Attila and I discussed a trip to the village this morning, a trip I would take. It snowed all night and it is still snowing. I can hear snow blowers in the distance, as people clear their drives. Soon the plows will be clearing the roads. Perhaps tomorrow would be a better day for a… Continue reading Clutter Queens
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Are we there yet?
Last night when we went to bed it was raining. This morning everything out there is frozen solid and snow flakes are dancing out of the sky, eventually resting lightly to form a gauzy blanket over hard, hard world. Yesterday, the first day of 2011, Attila and I did a lot of puttering about. As… Continue reading Are we there yet?
Year of the Golden Tiger
Well, here we are at the end of another year. This past year, 2010, was supposedly, according to soothsayers, the high point of my existence here on planet earth. I am a Tiger. The Year of the Golden Tiger ends February 2, 2011, when we enter the Year of the Rabbit. Although this past year… Continue reading Year of the Golden Tiger
Plentiful
Attila and I set forth on Friday last for our little house in the city. We arrived Christmas Eve day, after an uneventful drive on bare, dry roads. As we drove up to the little house, a smiling metal sculpted snowman smiled at us from the front porch. Terra and Lares had been busy acting… Continue reading Plentiful
Lunar Eclipse falls on the Solstice, 1638, 1703 and 2010
At 2:41 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, December 21, 2010 a lunar eclipse started. December 21 is also the Solstice. What was the world like, centuries ago, when this phenomena occurred in the past? I could copy and paste a list of the large political events that occurred in specific areas in 1638 and 1703. However,… Continue reading Lunar Eclipse falls on the Solstice, 1638, 1703 and 2010