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Still snowing here...
But it's tapered off quite a bit. It was snowing hard this morning. Supposed to be another round of snow Sunday into Monday, but mostly in the Columbus area.
Posting this mostly to make a quick update to my 2025 reading list. All of these are Brothers Grimm stories.
- The Crumbs of the Table. Reminds me a bit of the story of a child who rescues a ( Read more... )
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Most snow in years
We are under a lake effect snowstorm warning until 7 p.m. tomorrow. Started early this morning. Not a lot of snow where I live - but it was doing this misty, sleety thing and the sidewalks looked slick so I didn't do the usual breakfast :( That was a bummer, but I guess Akron got a lot of snow. Hearing the roads were a mess this evening.
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Pleasant first day of the New Year
I spent a lovely New Year's Eve and Day with my parents and family. We munched on snacks, watched a couple of Christmas specials and watched the ball drop at midnight. I spent the night over there - no sense in going home and then coming back in a few hours for the Rose Bowl Parade. Floats were gorgeous as always, although didn't see the surfing ( Read more... ) -
Final post for 2024
All of these, again, are from the Brothers Grimm.
212. Strong Hans. I really liked this one, mostly because I had no idea where this story was going. That can sometimes be a negative but in this case it's a compliment because the plot still came together well. It's just that I had no idea how things were going to turn out. That's rather unusual in ( Read more... ) -
Final post of 2024
It's been a year, full of ups and downs. A lot of ups- highlights including having the total solar eclipse on my birthday, and getting a contract.
This year- I'll be happy if I have my family, friends and am still gainfully employed. I'm just bracing myself. 2025 is going to be trying, to say the least. I'm only making one resolution, which I'm not ( Read more... ) -
Musings on color
I've noticed a trend that's been growing in the past decade. New developments - both in housing and in commercial - tend to pick a really bland, standard color palette. Best term I've heard for it is "greige." It was beige for a while but it's cooled to shades of gray. Cue the 50 Shades of gray jokes. Even fast food restaurants, which in the past ( Read more... ) -
Boxing Day
It was a quiet, cloudy workday, still basking in the lovely Christmas spirit. Hard to believe, essentially five more days before 2025.
Sigh.
Thought I'd do a quick update on my reading list so it isn't monstrous later. All of these are from the Brothers Grimm.
207. Snow-White and Rose-Red. I've read this one before, plus a variant called "Tender ( Read more... ) -
A lovely Christmas Day
Had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends. First Christmas in a few years where I didn't work. It was nice to take a break.
This morning I picked up my sweet friend and we visited a mutual friend who has been convalescing in a physical rehab place after a health scare. This was the only partial hitch - and I say partial because I think the ( Read more... ) -
The shortest day and longest night
Today is the official first day of winter, and Mother Nature has decided to bestow some snow and cold today in honor of it. Glad I don't have to step outside until Monday late morning, when it's supposed to warm up. Not sure if we will have a White Christmas or not. It's supposed to be near or at 40 degrees, so my guess is probably not. Which is ( Read more... ) -
I made it!
200 books and short stories! And counting.
So, a quick update on the short stories I recently finished, both by the Brothers Grimm:
199. Maid Maleen. Surprised this tale isn't better known. With a bit of tweaking, I can see this being made into a children's picture book or even an animated feature. In this story, a princess - the titular character ( Read more... )