14 degrees, with crispy snow
- enough to cover the lawn and, probably, make pavement slippery under foot.
- enough to cover the lawn and, probably, make pavement slippery under foot.
It was cold yesterday, too - 25 was the high! - but fellows at ACCESS were out hanging a big wreath .......
... and Dale Meszler looked quite at home constructing a Memorial Bandstand.
Later on,
both glowed.
The Memorial Bandstand float was also providing some welcome music - old favorites (White Christmas, etc. ) sung by old favorites (Bing Crosby, etc.)
I parked in front of Mrs. Manion's on Madison Street, for a while, and smiled to see that Mr. Cleary's tall spruce was glowing, too!
While children shivered, last-minute adjustments were made amidst one of the walking units ....
These girls looked the warmest of all - they had a floating campfire!
Santa and Mrs. Claus relaxed in the cozy comfort of "An Old Fashioned Christmas"
and Paul followed.
I began to wonder: HOW are all of these strings of lights attached to the vehicles?
It's not as if you can just nail them in place, can you!
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I took heaps of photographs, but only a small number are worth posting. If any of you have good pictures that you're willing to share, do send the JPEGS along to me and I'll show them to the readers, too!
At a bit after 6:30, with crowds lining sidewalks and not a parking spot to be had, the new Victorian Street Lamps along Main Street all came on and the Parade began!
Here - one of the older snowplows - possibly Marshall's?
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... and Dale Meszler looked quite at home constructing a Memorial Bandstand.
Later on,
both glowed.
The Memorial Bandstand float was also providing some welcome music - old favorites (White Christmas, etc. ) sung by old favorites (Bing Crosby, etc.)
I parked in front of Mrs. Manion's on Madison Street, for a while, and smiled to see that Mr. Cleary's tall spruce was glowing, too!
While children shivered, last-minute adjustments were made amidst one of the walking units ....
These girls looked the warmest of all - they had a floating campfire!
Santa and Mrs. Claus relaxed in the cozy comfort of "An Old Fashioned Christmas"
and Paul followed.
I began to wonder: HOW are all of these strings of lights attached to the vehicles?
It's not as if you can just nail them in place, can you!***********
I took heaps of photographs, but only a small number are worth posting. If any of you have good pictures that you're willing to share, do send the JPEGS along to me and I'll show them to the readers, too!
At a bit after 6:30, with crowds lining sidewalks and not a parking spot to be had, the new Victorian Street Lamps along Main Street all came on and the Parade began!
Here - one of the older snowplows - possibly Marshall's?
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After the Parade, I took a ride through the village.Here's the view looking West along Main Street from in front of the Episcopal Church. The twinkle lights on all of the Victorian Lamp Posts are a special gift from the Parade of Lights Committee.
The French Restaurant - "La Petite Maison" - is prettily lighted, too ........
............ and the Woodman & Getman Law Offices stand stately and dignified - as always.
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Have a great day and
Keep Warm!
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Have a great day and
Keep Warm!
