Tag: holidays
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In which I proffer a Happier Happy New Year
Happy New Year, again. After processing 2024 here, my husband and I settled in for a quick episode of Survivor before watching the ball drop. Our toddler recently broke our tv, so we had to hunt for a live channel on my laptop, but just before midnight, we found something. Outside, people were launching fireworks.…
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In which I reflect on 2024
Happy New Year. It’s another foggy night here in Shadow Lake, but people are still launching fireworks anyway. It’s been a week of foggy nights, cloudy days, and the occasional sunny day. We have had a few warm days, pushing into the 50s, but tonight, we settle back into frigid lows, with a potential for…
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In which we celebrate Christmas
It’s a cloudy, almost foggy day here at Shadow Lake. A flock of geese just settled down in the middle of the lake, which officially froze over this week. Everything feels calm and peaceful. The smell of chocolate chip cookies and hot cocoa fills my little home. Tomorrow is Christmas, and today is the day…
Little Home on Shadow Lake 