Up here in Massachusetts, we haven’t had much in the way of winter for the last couple of years.
I mean we’ve had winter. There are days of below zero cold. The ground freezes. The heating bill goes up—we’re always willing to do our part for global warming.
But we haven’t had much in the way of snow.
Starting back in December, that came to a close.
After thaw and compaction, I’m still looking at about twelve inches of snow on the ground. Last night we started another round so that twelve inches now has another inch or so on top. The weather report says the temperature is staying below freezing so I’m going to be lazy and wait until tomorrow to clear.
Given that, it’s a nice time to reflect on what we chores do around here that make winter so special. Continue reading
Tomorrow, the husband and I will be eligible for our COVID 19 jabs. Maybe. Oregon plows ahead with eligibility, but the number of those eligible does not match the numbers of doses. Simple math, really.
Charm bracelets have been in fashion for decades, right up until the present day; girls (and women!) still seem to love them. But in the 18th and 19th centuries, they weren’t necessarily for girls…and they weren’t bracelets, either.
Empress
I’m plenty busy now with writing-related projects, including my own which are back-burnered for a chance to make some real money—not to disparage the importance of my own work, just sayin’. But I keep thinking about jigsaw puzzles. And relearning how to play chess. The attempt to teach cribbage to the husband got very bad reviews (from him) because I had to look up the rules all over again. I used to play this game with my grandmother and I marvel how that, as a 9-year-old, I understood them then.