Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Moving Right Along
Winter isn't even here yet and Ribcage is wishing for spring. It's cold out there and his car is covered with snow even though he has cleaned it off three times already. The street in front of my nephew's house is being used for an ice-skating rink. The geese are standing on the lake again instead...
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Sunday, December 15, 2019
Not Quite There Yet...
...but the ice towers of the Kansas City Concourse are building and the snow is piling up all over town. The fans are sparse at the CHIEFS stadium as the game between them and the Denver Broncos already have so much snow it is hard for me to tell where they are and what they are doing. Before the...
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Friday, December 13, 2019
The Last Full Moon of the Decade
One of my favorite night places to be in the month of December in Kansas City, MO is The Plaza all lit up for Christmas Season and everything reflecting in Brush Creek. It is especially great to see the full moon as a part of it all. I haven't gone this year, and I didn't take the photo but I love...
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Thursday, December 12, 2019
Fiddler On My Roof
As you know if you have ever seen the movie, or a well-done play of the same name, "the fiddler is a metaphor for survival in a life of uncertainty, precarious as a fiddler on a roof trying to scratch out a pleasant simple tune without breaking his neck." It also represents trying to live in a...
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Brand New Everything Different
We began with a guided tour of what had been changed to where, and a "Beyond the Books" explanation of all new and better things booklet of upcoming interesting and fun "Access Your World" activities guide. It was the first time since the total refurbishing of our favorite branch library that the...
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