Our dear friend and neighbor, Regi won not only first place in the Ice Fishing Derby Tournament, but second place as well. Go on over to our State newspaper by clicking on Regi’s name above, and see the article about him!
We are all thrilled for him and his wife, Antoinette!
I woke up Sunday morning, stumbled to the kitchen to turn on the coffee maker, and glanced at the thermometer. 40 Degrees!!!!! (F) Forty degrees? No, certainly I must still be asleep….I went back, rubbing the sleep from my eyes and looked again. Yes, 40 degrees. I almost fell over. I absolutely cannot remember the last day it was 40 degrees here.
I broke out my shorts, but thinking better of it, put them away and settled on a pair of unlined corduroys, and a light weight top, and when I went out later on to see my friend Tracey, I wore a light weight jacket!
Ah, how wonderful it is to have this warmth at the beginning of February!
Our town is full of fishing enthusiasts, as we were celebrating “The Ice Fishing Derby”. It’s an annual event, where crazy people, dress in several layers of clothes, cut a circular hole into the ice on the big lake, and fish. Some people bring their “Bob Houses” where every creature comfort can be found, be it a stove, a bed, TV or this year, a hot tub!
Click here to view a slide show of the Bob Houses.
As I drove with Arnie to my friend’s home, we saw all sorts of “manly” types walking down the street carrying buckets of bait, and coolers full of their favorite adult beverage.
I had a nice visit with Tracey and her three children, while Arnie played with her little pug dog. It had been far too long since I had spent time with her, and it was so nice to visit.
Arnie and I arrived home in time to make lunch and then work at vacuuming up Fritz hair. Here we are in the middle of the winter, and my shepherd is shedding like it is spring! The Ground Hog may have seen his shadow, indicating six more weeks of winter, but he forgot to tell Fritz!
As the day wore on, the wind picked up and a cold front moved through. We had both rain and snow, but nothing that really amounted to much. In the end, tonight we have the loveliest full moon and the clearest of skies.
Anneliese posed for me so I could show you all how much melting we had, as well as the beautiful moon!
Have a good week everyone!
We had about 5 inches of snow here between Wednesday and Thursday. I’d called and arranged to have the driveway plowed and the driver arrived here at 6:30 this morning to clear us out. I heard him and popped up to check out what he was up to. Not one dog (or husband) moved!
An hour or so later I got up and after turning on the coffee, I stepped outside with the dogs and pushed a few paths of snow from the doorway. There I was in my pajamas, robe, coat, hat and gloves, pushing snow around. I’m sure it was quite a sight!
The plowman called just after we had our breakfast and needed us to move one of the cars so he has a place to put snow after the next storm. So I went out to move the car we actually don’t drive in the winter, and as I opened the door to turn it on, snow blew in! I dusted off the seat so I didn’t get my pants wet, then got in and moved that car into the garage to thaw out.
I managed a quick hair trim with my stylist, Margarita before she leaves on vacation, and a run to the Post Office for more mail of no value. Lucky for us that we have such great neighbors because one looked in on Hubby while I was gone.
Hubby is doing somewhat better, but our new motto is “Slow & Steady Wins The Race”.
Hubby was good and took things extremely easy all day. I am really pleased about that. It will take time, trial and error with medications until we get him back to normal. That’s okay, I know he will get there.
It’s the power of prayer and positive thinking!
My beloved Uncle passed away just before midnight on New Years Eve. It’s sort of funny that he died on this holiday, because he was born quite close to Valentine’s Day and we always celebrated his birthday then.
Uncle George is the father of my cousins, Janet and Larry. His mother was the sister of my Grandmother. However, he was raised with my Mom and the two of them were like brother and sister, and all of their lives they just adored each other.
The family many years ago. Uncle George is in the back on the left, with his mom and my mom is on the left in the very front next to her mother and father.
Then there is my other set of grandparents, my great Grandpa Daniell, and my Uncle Bob and Aunt Cynthia. Aside from my mom, they are all gone now. I miss each and every one.
One of my earliest memories of my Uncle is at the beach. It was there that he taught me to swim and to dive safely off his shoulders. I never worried about getting in over my head as long as his loving strong arms were around me.
I was perhaps 6 or 7 years old when during one of our beach trips, I stepped on a piece of glass and nearly sliced off my toe. I stood there crying and before I could call out, Uncle George was there. He lifted me up in his strong arms, examined the toe, and wrapped it in his t-shirt. Then he carried me home, a 5-10 minute walk from the beach. He drove us to the hospital and stayed with me while my toe was stitched up.
One time Janet and I decided to slip the noose of parental guidance and swim out to the raft in rough water. Oh ,we made it out just fine, but sitting on the rocking raft at Surf Drive Beach we sort of lost our cool about swimming back. Well, you guessed it; Uncle George swam out and helped us both swim in.
Besides rescuing us, he also made us feel important. He taught us to bowl, to hike, to build a camp fire, and to love life. He didn’t do these things in a big flashy way. He never asked for recognition, he just quietly went about being a great Dad to his own kids and to those of us that were lucky enough to be one of Uncle George’s kids.
When I married for the second time Uncle George gave me away. It was such a special moment in time. We looked into each others eyes, and smiled. I felt closer to him at that one moment than I ever had.
I’ll cherish that moment for the rest of my life.
Uncle George and Aunt Betty loved my kids and always were snuggling with them. It gives me a lot of peace to know that they are both with Katie now. I know she won’t be lonely.
I will miss this gentle man for all the days left of my life. He was the strong, silent type of man, who showed me what a real man was all about. I remember seeing him after Katie had passed away. He never said a word. He folded me in his arms and held me for the longest time, and once again, I was taken back to my youth, when Uncle George made me feel safe.
So good bye for now, my dearest Uncle. You were greatly loved in this life, and will be missed. Thank you for making such a difference in my life. God Bless!
Dr. Goofy Girl presented me with
award!
I thank her for this award and of course return the sentiments as I never miss a day without checking in to see what she is up to.
And now I will pass this along to
San
A friend that I truly enjoy reading. I never miss a day!
Bernie
My Australian pal. I find his views on life down under so interesting!
Erica
My first Australian blog friend. I found her just before her first child was born and now she has just had another beautiful baby girl!
Melli
I think it was divine intervention that helped me to find her. Melli gives me a dose of inspiration almost every day!
Renny
My Norwegian friend. He is a true network evangelist! Always a treat to read!
Tor
What can I say? I love my Vikings! Tor and his charming wife, Anna add so much to the blogging world!
Gattina
From Brussels with her gorgeous felines and artistic ways, Gattina is always involved with something new and fun!
I would send this along to my cousin, Janet as well, but she was already tagged by Dr. Goofy Girl!
My cousin Janet came up today for a little visit. We had a nice lunch and then Hubby suggested that we go for a hike at the local park with all four dogs. Since my knee has been bothering me, I was reluctant, but we went and had a lovely hike along the ridge line and then down to the small lake below.
All four dogs ran wild and free and for each step we took, they must have taken ten! They just ran around and around and around! Fritz was sort of the puppy keeper and he would continually herd them back towards me, but I did have to keep up my pace to stay with them.
The dogs swam and played in the icy water, and are now exhausted, and asleep under blankets. It was such a beautiful late Autumn afternoon, cool, gray and yet still quite lovely.
Best of all, I got to spend time with my favorite cousin, and talk, and do something that we both love, go walking in the woods. It doesn’t get any better than this, does it? Wait, maybe having it 15 degrees warmer would have been nice! LOL!
It was one of those days that began with a hard frost and ended with dropping temperatures. Another frost is coming! The mid part of the day was mild, but not warm, thus reminding me that it is Autumn and winter is on it’s way.
The dogs were in their glory, especially Fritz who just lives for the cooler temperatures. He was outside all day basking in the glory of the pristine day.
Yesterday the three dachshunds were all outside playing when they found the same mound of smelly crap to roll in. They came in stinking to high, high heaven!
This required me to give all three of them baths. So into the sink they went, with warm water and shampoo. By the time we went to bed, they were dry and smelling like flowers!
Hubby spent the day painting the trim of the house and getting the outside ready for winter. He is doing a great job!
I changed my side bar picture today. The new picture was taken by my sister while she was here.
Tonight our friend and house sitter came over for dinner. We finalized our plans for the cruise and had a nice steak dinner. She visited with her favorite babies and we chatted until we were both ready to hit the hay!
I’m lucky to have Dori as she really loves my four babies and takes very good care of them.
Have a good day everyone!
My sister is up visiting, along with her husband, and tonight Mandy and M. came up to join us for dinner. We went to Canoe for our meal. My favorite restaurant. Hubby and M. had Prime Rib, Mandy had the Lobster Macaroni and Cheese, Mel’s husband, Ron had the Seafood Stir fry and Mel and I had the tossed greens salad with Shrimp, goat cheese and spiced walnuts! And I shall burn in hell for eating 1/2 of the apple strudel, but it was very, very good!
We took pictures before and during the dinner. It was so nice as it is not often that we are all together.
Mandy, Me and Mel.
Me and Melodie.
Mandy and Me.
Jack and M. talking.
Ron and Mandy.
We arrived back home, all feeling full and a bit sleepy after eating such a big meal. However, we were happy! Yes, Canoe does that to you!
Now we’re watching the Red Sox play, hoping they can win and stay alive in the playoffs one more day.
Tomorrow I’ll write about our trip aboard the Hobo Railroad. It was beautiful and brought back so many happy memories of train rides in the past.
Today is the birthday of my best friend, Uschi. I cannot begin to explain how special she is, or how important she is to me. I love her like a sister and I am so grateful that the good Lord brought us together! How else can you explain a woman in New Hampshire and another in Germany finding each other in this big, big world?
So Happy Birthday, dearest Uschi and many, many more!!!
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One of my favorite pictures. This is me with my friend, Otto and Shubi walking along a road in a Bavarian Forest with Otto’s dog, Kapu.
Otto, Kapu and Shubi are all gone now, but their loving memory will be with me always.
