Fandango’s Provocative Question #173 Garry and I went through this process a decade ago when we were thinking about selling and moving. We looked all over the map — not then considering other countries — and realized despite winter, we’d rather… Read More ›
My Top 10 Cold Weather Songs, by Rich Paschall If you live in the northern half of the nation you have probably brought out your sweaters and sweatshirts. You may even have located your winter coats, hats, scarves, and gloves…. Read More ›
PHOTOS BY GARRY ARMSTRONG For Fandango’s Flashback Friday Talk about time in a bottle, this was the best pumpkin patch ever. Hyannis in mid-October 2013. Did we buy pumpkins? Sure, of course. We bought two pretty big ones. Not the… Read More ›
FOTD – HOT WEATHER AHOY! The forecast yesterday said it was going to be cooler today. My iPhone told me it was 81 degrees, which is warm but comfortable. So imagine my surprise when I stepped out on the deck… Read More ›
Advice To And From A Tree “Stand strong,” said the tree. “Come what may. In all the seasons, through storm and wind, rain and blizzard, stand strong. Be there for the creatures that live in your branches, that nest in your… Read More ›
The beauty of trees Each picture of this tree was taken at a different time of day, starting at sunrise through early evening. I did not name this maple tree as “iconic.” It was already called that when I entered the… Read More ›
SHARE YOUR WORLD 6-22-2021 It has been a hot summer and it only just began. With the way things are shaping up, I think we can safely say it will be hot, possibly the hottest summer ever that we know about…. Read More ›
The first, unmistakable sign of spring is the eruption of pollen. It looks like it’s snowing, but it’s green. There’s a point in the season when everything is covered in green. The car, the house, the fences, the ground. Right… Read More ›
Is it spring yet? Today it feels like spring. The sun is out, the leaves are slowly opening and the air feels right for the season. I’m still waiting before changing from the winter comforter to lighter covers. It has… Read More ›
Fandango’s Dog Days of August #28: LOVING AUTUMN New England has always been the best place in the world to see the colors of Autumn. We have always had “bad” autumnal years. There can be too much rain or an… Read More ›
5 Things I Hate About Summer I lived for 9 years in Jerusalem. It’s hot in Israel and temperatures, during a bad chamseen, could hit 110 or more. A chamseen is a sand-filled wind that blows up from the Sahara…. Read More ›
Share Your World 5-11-2020 Last night, we got so cold we had to change from lighter covering back to deep winter quilts. I think I’m beginning to feel a bit stressed. Today, having finally conquered Zoom, we went to a meeting… Read More ›
THE MUMFORD DAM IN JANUARY: A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE A trip to the dentist also means a chance to photograph the dam in the middle of town since the two places are adjacent. Taking advantage of a rare opportunity… Read More ›
My Home Town It’s a small town. Main Street, north and south of Route 16 which crosses Uxbridge down the middle and moves on to other towns. Thank you, Nancy Merrill, for offering such a great topic for photographs. I… Read More ›
Our weather is weird. In the past decade, we’ve had winters where we are buried in 12 feet (about three meters) of snow next to winters where we don’t get any snow — or so little, we never need to… Read More ›
Holding Fast – Tenacious Weekend Weekends used to speed faster than the mosquito you’re trying to smack. When I was working, there were a few things you knew about them. 1 – You weren’t going to get half the things… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 