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Chatterbox winter 2015-2016

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 9:56 AM

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....from about knee-high up.  We had fog and cooler weather overnight so all the trees are covered with beautiful white frosting this morning.  It makes a nice contrast to all the brown mud and semi-green grass bellow.

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 7:55 AM

The TV weather people out here reported a 0% chance of a white Christmas for us.  It should be interesting to see what sort of outdoor activity the youngsters and middle-agers have in mind after Christmas dinner.

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, December 21, 2015 9:24 PM

Rained here off and on all day.  Still misting.

The pup is settling in pretty well.  She isn't really a lap dog - she doesn't get that privilege at home.

Looking forward to a few days with nothing major on the agenda.

 

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Posted by Uncle Jake on Monday, December 21, 2015 9:16 PM
Happy first official day of winter everyone! 50 degrees today in wunnerful Walla Walla Washington.
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Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, December 21, 2015 9:12 PM

Norris, I believe the actual time of the solstice isaround 10:45 this evening (10:39 or 10:49...can't remember).  Central time.

You'll quite often get a calendar that has the wrong dates for moon phases, too, and probably for the same reason--they were published in a different time zone, or used programs produced in a different time zone.  In the GMT zone (London, etc.), it will be the 22nd when the solstice occurs.

My train-watching trip for today was cancelled...too wet and rainy.  Tomorrow there won't be any rain, but there may no longer be the need for a trip.  My wife apparently accmplished her secret mission while I (gasp!) took a nap this afternoon.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Monday, December 21, 2015 8:43 PM

My calendar shows the 2nd- tomorrow as being the first day of winter.  Wouldn't that be the shortest day?

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Posted by Norm48327 on Monday, December 21, 2015 5:47 PM

And tomorrow the days start getting longer. (Daylight that is.)

Norm


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Posted by Mookie on Monday, December 21, 2015 5:34 PM

Joe - I waited all day for you to get home from work so you could change to winter. I feel better now.  Shy

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Chatterbox winter 2015-2016
Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, December 21, 2015 5:27 PM

Well here we are again.Holidays coming up and kids ready for Santa.Ns was clear when I left work.Work has a quarterly company newsletter.Mamma made this edition.It was from a company Christmas party.Matt will be helping at the Christmas eve service.He switched with the other confirmand.So in the bulliten it had it had" " Kohnen.We teased him a bit for that.Chores to do.

stay safe

Joe

Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").

 

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