At Home in the Huddle 2008: Thursday

It's Garbage Day!

47.5 degrees.

".. slightly cooler weather for Thursday, with highs near 70 or so, perhaps in the low 70s. It will again be quite sunny. It will also be significantly drier on Thursday, with low humidity and a gusty wind. Fire danger on Thursday is high, so any outdoor burning anywhere is not encouraged.
Friday looks like a gorgeous day as well, with highs in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees likely once again."

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Speaking of the weather ....................

If you click this image you'll go right to Mark's website and then click the image again and you'll see that he's been singing Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies!"

"I was blue, just as blue as I could be
Ev'ry day was a cloudy day for me
Then good luck came a-knocking at my door
Skies were gray but theyre not gray anymore

Blue skies
Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see."

THAT'S GOOD NEWS!
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It was another great day, yesterday, and landscapers were slicking up the grounds at the Library.

A slow-down at the northern Village Limits caused by "ditching" along Route 12.

Not only did Jeannie Heidel tell me about the herd of buffalo over on Babcock Hill, she also told me how to find ELK on Larkin Road! ("Drive south on Rt. 12 and take the first left after the turn-off for Hubbardsville.") There's a very large fenced compound within which I could see several of these grand animals lounging in the shade and just this one out in the sun.

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I'd mentioned the Dalai Lama's visit to Colgate University and that prompted a couple of replies: Mr. Louie C. Langone and his daughter attended the event as did Terry Tanner and her son, Matt. Terry wrote: "For those of us fortunate enough to have tickets it was a unique afternoon. The Dalai Lama is an intriguing man with a wonderful message and quick wit and it’s amazing to be able to listen to a man of his stature – we’re so lucky to have Colgate University provide this opportunity."

I had an E-note from a blog reader, yesterday, asking where the Woodford State Forest was and what had happened to "Tassel Hill." Well ................ Tassel Hill will always be "Tassel Hill" (with or without two "L's") but several years ago signs went up out on Route 20 at Janus Road and 'way out on White Street renaming a chunk of State Land.

I believe that her question was occasioned by a blurb on the front page of The Waterville Times announcing a new "blog" called "Unadilla Ramblings" by Honna Welley Bowen. That had intrigued me, too, so I went to the blog (correcting an omission in the URL given.) It's a neat blog, but I was disappointed: click here "Unadilla Ramblings" and you'll see why.

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As if there's not already enough to do on Saturday, what with the Music Boosters' Bottle Drive and the Village Clean-up in the Morning and a Spaghetti Supper at night, you can also make a quick trip to Trenton Falls.