TRASH PICKUP!
And it's Cold and wet!
The Canada Geese know what's in the forecast!
It's also Election Day!
PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE!
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If you drive northward on Route 12, you'll see a new barn going up next to the corner of Lewis Road at the "Brown Eggs" Farm.
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And if you go to the Merri Rose Florist Shop you can get a copy of this lovely little book and spend the rest of the day reading beautiful poetry - just as I did, yesterday.
I phoned Helen to ask her permission to use a poem, here, and also ask her to suggest which one I should use. She couldn't decide, and told me to pick one. I couldn't decide, either - here are two.
It's 39 degrees and very wet.
And it's Cold and wet!
The Canada Geese know what's in the forecast!
- Tuesday: Morning rain showers, followed by some sunshine. Chance of a shower late across Lewis County. Breezy and much cooler. High in the mid 40s.
- Tuesday night: Rain showers developing on the Tug Hill Plateau in Lewis and extreme northern Oneida Counties. The rain will mix with and change over to heavy snow *above 1,000 feet* with accumulation likely. Elsewhere, just some scattered light rain showers or snow showers with no accumulation. Low near freezing.
- Wednesday: Scattered mixed rain and snow showers in the Mohawk Valley and other smaller valleys. Higher elevation snow showers with a slushy coating of accumulation possible on hilltops above 1,000 feet. No accumulation in the Mohawk Valley. High: 39, Low: 27
It's also Election Day!
PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE!
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If you drive northward on Route 12, you'll see a new barn going up next to the corner of Lewis Road at the "Brown Eggs" Farm.
*********
And if you go to the Merri Rose Florist Shop you can get a copy of this lovely little book and spend the rest of the day reading beautiful poetry - just as I did, yesterday.
I phoned Helen to ask her permission to use a poem, here, and also ask her to suggest which one I should use. She couldn't decide, and told me to pick one. I couldn't decide, either - here are two.
House With Character
It's an old house
with drafty doors and walls;
the floors are cold
windows frosted over.
Newspapers behind a wall
date 1836. There were
Indian trails here then; later,
soldiers plodded down the same paths.
Winds and gales
left their brutal marks;
loosened boards on porch
and shingles on roof.
"It has character," my friends say,
"And that ceiling with exposed beams!"
"There used to be a pot-bellied stove,"
I tell them, "replaced by the brick fireplace."
New square homes now line the road.
New families with swings and toys seem to like them.
But as we are a little older, the scars of life
have made our house that much more beautiful to us.
Sunshine
Just look at her, standing with her hand on her hip.
She's only four years old, has dark bangs, wavy hair.
The bright sun shines on her blue-striped shorts.
She's pictured on Kodak, a happy dimpled smile,
her little red sunglasses on, upside down.
It's an old house
with drafty doors and walls;
the floors are cold
windows frosted over.
Newspapers behind a wall
date 1836. There were
Indian trails here then; later,
soldiers plodded down the same paths.
Winds and gales
left their brutal marks;
loosened boards on porch
and shingles on roof.
"It has character," my friends say,
"And that ceiling with exposed beams!"
"There used to be a pot-bellied stove,"
I tell them, "replaced by the brick fireplace."
New square homes now line the road.
New families with swings and toys seem to like them.
But as we are a little older, the scars of life
have made our house that much more beautiful to us.
Sunshine
Just look at her, standing with her hand on her hip.
She's only four years old, has dark bangs, wavy hair.
The bright sun shines on her blue-striped shorts.
She's pictured on Kodak, a happy dimpled smile,
her little red sunglasses on, upside down.
Writing poetry is nothing new to Helen - she said that the pieces selected for this, her first publication, are but a smattering of her complete collection. She's written for years, and has been taking courses online for the past five. All of this after raising a family, working as an aide at the Harding Nursing Home for seven years and then as an LPN at St. Luke's for another twenty!
Copies of "The Country Poet" are quite limited and it may be some time before more arrive.
I understand that one has already been given to the Waterville Public Library in memory of Bev Gibbons. I think you'll want your own copy for the lasting pleasure that it gives.
I understand that one has already been given to the Waterville Public Library in memory of Bev Gibbons. I think you'll want your own copy for the lasting pleasure that it gives.
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Today's List:
Put Ice Scraper in car
Gloves, spare jacket etc.
Put snow shovel on back porch.
Bags of Ice Melt.
Today's List:
Put Ice Scraper in car
Gloves, spare jacket etc.
Put snow shovel on back porch.
Bags of Ice Melt.
It's 39 degrees and very wet.
