Category Archives: snow

In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lion????

Posted on April 3, 2013 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Nature was playing April Fool’s jokes Monday.  Saturday felt like a spring day.  My husband and I drove the convertible with the top down even though it was a bit nippy.  We grilled hamburgers for dinner.  But Easter Sunday was … Continue reading →

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Spring is in the Air!

Posted on March 16, 2013 by theonceandfutureemptynest

This morning I sat in front of the fireplace in the living room; the two oldest dogs, with matching surgical scars on their right legs, lay at my feet. Outside the temperature was 24 degrees. The sky was overcast. The … Continue reading →

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A World of White Trees

Posted on March 8, 2013 by theonceandfutureemptynest

  I woke up this morning to a world of white trees. Four inches of snow covered the driveway and my truck. My husband had an early flight to the west coast, leaving no time to use the gargantuan snow … Continue reading →

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The Ice Obsession

Posted on March 1, 2013 by theonceandfutureemptynest

From the title, one would hope that my newest fascination would be with diamonds—diamond earrings, diamond bracelets, diamond rings. But that’s so not me. I wore a plain gold band for the first twenty years of my marriage. Then my … Continue reading →

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After Nemo

Posted on February 9, 2013 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Today the world is blanketed in white. Yesterday and early this morning, we were buried in slightly more than two feet of snow, thanks to the winter storm, Nemo. All the contours of my yard have been erased. All that … Continue reading →

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And May All Your Christmases be . . .Sunny!

Posted on December 27, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Our first Christmas in Connecticut was white.  Christmas morning a light snow was falling as we opened gifts.  It was just like being in a Christmas movie, cheerful adults opening gifts, happy baby ripping up wrapping paper, snow falling so … Continue reading →

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Snow Dogs!

Posted on November 9, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

My dogs are all native Californians.  Every single one of them was born in the Golden State.  Princess did live in Texas for a year; but she doesn’t do well with thunderstorms so we suspect that was a factor in … Continue reading →

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A Snowy Day

Posted on November 7, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Today is a winter day, a sit by the fire, sipping Irish coffee day.  This is what I am doing right now: sitting by the fire, sipping a warm drink, watching the snow whirl outside.  Fresh clean snow is transforming … Continue reading →

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