See if I can do a better job keeping track this winter. Tropical storm Irene knocked out our power August 29. Power came back in Middlefield on Sept. 7? (Zat right?) Library was closed for a week. First major snow storm was in October! A foot on the ground in Middlefield October 29th. Lost power for 5 days, so the house was dark on Halloween. We ( Read more... )

And now it's July. Don't know how many storms we ended up with last winter. Spring was very wet. We spent a week on the island of Antigua at a Sandals resort with Helen and Ewald. Nothing new at work... marched in the Memorial Day parade in Trumbull with library crew again. Hot hot hot. New car (2010 Subaru Impreza) is great in the snow, rain, you ( Read more... )

Due for another major winter storm tonight. We had a "pre-storm" today,which was supposed to be snow showers. Had five inches on the ground when we got to Middlefield (I left work at 3). Library closed at 5. Possible (probable) delayed opening tomorrow. Last storm before this was last Friday, I think.

Lost track of our storms already. Last Wednesday, the 12th, we had Benedict, who dumped 20-plus inches of snow over the entire state. Meriden recorded 29 inches, so that would be close to Middlefield's total. Was it the Friday before that we got 9 inches of snow? Sounds right. Last night we got 3 inches of fresh snow with ice and sleet on top. Slow ( Read more... )

Blizzard warning in effect til 6 tomorrow night. It started snowing around 11 am.. an hour ago. It's the day after Christmas, no place to go, just behave like a limp, lazy vegetable. Or sew curtains or play Freecell. Yesterday was lovely, we had Dan, Will, Amanda, Charlie, Helen, Michael, Zuzka, EB and Valerie, Zuzka's mom. Managed to fit eleven ( Read more... )

Mustn't whine, it's a paying gig. Always think of the things I'd like to be doing at home, but if I were there, they wouldn't be getting done ( Read more... )

The peepers are out on a chilly, rainy spring night. Had a Friday off after a working Saturday, and filled it up. Went to Colchester Town Hall and Portland Town Hall, found very little new information to add to the family tree. Yesterday I went to vital records in Middletown and got some certificates for Michael and Catherine Coughlin, death and ( Read more... )

Second Christmas on Way Road without the Coughlins. Charlie and Helen, the boys and Wil's fiancee Amanda were in attendance. Love my daughter-in-law to be. She and Wil just sit and look at each other and smile sometimes. M, Z and E come tomorrow ( Read more... )

No there are no bees buzzing around my head. Just feelin that kind of funky. Ears are plugged up and sinuses are not happy, but no bees. Work is currently a necessary waste of time, sort of. I need a vacation. We're renting a house on Smith Island in Chesapeake Bay in a week and a half. The island sounds interesting. Accessible by boat, no bridge, ( Read more... )

(Didn't know the last post had saved as a draft.) The sale of the house in Middlefield fell through. It went back on the market, several more lookers and a few more offers. I finally came to my senses. We've lived on Way Road for a little over two weeks now, Rich and I. Stratford house goes on the market ASAP. Rich is happier than I dreamed he'd be ( Read more... )