Monthly Archives: February 2011

Andie and Aurelia:

I have been staring at the photo at the top of this blog.  It’s the home I was raised in back in the 1940s and 1950s in Coeymans, NY.  My mother was raised in it before me.  The house is … Continue reading →

Yes, that’s me, busy, busy, busy.   Toted the little card from the camera to Walgreen’s today and had photos printed up.  They’re ready to be mailed tomorrow to various friends I connected with on the trip; finished unpacking AND did … Continue reading →

Had a good flight from Sarasota to Midway…love those non-stops ones.  AirTran charges for luggage, so that was annoying.  However,  my rt ticket was a great price, so I’m not inclined to whine.   Next time I fly them, however, it … Continue reading →

My two-week vacation to Florida is almost over…I leave Tuesday morning.  What a wonderful trip, though, and it’s not just because it’s 50 degrees warmer here than in Michigan. I have reconnected with old friends, one very special one;  spent … Continue reading →

That’s a line from a Girl Scout song, “Make new friends but keep the old.”  Because I’ve moved so many times, most of my friends have, of necessity, been ‘new.’    But I’ve been in SW Michigan for over twenty years … Continue reading →

What a storm.  We were lucky and did not lose our electricity, but boyoboy did we pile up some snow.   Our street was plowed late in the day (after several neighbors got stuck and had to be pushed out of … Continue reading →

With a major blizzard expected here tonight and all day tomorrow…tomorrow being Groundhog Day…it doesn’t look like that little rodent will be able to see his shadow.   I wouldn’t mind spring arriving mid-March, wouldn’t mind at all.  Our frost-free date … Continue reading →