When I step out my front door, I have a view of more than the homes of my neighbors and a school bus parked up by the corner. [Read more]
Tag Archives: weather
Over the course of the last few weeks we’ve had some really hot and muggy days in New England, and the impact of the heat has somehow been amplified by our working conditions, equal parts grubbiness, physical clutter and mental fog. [Read more]
my ability to ruminate in the wee hours of the morning was quite sufficient [Read more]
We put together a wandering route that would allow us to see some interesting places, but when we arrived downtown, we found that the weather had changed plans. [More….]
It’s the thermal answer to the question, “how low can you go?” [More….]
It’s no secret that the weather in Valencia is usually lovely, but it is not without surprises. Last week we had a day that was a scorcher, with a high of 42.2° C, or 108° F. The strange thing was [More….]
Back in June when I was facing the inevitable leave-taking from our Spanish friends, I looked forward to the time when I’d get to see them again. This week I got that treat–big European double kisses all around! [More….]
It’s not that I’m anti-snow. I have all kinds of positive associations with the lovely white stuff, including great memories of powdery drifts in childhood, and an affection for the cozy feeling it often brings as I contemplate it from someplace snug. But as I started the car in pitch darkness this morning at 5:40 am (at least there was a lovely moon) [More….]
We’ve covered a lot of ground since Christmas, both metaphorical and physical. For instance, Friday morning found us packing up in Tennessee. [More….]
During a training meeting I was helping with last year I had a conversation with a woman who had been raised in Oklahoma. At the time, Oklahoma was in the news because of the tornado that had flattened a path through the town of Moore. The details of the storm [More….]
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