Spring has been trying to nudge out winter, but old Winter has been putting up a fight. Saturday it broke even with bright sunshine and cold wind. Not all we were hoping for, but too nice to miss. We donned our jackets and later wished we had brought scarves and gloves. We found two options... Continue Reading →
The Snow Queen has locked Dagny, the flower breathing dragon in the dungeon and trapped Princess Spring in her quarters to rule all four seasons. Sir, Dillon, the knight in shining armor, riding his trusty green steed comes, to the rescue to release Dagny and melt the snow so Spring Princess can rule her season.... Continue Reading →
There’s something happening here... What it is ain’t exactly clear. It’s time we stopped, children What’s that sound? Everybody look what’s going down. Battle lines being drawn. Young people speaking their minds, Getting so much resistance from behind. A thousand people in the street... Singing songs and carrying signs, Mostly saying “Hooray for... Continue Reading →
This week we celebrated National Puppy Day. Our plan was to celebrate it by hiking over to Saks and checking out their adoptables in the famous Saks windows. We made it as far as 6th Ave and ran into a parade. Like a dog spotting a squirrel we were off on a new adventure and... Continue Reading →
We had been looking forward to Friday for quite some time, a women's basketball game between Columbia University and Dartmouth College, an Ivy League matchup. As the day arrived, a Nor’easter blew in and and shut down the town and the basketball game. My thoughts? I figured there must be a Slagle in town. There... Continue Reading →
Celebrating Dragons and Dogs
Rain in the forecast but we didn’t care, it was above 40 degrees and we had been cooped up for too long. Undecided about where to go, JAM said, “We haven’t been east for a while and we should go over to the other side of the island. East it was. With our umbrellas tucked out... Continue Reading →
The snow came again today. Outside my window the streets, white with new snow, are lined with the tracks of delivery trucks, cars and bicycles. In the courtyard below there are footprints. A man walks his dog. They neither seem to mind the gentle precipitation falling around them. Snowflakes larger than quarters fall slowly past... Continue Reading →
We are told we just experienced a Cyclone Snow Bomb. Not sure exactly what it is, but whatever it was it's COLD! The weather maps show a hurricane (or maybe it was a cyclone) off the east coast. The effects of the hurricane were amplified by a "Noreaster". While we dont understand the meteorological implications,... Continue Reading →
What will this year bring? What do I hope for? Affect the things I can, accept those I cannot. I live life by this acronym: TOPCAFE. T: Thanks and gratitude. Give thanks to God everyday for the blessings around me. People in my life, opportunities I am given, the ability to find goodness when the... Continue Reading →
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Tip and JAM in Wonderland 