Tag Archives: weather

Snow Video for Kate

By Kirk M | Published December 13, 2009

A couple of posts ago I was bellyaching about the week past and the fact we had a snow storm on a Monday that we really needed to happen for the weekend. Instead it rained from Friday through Sunday.
One of the comments left on the post was from Kate S. wanting pictures of the snow. [...]

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Indoor Plumbing Appreciation

By Kirk M | Published February 26, 2009

An excellent reason to appreciate indoor plumbing.

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40 Days and 40 Nights

By Kirk M | Published August 3, 2008

When is it going to stop raining? The summer had a fine start up until July rolled in and it’s been raining ever since. The way things have been going weather wise over the last 40 days or so I’m just hoping I’ll get one final chance to mow the lawn before the snow flies. [...]

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The Tree Cometh Down-Misses the Bench

By Kirk M | Published June 10, 2008

We’re in the middle of a severe thunderstorm and Tornado watch here in the Northeast Kingdom (a Tornado Watch in Vermont?) believe it or not and during as the very beginnings of the line of storms preceding a rather large cold front hit the Newport area, we got slammed with a huge amount of wind. [...]

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Dark and Dreary, A New Moon and Related Matter.

By Kirk M | Published May 4, 2008

Gah! It’s been gray and rainy for the last two days now and it’s enough to drive a semi-sane man into a hot shower on a permanent basis or at least for several hours. Either that or a nap until the sun comes out. Guess I was spoiled by an exceptionally warm April.
On top of [...]

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Recession? What Recession?

By Kirk M | Published March 8, 2008

Is there a recession in progress? Nah…what makes you think that?
Shortly after 8 a.m., the Fed announced yet another measure meant to unlock the struggling credit markets. At 8:30, the Labor Department released the unexpectedly poor jobs report. Almost immediately, the economists at JPMorgan Chase — who only last week had told clients they thought [...]

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A 2 Day Snowstorm-Minding the Shop

By Kirk M | Published February 26, 2008

The Northeast Kingdom is looking forward to a two day snow storm beginning around 10:00 AM this morning and guess where my better half is right now? About 2 hours south of here attempting to take care of the usual quilt shop business that springs up around this time of the year (first sign that [...]

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Dealing With the Snow Today

By Kirk M | Published February 7, 2008

Man, it’s been a snowy winter so far. Seems like every other day we’re out with the shovel moving the ridge of ice and snow that the [insert nasty word here] sidewalk plow leaves across our driveway every time a flake falls out of the sky or like the last three days, running the snow [...]

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