Yesterday was Yule … Equinox heralding the change in the Sun’s direction at dawn. Longer days are coming.
And today is the 141st anniversary of my Nana’s birth in Fort Scott, Kansas.
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On another, less personal note …
It will be interesting to see what the storm predicted for the 22nd and 23rd brings. Mark said the family will be here, with dinner, the 25th regardless. He drives a 4×4 pick-up with proper tires, so Snowman’s Summit between here and Mt Shasta should be no problem.
I hope to make one last swing for mail and a short grocery stop later this morning. I want to get bottles of sparkling cider to share with my neighbors on Boxing Day.
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Those of us who usually enjoyed the Met’s live in-theatre broadcasts were deprived of that pleasure this season. Instead, we were gifted with audio streaming over Sirius including the one with Garanca to which I had looked forward but missed due to Covid.
They will run from New Year’s Eve into Spring, as the actual season would have, and include four I will be watching. Reports to follow (as if you cared).
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George and I had to be tested for syphilis before being issued a marriage license in October of 1952. I wondered why but didn’t question. Then recently I saw this …
https://www.history.com/news/chamberlain-kahn-act-std-venereal-disease-imprisonment-women
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Preceding the latest predicted “storm”, there have been lots of birds … a few ravens, lots of juncos searching (evidently) for conifer seeds, and on tuesday evening a lone robin red breast dropped by. I wonder what it was doing here since they are usually harbingers of Spring. It sat very still, on one of the posts in place as a snow plowing guide, just across the street from my office window until the snow began.
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The last few days there have been what seemed like a lot of sirens on Hwy 89, probably due to drivers who don’t know anything about black ice and drive as if it didn’t exist. George and I used to monitor fire and CHP frequencies to keep up on what was happening in our area. Then later I relied on a Weed resident who monitored and posted information on Facebook.
Now I’m in McCloud and hear the sirens with no way to satisfy my curiosity. Guess I’ll have to ask Mark to find the local frequencies so I can monitor whenever I hear the sirens.
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Still have not learned how to download the pictures on my phone for use. Sorry.
But I did find the camera I’ve used for years and know how to transfer photos, so I will work on that.
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During the holiday season, the History channel posted the following … it omits Hanukkah and some others, but is interesting in re of a lot of practices.
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It is currently snowing visibly. Trip to town will wait even if the cider sharing will be for New Year’s rather than Boxing Day.
Oh well …
Blessings of the Holidays to ALL.
So,‘til next week … May you be Blessed in the coming year!