It seems that every time that we go for a walk in the neighborhood we find new Christmas decorations appearing. Be careful with student driver in winter. Snoopy and Woodstock are ready for Christmas. Snoopy, Woodstock and Spike all with their lights up. How would your favorite artist put up/paint their Christmas tree. More later…
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A new restaurant and some humor to start the week
A new café, bakery, restaurant has opened in Westgate, on the west side of Ann Arbor – Tous les Jours café. We visited it the other day when shopping at Kroger. Then on Sunday walked over for breakfast. The café is next to Lewis Jeweler, and quite easy to find. The place is friendly andContinue reading “A new restaurant and some humor to start the week”
Ann Arbor Midnight Madness
Midnight madness was a blast last night. We stopped and visited a lot of places including Guttman Gallery. This person was making music on this interesting device. Hard to describe, but nice to listen to. Susan and Steve checking stuff out at Four Directions, where I found something for Oscar. Ten Thousand Villages, which isContinue reading “Ann Arbor Midnight Madness”
It’s December, but Hell is still hot
It’s that time of year. Get ready because you know it’s coming. But don’t forget to decorate! Even if you don’t have a dragon to help. Now, on to more serious matters. Yes, Kissinger and the Devil, his buddy welcoming him to Hell. He can join his friend Reagan. Reagan gave birth to fascist America,Continue reading “It’s December, but Hell is still hot”
There’s a story in everything that I do
There are the gargoyles at the doors to the place that we stayed in Richmond Hills, Ontario. I do have a thing for gargoyles with about a dozen of them “guarding” my bookshelves. But, what’s the story behind these? Are they there for the artistic nature of these beauties? Or, perhaps they wree guarding theContinue reading “There’s a story in everything that I do”
Celebrating a special birthday
It was in 1985 that Susan and I first celebrated her birthday together. She had never been to the Bruce Peninsula in Canada, so that’s where we headed. We spent the night at Tobermory at the tip of the peninsula. What a fun memory. From there we spent birthdays mostly in Ann Arbor and atContinue reading “Celebrating a special birthday”
The first “real” snow of the fall
We are not put off by the cold and snow of winter. I guess that’s why we enjoy traveling to the Upper Peninsula in December and January. Well, the first real snow has arrived. It’s not “very cold” some 17F as I sit here writing. There is something that pleases me when I look atContinue reading “The first “real” snow of the fall”
Books to read to the kids
On Saturday we watched the University of Michigan Wolverines beat the Ohio State University Buckeyes 30-24. The Wolverines are now #2 and OSU has dropped to #5. This means that UM cannot play OSU in the College Football Championship games, which I am pleased with. Now on to books. This December when we are visitingContinue reading “Books to read to the kids”
A new respiratory virus
This story appeared in my new feed yesterday and was too similar to the start of covid (SARS-CoV-2) in the fall of 2019. It meant that it was time to get to the WHO website and ready more about the virus. Obviously, some of the same old viruses and bacterial are still around, but notContinue reading “A new respiratory virus”
Port Dover, Ontario
Our day started in Ithaca at the State Diner where we had a great breakfast. On our way to the restaurant we passed this amazing mural that took up an entire city block. I thought that the monarch theme fit in nicely with our visit to Cornel. From Ithaca we headed west and crossed intoContinue reading “Port Dover, Ontario”
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