Category Archives: winter

White Christmas

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Anthony

The idea of a white Christmas is immortalized in song and the idea is often expressed by my students–including those who lived in climates where a white Christmas would have been a sign of the impending apocalypse. It has never … Continue reading →

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In Conversation at the mailbox

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Anthony

Though the day is hardly over, I thought I would write about this tiny Perfect Moment in this post. I haven’t written as much as I would like, and I should keep those muscles working. Since late last night, the … Continue reading →

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The Last Rose Before Winter

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Anthony

And just like that, Sunday’s snowfall disappeared leaving me a yard full of leaves that needed raking. I’d like to tell you that I jumped at the task with the energy and efficiency of a racing engine, but I didn’t. … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit of Winter

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Anthony

When one absently looks out the window on November first, one does not expect to see snow, but that is exactly what I saw. So much in doubt was I, that I slipped on my shoes, opened the front door, … Continue reading →

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A Leaf to Inspire

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Anthony

My students seemed very anxious about the winter this week. Though I sometimes paint evil pictures of shoulder high snowdrifts and temperatures which come close to absolute zero for students who come from tropical countries, I don’t want them to … Continue reading →

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It Strikes Me as Odd

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Anthony

It strikes me as odd that I should wake up three days in a row, in May, to snow.  While I often revel in the idea of living in the Great White North, I do like my spring and summer.  … Continue reading →

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Ramblings

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Anthony

I have a few rambling thoughts before I go to bed.  None of them are Today’s Perfect Moment–so if that is what you came for, you could stop reading now, but I sincerely hope that you don’t. On Blogging I … Continue reading →

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A Little Distraction

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Anthony

While it is hard to find Perfect Moments amid all the doom and gloom, sometimes Mother Nature steps in and shows me the way. I woke this morning to snow gently falling in my neighbourhood.  As we are in spring, … Continue reading →

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Lessons for Travelling

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Anthony

There are two lessons about winter vacations that I have not learned yet. That sounds horrible, but hopefully by writing them down, I will finally learn them.  Both of them involve finding stuff.  There is also a lesson I learned … Continue reading →

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Trees at Night

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Anthony

It was a tough teaching day. It seemed to drag on forever and I was feeling pretty tired when I got on the bus to go home.  It didn’t help that there was an accident somewhere up the road slowing … Continue reading →

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