Archives in Category: Small Town Life

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Pancake Breakfast

Posted on April 21, 2024

I’m not a breakfast person, but once a year I get up at 7 AM and go to the Sodus Fire Department’s annual pancake affair.

It’s one of those events where the whole community – infants, teens, families, seniors –

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Conundrum

Posted on April 6, 2024

I believe newspapers are an important source of information on many levels. Nationally recognized publications like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal built followings for their excellent writing and on-the-scene coverage, regardless of whether

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Fly the W

Posted on April 4, 2024

One thing Earl and I have in common is our love of baseball. The 2024 season started last week; and we’re signed up for the MLB network which means we have access to every game every day through the World

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Update on Grouchy

Posted on March 7, 2024

Two days ago my blog was about the battle between Canadian geese and Anne Brandt (Me), who was grouchy and whined publicly about the situation and the need for help. I may appear mild-mannered, but I have high expectations and

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Sounds Good

Posted on December 14, 2019

Earl joined a community choir early this past fall, and he’s been practicing for a holiday concert ever since.

The criteria for membership were few. Singers had to be at least fifty years old and available for rehearsal on Tuesday

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MIT

Posted on November 19, 2019

The original MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) was founded in 1861and is best known for its programs in engineering and the physical sciences. Today, admission is extremely competitive.

I belong to a different MIT. It was founded about ten years

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Newspaper Blues

Posted on September 14, 2019

Our local newspaper, The Herald Palladium, recently announced a new delivery system for the daily morning edition. Instead of using drivers to deliver the paper as the sun rises, it is resorting to using the United States Postal Service. The

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MIA at MIT

Posted on September 10, 2019

For years, a group of us has met regularly for coffee on Tuesday mornings at the local Martin’s Supermarket at 10 AM. Currently there are nine women who may or may not show up on any given Tuesday, depending on

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Summer in Review

Posted on September 7, 2019

I’ve alluded several times in recent blogs about various health issues that have cropped up this summer for both Earl and me. Let me share the sunny side of these past three months where we stayed closer to home.

My

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More Food for Thought

Posted on September 1, 2019

Yesterday we went to Arby’s for lunch and the St. Joseph River Yacht Club for dinner. For a Labor Day Weekend, I haven’t labored much in the kitchen.

This is the annual Tri-State Regatta Weekend, where sailors from Chicago compete

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