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Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow….and Celebrate Life and Family!
Let it snow; let it snow; let it snow….as if we could stop it. Here, reaching the end of the first week in December, I’m sure huge numbers of people in Chicago, Buffalo, Erie – even my friends in Traverse … Continue reading →
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December, Fun in the Snow and Ice, Winter Wildlife, Won’t Be Long Now
I’ve thought it curious ever since I was a grade school kid that December has stayed “December” through the centuries. Just the kind of thing a kid like me would snicker at – that the 10th month (Latin, of course, … Continue reading →
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The Rev. Dr.'s Musings on Nature, Life & Belief 