In December 2022, the normally-quiet Weston Historical Society facebook page suddenly sprang to life, with posts appearing several times a week. Stories about downhill skiing at Cat Rock, temperance in Weston (the original dry January), and past Olympic athletes from Weston sucked in this reader, even on vacation in the southern hemisphere. While some of the stories of pungs and
Read moreOne of the many emails the Owl gets every morning is The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor, a wonderful look at the birthdays and anniversaries of writers, with snippets of their biographies and bibliographies. The podcost and radio show has ended, but the information lives on in my email (you can subscribe at the link above). I admit I do
Read moreToday is my least favorite day of the year yet also the one where l realize that things can only get better. December 8 is the earliest sunset time in the Weston area–after a few days stuck on 4:11 pm sunset, the days stay “bright” later, with sunset on December 21 a much-easier-to-handle 4:14 pm, and then by December 31,
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