Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Christmas Sights #WordlessWednesday

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 A couple of Christmas pictures today from the Tioga County Historical Society's gift shop, Owego, New York. Dolls - some of these may h...
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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Jolabokaflod

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 Yes, I love my native United States.  But I sometimes wonder what kind of person I would have turned out to be if I had been born and raise...
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Monday, December 12, 2022

Early Hanukkah #MusicMovesMe

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It's Monday and time for music. Who are the Music Moves Me bloggers? We are bloggers who blog about music each Sunday or Monday and ...
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Sunday, December 11, 2022

Shadowshot Sunday and Snow

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Thought I would join up today with Shadowshot Sunday.  I've been trying out my new iPhone 13 mini, which I need to learn how to use.  Ca...
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Saturday, December 10, 2022

Condensed Memories

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Do you remember Readers Digest Condensed Books? Earlier this week I had lunch with several women I work/used to work with.  One of them had ...
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Friday, December 9, 2022

Unexpected November Sunset (Part 2)

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This is part 2 of one of the loveliest sunsets I've seen in months.   (For the beginning of this sunset extravaganza, please see last Fr...
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Thursday, December 8, 2022

Indie Book Trees

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 Let's take another quick visit to Owego, New York, once named "The coolest small town in America". Since 1976, Owego has had ...
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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Patriotic Christmas #WordlessWednesday

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Normally, my December 7 post pays tribute to the date as the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  I decided to do...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

The Missing Hearts

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This past week, I finished a book called "Our Missing Hearts" by Celeste Ng. This is the first novel by Ms. Ng I've read.  Unl...
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Monday, December 5, 2022

Modern Christmas #MusicMovesMe

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It's the first Monday of December, and it's time for music! Who are the Music Moves Me bloggers? We are bloggers who blog about m...
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Sunday, December 4, 2022

It Doesn't Have to Be The Way it Is

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 It's Christmas Time in Oakdale Commons. It could have been so different. Large retailer bankruptcies.  Online shopping.  A pandemic. Th...
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Saturday, December 3, 2022

December 3 Farmers Market

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For some, it's the most wonderful time of the year.  For others, it's the time of year when farm markets disappear until spring, and...
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Friday, December 2, 2022

Unexpected November Sunset Part 1

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 November 21 started out looking as though we would have our average sunset.  It was cold, and with a circulatory issue I have with my hands...
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Thursday, December 1, 2022

The Chain is Broken

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When I heard the news, I was immediately in shock. Fleetwood Mac singer, songwriter, and keyboardist Christine McVie died yesterday of unkn...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Oh Owego #WordlessWednesday

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Owego, New York, named (several years back) "The Coolest Small Town in America", has survived a lot, including several bad floods....
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Is There Such a Thing As Too Much Reading?

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Too many books, too little time. I sometimes feel as if I've read too many books recently.  Some of them are blurring together There are...
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Monday, November 28, 2022

Grateful #MusicMovesMe

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 It's Monday once again, and it's time for music! Who are the Music Moves Me bloggers? We are bloggers who blog about music each...
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Sunday, November 27, 2022

Baby Remember Her Name

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We sat, on that day in the mid 1960's, in our Bronx junior high auditorium, in an assembly to find out our fates. We had taken entrance ...
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Saturday, November 26, 2022

Best Black Friday Library Ad Ever

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Thanks go to the New York Public Library (NYPL) system, one of three library systems in New York City, for this Black Friday ad. (The boroug...
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Friday, November 25, 2022

Thanksgiving Sky 2022 #SkywatchFriday

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I am going to take it easy today.  Yesterday was Thanksgiving in the United States, a day to give thanks and visit with family, but it can a...
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