THIS AND THAT

Inches of snow will fall tonight in Michigan’s UP.
‘Tis a cold, hard environment.
‘Tis a land easy to love.

The BP ‘dome’ so far has not worked.
One mile down and fifty miles out.
Easier to fix on land.

40+ mph winds here this morning with rain – very large branch, 30 feet long, eight inches wide, fell on wires.
Winds blew it off.
Wires ok.

UDT, Seals, cleared of abuse charges.
You Go, Guys!!

Economic turmoil in Greece.
Perhaps the tip of a continental iceberg.
Perhaps a harbinger of things to come in a socialized democracy.

Mother’s day starts the second week of May.
God bless wives and mothers.
They civilize the world.

We attend a bulldog puppy show Sunday.
It is a Mother’s Day function, complete with baby bulldogs and lots of bulldog Moms and owners.
And a superb luncheon buffet.
We work the souvenir table, as we have done for a number of years.
Small town.

Speaking of small town, never have we at The Study been more impressed with the virtues of our small town.
Breathless Expectation, a favorite site, reminded us of this the other day.
The local grocery; Church; Elks Club; eateries; movies; library; stores that know you; the local school; health club; hardware; and on and on and on.
So much could be written.
We are believers.

This retired teacher used to wear a sweater to school, for years and years.
And every morning I would place my brief case and tote bag on my desk and then hang up my coat and sweater in the closet.
If a student was within earshot, I would sing a few lines of... I want to be your neighbor….
Sometimes the more knowledgeable of the young folk got the joke.
I loved it.

Our Brigadoon in the North is coming to life. Emails are informing us that our neighbors are beginning to reassemble.

The cycles are repeating.

Thank God we can be a part of them.