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Good morning! It’s Wednesday. Oscar Wilde wrote that conversation about the weather “is the last refuge of the unimaginative,” and I’ve been talking…
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Good morning! It’s Tuesday. I have three weather apps on my phone, and they never agree on anything. But yesterday they all gave the same dire warnings…
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Good morning! It’s Monday. In the United States, we honor the legacy of slain civil lights leader Martin Luther King Jr. While campaigning for the…
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Good morning! Happy Sunday. I’d planned to take you down to the pond with me today for a crunchy expedition across the ice. But 40mph winds and a -22F…
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Good morning! It’s Saturday. Ready for a topography story? We live on a narrow, oblong slant of land that goes all the way down to the pond that’s…
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January 14 Get-Together: Moon RiverHello dearest Respiteers! Tis Friday and our gathering space is open and eager for you to come inside and make yourself comfortable. As always, …
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Good morning! It’s Friday, and I propose we celebrate with some music. While the moon won’t be full until Monday, I’m sure she’ll love the attention…
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Good morning! It’s Thursday, and my little battery problem was easily resolved yesterday. Not only that but I got to see the patriarch of the Snow…
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Good morning! It’s Wednesday, it’s still cold, and it’s still glorious outside. Nevertheless, in a few minutes I’ll be calling a member of the Snow…
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Good morning! It’s Tuesday. If the weather here is anywhere remotely close to the forecast, my house will be doing quite a lot of banging today. We’ll…
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Good morning! It’s Monday. Enough of this loafing and lingering and lollygagging and dawdling and dilly-dallying in the snow. It’s time to grease the…
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Good morning! Today is Sunday, and it’s absolutely gorgeous outside. Let’s bundle up and walk together in the snow. Ours are the first human footprints…
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