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Category Archives: New England
Winter
I know it’s shocking, but it’s still winter here. 🙂 Snow coming this afternoon, and we made a return trip to Alton Bay to check out the bobhouses before the fishing derby started this past weekend. We got a bonus … Continue reading
Posted in New England
Tagged Amaryllis, Bobhouses, Brad Thor, Fish shanties, Ice fishing, Ice landing strip, Irene Hannon, Jack Swyteck, James Grippando, Kiss the Ground, Winter
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Vaccine and Winter
The second Amaryllis is getting ready to bloom, and the Walking Iris has bloomed twice with many more to come. It may be white outside, but it’s colorful inside. We got our first vaccine shot last week. Our local site … Continue reading
Posted in New England
Tagged Amaryllis, Bobhouses, COVID-19, Covid-19 Vaccine, Fish shanties, Ice fishing, Lake Winnepesaukee, New England, New Hampshire, Walking Iris
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Short and sweet
Hello February! January brought us only 4″ of snow while you are about to dump a foot plus today. It’s okay because no matter what happens in the next couple of weeks, it’s still only 47 days until spring. 😎 … Continue reading
Posted in New England
Tagged Blizzard, Fabric landscape, February, Ice fishing, New England, Quilting, Reading, Sewing, Snow, Snow storm, Winter
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Inside or Outside
Inside. 🙂
Past and present
It was an interesting week balancing between the past and the present. I received an email from a NH researcher through the historical society where my grandparents lived. She had taken on a huge project to learn about almost 2,000 … Continue reading
Sixty One
No, I’m not turning 61. That would be only in my dreams. 🙂 There’s sixty one days until spring. I can make it. There are seed catalogs to check out, orders to place, seed starting to be planned, and plant … Continue reading
Old school
We’ve had a couple of technology issues lately. The trackpad on one of our laptops quit working, and the local computer repair shop is closed due to Covid exposure. While debating whether to wait and fix or buy a new … Continue reading
Posted in New England
Tagged Cell phones, COVID-19, Gardening, Laptops, Quilting, Technology, TMobile, Vaccine
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Kicked to the curb
In about 88 hours, we will kick 2020 to the curb. Am I counting those hours, you bet. 🙂 Personally, I’m looking forward to a light at the end of this tunnel of nine months of isolation. Was our Christmas … Continue reading
Posted in Family, New England
Tagged 2020, 2021, Christmas, Covid vaccine, COVID-19, Family, Family gatherings, Family recipes, Gifts, Holiday, Portsmouth NH, Wear a mask, Whaleback lighthouse
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White Christmas
They say winter officially starts today. I say it started last week when 18″ inches of snow fell here, and about an hour and a half north, our friends cleared between 32-40″ of the white stuff. Ski lodges are happy, … Continue reading
Posted in New England
Tagged Covid vaccine, COVID-19, Happy New Year, Ice, Ice Sculpture, Merry Christmas, Seasons greetings, Snow, Snowstorm, Winter
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Deck the Halls
Are you ready? Ten days left. Lights blinking? Stockings hung? Cookies baked? It’s not quite the same this year as we head into a second holiday for two, but it is what we make of it. So, the grocery list … Continue reading
Posted in New England
Tagged Christmas, COVID-19, Holidays, Quilting, Red pickup trucks, Sewing, Snow, Winter
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