Annie's Blog

our wintery wonderland on Christmas Day some images from 116th street, Columbia campus again. of course all the snow has been washed away, and we have had some temperatures of minus 18 degrees celsius...quite cold enough for NYC, I think! We headed down to the local Catholic church on Christmas Day to their midday mass because it was in English (so many have Spanish services), and because it was the only local service we could find for Christmas Day, as a lot of churchs have their services on Christmas Eve...a bit hard to take baby out past his bedtime!

No, it is not the northern star, it is the first delicate sighting of the "blue" moon this month...by my tiny 18 month old grandson who is absolutely obsessed by the moon! Fancy him pointing it out to us as we walked along in the snow to lunch today! Twas the night before Christmas.... Knock, Knock...any room in this Inn? May you have food to eat today...and company at your table .... May the Lord Bless you and Keep You May the Lord make his face to shine upon you...and be gracious unto you... The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you His Peace. Today and always! for other skywatch posts from around the world today, please click the Sky watch button in the sidebar...

We had some nice snow the other night... we went out to see what it was all about! people digging cars out of the snow.... came home to put some candy canes on the tree.... and back out again with dad to the playground this morning.... perhaps a game of ice hockey would be more appropriate? a bit hard to get in sit on the seats..! shut the gate! they came and chipped away at the ice on pavement around the fire hydrant, and at the intersection....good! still ice lying on the bushes.... the birds were enjoying the sunshine on the roof of Dyckman House just down the road this morning! a pretty entrance way to some apartments down the road.... The end...of this week's My World, from Inwood, North Manhattan New York.... For more stories around the world, please click on the My World button over in the sidebar...

I found some flowers this week....they were right here! this one was in the window box outside the kitchen window! there were some lovely wreaths around at church today.... when we got inside the sanctuary was decorated with poinsettias....how lovely! These are just outside our front door...cheering us up! For more flowers from around the world, please click on the Today's Flowers button over in the sidebar....

ARE YOU ALL READY FOR CHRISTMAS? No, neither am I? Good to have some books to read when confined to the house! Now reading the Literary and Potato Peel Society book above... finished these two Ladies number 1 detective agency books.... Are you ready for the snow? Are you ready for Christmas? Sending you messages of good cheer! Coming inside out of the cold! Have you read the age old story? The Night Before Christmas? I am reading it to my little grandson every day..... because he is totally enngrossed with the MOON....!!!! Have you noticed how many times the moon appears in so many children's books....I hadn't noticed, until this little one pointed it out to me! Are you ready for the snow? It is snowing in New York City. I wonder how much there will be? Happy Christmas everyone!!! oops, sorry, that isn't till next week. Oh well. have a Happy Week anyway! Editor's note...I sit here watching the snow out the window, hearing the ploughs go by, and listening to the fellow n...

have been cold...and sometimes blue...(and yes, that was a bit of ice on the water there one day)...brrr... mainly blue skies... sometimes cloudy and rainy... but always COLD.... for more skies from contributors to skywatch, please click on the skywatch icon over in the sidebar