Friday, December 11, 2015

Falling Friday - The Wake

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The wake was well attended.  The funeral home had to direct traffic and the lines were long. The deceased was the youngest of 12 children ...
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Thursday, December 10, 2015

Throwback Thursday - Tis the Season - For Sadness

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This throwback is from December 9, 2009, the first time I wrote about "Blue Christmas". Not everyone has a happy holiday season....
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Fall Fancies - Is It Winter Yet?

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 This is our five day forecast here in upstate New York. 61F (16 C) by Sunday?   Our unbelievable fall continues, but the end is near. ...
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Tuesday Miracles

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Today at sundown begins day three of the eight day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.  In what has become a Hanukkah tradition, I hope (later this ...
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Monday, December 7, 2015

Music Monday - Someday

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This post is dedicated to those in my life who have lost loved ones in the past year.  This year has been a rough one for several people in ...
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Sunday, December 6, 2015

The Bionic Goldenrod and the Painful Aster

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In upstate New York, we have had a much milder than normal fall.  Just a trace of snow.  Right now we have thick fog which will burn off lat...
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Saturday, December 5, 2015

Local Saturday - A Freshly Minted Teacher

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Last night, my spouse and I took my mother in law to the wake of her son's wife's mother. (Now that is a mouthful, and I wish there ...
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Friday, December 4, 2015

Falling Friday - We've Fallen and We Can't Get Up

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Today, I will attend the wake of an 83 year old woman, my brother in law's mother in law, and, tomorrow, her funeral. She fell, back i...
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Thursday, December 3, 2015

Beyond Belief

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Today, I wish I had the eloquence of a skilled best selling author.  I wish the thoughts could flow off my typing fingers like honey flows f...
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Fall Fancies - The Lament of the Last Tree

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Alone in the upstate New York community I live in, the last tree with leaves stands proudly. Taken several days ago but still full of lea...
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

How To Cope With Holiday Grief

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What we call the holiday season is not always joyous. Today, my brother in law's mother in law passed away.  My family is no stranger...
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Monday, November 30, 2015

Music Monday - Songs for a Last Day of November

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On this last Monday of November, we take one last deep breath, recovering from our Thanksgiving. Then, what we call "The Holidays...
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Sunday, November 29, 2015

Not the Nature of Things

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Normally, by now, we would have had some snow in my part of upstate New York.  Check out the stats for Binghamton, New York, here.  Below a...
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Saturday, November 28, 2015

Local Saturday - Dhremo

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Today, in the United States, it was Small Business Saturday. We visited several local businesses and bought holiday presents at a couple o...
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Friday, November 27, 2015

Snippets of a Thanksgiving Day

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Today is the last post of my week of thankfulness. Yesterday was a Thanksgiving Day in upstate New York that ended with some unexpected news...
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Thursday, November 26, 2015

Throwback Thursday - Habitat for Humanity

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I first wrote this post in November of 2010, after my spouse and I visited the Habitat for Humanity headquarters. Today, as we in the United...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Fall Fancies - Post 2200

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Yes, this is the two thousand two hundredth post on my blog.  I am grateful for the opportunity to celebrate this milestone.  I could not ha...
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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Why Should I Be Grateful?

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I usually try to make my posts positive, even if I am not thinking that way.  Sometimes I can talk myself into feeling positive.  Today, I a...
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Monday, November 23, 2015

Music Monday - Alice's Restaurant Massacree

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For many people of my age in the United States, Thanksgiving music consists of one classic, over 18 minute epic story - Alice's Restaura...
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Sunday, November 22, 2015

Grateful for the Beauty of the Natural World

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This week, I plan a week of gratefulness posts.  I can be thankful for many things this week, including family and good health. The Americ...
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