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Every morning, my wife and I have a wonderful routine.  In the pre-dawn gloom, we sip coffee and watch the sun come up with our cat  Quiet Rustle who sits on my lap.  I suspect Quiet Rustle sits on me … Continue reading →

Summer weather is arriving early today. The red, blurry orb of the sun is slowly, rising over the local hill. I can look directly at the sun’s disc  directly through the haze, but soon our friendly neighborhood star will be … Continue reading →

The weather is a fine subject for a blog.  Generally speaking, weather is usually something everyone can agree upon, at least to the extent that it is happening at the moment. This January, we here in New England can all … Continue reading →

Christmas on a Wednesday is a strange thing but we went through with it anyways.  We don’t have kids,  so the Holiday is usually subdued, but that doesn’t mean it is not joyous. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! copyright 2024 Christopher Donahue  

Most everyone knows November is gratitude month.   I have had a wonderful almost thirty days appreciating some of the good friends, family and fortune I have in my life. I am always reminded that good and bad fortune can change … Continue reading →

It was a tough growing season for tomatoes. At the start, I could not have imagined the impact of having ground hogs (a.k.a. wood chucks) decimating the plants in my and the neighbors gardens. Basically, the first several crops of … Continue reading →

The sky is clear this first Autumn evening. The wind is cool and there’s an exhilarating  hint of burning wood in the air. It’s a beautiful warm starry night. The temperature feels like summer and I’m barefoot in shorts and … Continue reading →

The first few weeks of August I usually get a terrible night’s sleep. And that’s because I”m expecting the annual Perseid meteor shower. Meteor showers are best observed after midnight of course. But this night, my wife’s screaming and a … Continue reading →

My wife’s nephew recently traveled to Guam to work on a project for the U.S. Navy. We decided to add some extra fun to our morning routine by asking Alexa for the Guam weather report each day. Checking daily for … Continue reading →