Month: April 2018

Spring is a season of change. The earth begins to renew, flowers spring up, trees and animals, and sometimes it’s time for humans to make or face changes. My son is getting married in June, so he’s facing a change. Oh, it’ll mostly be a subtle change, but the pomp of it all makes the…

Well, after some occasional snow this week (none of which stayed around here, but in Northern New Hampshire – geez), looks like spring might actually be happening. Looks like a pretty solid week of spring in the forecast – let’s hope. I’ve been on a diet lately, as well as ramping up the exercise,and I’ve…

Well, it’s tax time again – seems like it happens every year around this time. We’ve been pretty lucky, in that we are delayed in the due date by the 15th being on the weekend (today if you’re reading this when I post), and having a delay due to Patriots Day (thank you Massachusetts). Every…

Sunrise is at 6:14 this morning – so the day is lengthening – almanac says that the actual length of day is 13 hours and 4 minutes (more than half of day), with an additional 2 minutes and 53 seconds of daylight tomorrow. We need the temperatures to follow suit for it to become real…

This’ll be quick, as I am in Massachusetts to celebrate Easter with my son and his fiance (June 23 wedding). My sister-in-law and brother-in-law will be down, too. Should have fun. For Easter, it’s a hodge-podge of great music, with James Brown, Joe Jackson, Malo, Wilson Pickett, Beach House, Cat Power, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Joss Stone,…