Friday

It's Garbage Day!

It's possible that my indoor/outdoor thermometer needs new batteries, or perhaps it's just fine: it just looks odd.

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• Friday: Snow showers. Chilly and breezy. High in the mid 30s. Light accumulation possible south of Utica and also on the Tug Hill Plateau.
• Friday Night: Snow showers. Cold. Some accumulation possible. Low in the mid to upper 20s.
• Saturday: Light snow. High: 39, Low: 26
• Sunday: A mix of sun and clouds. High: 40, Low: 18

There's no sign of anything white outdoors, now, but it is time to start checking Webcams to see where it's snowed!

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Between a morning of shopping and an afternoon of computer graphics, I only took a few pictures yesterday, and of those THIS one is so absolutely choice that I discarded the rest right away! There's nothing particularly wonderful about the composition of the photograph, but it tells a story.

I have no idea whether this particular decoration - Polar Bears - was intended to represent the residents of the building and/or to send a message to the landlord, but it certainly could! The big difference between Polar Bears and People, of course, is that one likes being cold; the other doesn't.

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I'd gotten away from reprinting bits and pieces of "In Timely Manner" - the column that
I write for The Waterville Times - and I've been reminded that there are one or two blog-readers who miss it. Here are just a few things from this week's issue:

The Benefit for Mike Olsen that took place on the 4th was a huge success, attended by so many from the community that not only was the parking lot at the Legion full, but cars lined he sides of the highway as well as he Bishton family driveway and McCabe Road!

“Hops and Vines” is the name of the new gift emporium which Ms. Patsy Hill has opened in her home on the way to Sangerfield. The writer is the recipient (in exchange for a drawing of hops) of a beautifully-wrapped and very attractive electric “tart warmer” which has perfumed her home in Whiskey Hollow with the aromas of both freshly-baked apple pie and ginger cookies and resulted in great olfactory pleasure with neither a bit of kitchen mess nor risk of caloric overdose!

(Hops and Vines will be open Sunday Afternoons from 1 - 5 'til Christmas or by chance or appointment. Watch for the OPEN sign on the front lawn.)

Not long ago, Mr. D. Meszler of Sanger Avenue acquired a new “hybrid” automobile whose performance has pleased him a great deal. Now, however, if one were to ask him what his NEXT mode of transportation might be, he would tell you, “A Segway!” While he and Lori were in Florida, last week, he had the opportunity to spend several hours riding a "personal transporter" all around EPCOT (at the manufacturer’s expense!) Were he to own his own, it might make travelling to his many local meetings fairly efficient - at least in good weather - but not even the Segway Company would recommend it for his daily to-Utica-and-back commute!

(It's much more fun being able to use links!)

The Burbacks, also of Sanger Avenue, have just returned from spending three weeks in Eqypt visiting their daughter Alison and her family which includes grandsons Umar, who is seven years old, and Humzah, age five. It was their first trip to Egypt and they spent most of their time in the city of Alexandria, where Alison lives, seeing all of the “tourist” spots and much more. They took a side trip to Cairo where they visited the National Museum, the Sphinx and the Pyramids (yes: Paula rode a camel!) Mr. Burback made a point of telling me that the Egyptians - unlike profiles circulated by other sources - are actually very “kind, gracious, welcoming, and very cordial toward Americans!” The writer, also having been to Egypt, joins him in urging all those who have the opportunity to travel to other parts of the world to go there at least once; spend time in that cloudless, friendly country of bright cheerful colors and unequaled antiquities!

The paving of new sidewalks on Berrill Avenue, Putnam Street, White Street, and Tower Street has been completed AND there is also a new sidewalk leading from the Schoolhouse Apartments along the side of Babbott Field - perfect for anyone pushing strollers or even tykes riding trikes on their way to the Kiddie Playground and Pavilion.

Everything will be getting busier and busier, now! High on our list of places to go next weekend will be the Sauquoit Valley Fine Arts & Crafts Festival at the Sauquoit Valley School. Admission will be $3 and a shuttle will run continually to all parking areas.

Planning ahead: Tapestry, the All-centuries Singers (in Renaissance costume) and the Grasse River Players of Canton will give one local performance of the famous seasonal farce, “The Second Shepherd’s Play,” at the Kirkland Art Center on December 15th. Only sixty seats will be available (make that 58!) and Tapestry suggests purchasing tickets in advance. The admission charge of $12.00 will include a variety of seasonal refreshments as well as traditional choral music and, of course, the farce. Call any Tapestry singer or 315/853-6282.

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Have a Great Weekend, Everyone!