Category: Life in Madison (NH)
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, December 30, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First (Snow Day Edition)
Late Morning, Saturday, December 30, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire “I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice’s…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, December 29, 2023, or: Here Comes the Rain Again….
Late Morning, Friday, December 29, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire (M-Day + 17) “The thing about dark skies and rainy days is that, if you wait long enough, the sun will always shine again.” ― Leah Atwood, After the Rain It is a dark, rainy, and frigid morning here in my corner of Madison, New Hampshire.…
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Thoughts Upon a Rainy New England Afternoon, December 28, 2023
Things to Be Grateful For: A List The Weather Outside is Frightful Speaking of Bogota, the weather up here in New Hampshire is not Christmas-like. It’s reminiscent of the climate in Colombia’s capital, which I last visited exactly 30 years ago. We didn’t have snow – which I am not emotionally prepared for right now…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, December 26, 2023 – Post-Christmas Day Edition
Late Morning, Tuesday, December 26, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, there, and welcome to another installment of A Certain Point of View, Too. As I write these words, the temperature in the Madison area is 34°F/1°C under mostly sunny skies. The feels-like temperature is 43°F/6°C, and the forecast for today calls for mostly sunny skies…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, December 25, 2023: A Brief Post for Christmas Day from Madison, New Hampshire
Late Morning, Monday, December 25, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone, and welcome to the 1,372nd post I write for this blog. As the heading states, it’s late morning here in my small corner of New Hampshire. It’s a grey, chilly morning here; the current temperature is 36°F/2°C under cloudy skies, and the feels-like factor…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, December 24, 2023, or: A Quick Pre-Christmas Life Update from Madison, New Hampshire
Late Morning, Sunday, December 24, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, there, folks. It’s Sunday morning here in my small – and chilly – corner of “almost Canada” (as one of my Facebook friends calls New Hampshire). It’s also the day before Christmas, so if you celebrate the holiday (be it as a religious or secular…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, December 21, 2023, or: ‘Alexa, Read to Me From This Book…” & Quick Life Update from Madison
Late Morning, Thursday, December 21, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, there, folks. It’s a frosty early winter day here in my corner of New England. Presently, the temperature in Madison is 25°F/-4°C under sunny conditions. The forecast for the Conway/Madison area calls for sunny skies and a high of 34°F/1°C. As we are in a…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, December 20, 2023, or: A Quick Life Update from Hoth…er, Madison, New Hampshire
Late Morning, Wednesday, December 20, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone, and welcome to the 1,366th post on A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s just past 10 AM Eastern Standard Time – thank the Force that I’m still in the same time zone, even though I left my home state eight days ago –…