of them – put any toddler in a space with stairs [...]
It’s February 1st!  The trip that has been over a year in our brains, over 6 months in the planning, and starts in just 14 days!  Today’s snow and ice storm is one of the unpredictables in the list of what can’t be planned ahead; we sure hope we don’t have to battle the weather [...]
