Tag: Seasons

  • Half-Way Point

    The year is half over. Already. Wow! It’s still June officially as I write this, but nearly July, in just an hour and a half it will be so. Time flies the older one gets. It really does. This new month of July marks big things. DH turns 40 and I turn another year older…

  • Global Warming?

    Do you believe in the Greenhouse Effect? Do you believe in Global Warming? How about this information, found on Accuweather’s website today, how do you parse it?: High temperatures will soar to near record levels across the Upper Midwest and the northern Plains Saturday. Sunshine along with southerly winds on the backside of high pressure…

  • Happy New Year! (2004)

    Happy, happy New Year everyone. This is a mild day for us. It’s supposed to get to the upper 60’s, and that’s definitely not the norm for us on a January day. We are moving stuff around today, taking this first day of the New Year to clean up junk, do extra laundry, and just…

  • Pumpkin Pie — Happy Thanksgiving!

    Happy Thanksgiving to All! It’s nearly over, a day of thanks and feasting. We are set to have pumpkin pie with real whipped cream in a bit, when the beaters chill off in the freezer enough to whip up the cream. Here’s the recipe for the pie, taken from Nourishing Traditions, (originally 1 pie) Pumpkin…

  • Holidays, Celebrations, Cold Weather

    We have our first forecasted freeze warning for the season tonight. We had Summer all over again last week. Now it’s back to Autumn weather, with the “close to Winter” stuff happening, nearly right on time. Nov 15th is the normal “first freeze” date for this area of the South. Puts one in the mood…