Monthly Archives: January 2008

Big city prices

The widely held belief is that prices in the big city are always much worse than just about anywhere else..   Not always.  I just walked down the street for a much needed manicure, and it was $8.00!!   At home I … Continue reading

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Your weather report is now coming from LA

Precipitation is still stalking me, although at least it is only rain here!   The newscast says it will rain all week and be in the 50s, so not exactly balmy; still, beats the heck out of Michigan. The flight out … Continue reading

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Is this a blog or a weather report??

  Honestly,  all I can talk about lately is the weather.  Borrrriiing.   BUT,  it’s the reality of my world right now.  Both yesterday and the day before I shoveled my long driveway not once, but twice.  And I’ll be back … Continue reading

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Shovel, pray; drive, pray; that’s Michigan in the winter for you

   Not only did it go down to 4 degrees last night (with wind chill making it like -15)but it also snowed.  Now that is unusual for us…both the bitter cold and the snow.   During a typical winter, if there can … Continue reading

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The weather forecast, darn it, was right

  I shoveled four inches of white stuff off the driveway this morning.  Great exercise!   And it is pretty, sort of.   I even managed to drive to the grocery store and my polling place.  Didn’t want to miss that Michigan … Continue reading

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Changes

  Oh, nothing big is changing.  Just the background of my blog…and I thank Beth and Caroldee for telling me how to get nifty backgrounds to use.   Hearts may be jumping the season a bit, since it is over a month … Continue reading

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Last week snow; today it’s 55 degrees!

       And yesterday, it was in the 60s!!   Trying to guess what the weather will be around here is such a challenge.  I’d been waiting to buy tickets for next trip to LA until I thought I could make … Continue reading

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100 years ago

     It’s 2008!  Wow!  I was thinking this morning of my grandparents and could imagine them, 100 years ago, saying,  "It’s 1908!  Wow!"   So, let’s take a peek at 1908:   King Carlos of Portugal and the crown prince … Continue reading

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