ICE!

Ice on the trees! I hope it survives.





Ice on the whirligig!











Ice on the wind chime. How will it chime?










Ice on the satellite dish! No TV tonight! Do you think the exaust from the clothes drier will melt this ice?







But at least the power back is on and we will be warm!

No Wordless Wednesday

No heat, no power therefore no WW for me! But do we have ice! Ice on the trees, ice on the roads, ice on the whirligig, ice on the wind chimes, ice on the satellite dish, ice on the mail box!

Estimate to restore power: 7-10days!

MTM - Between the Lanes

This tranquil stream (actually it is called Currys Fork) runs in the land between the northbound and southbound lanes of the Interstate that runs through my town. It is in the area that Junosmom recently wrote about: Lifetime Learning: My Town Monday - Divided by Deer. It looks like the deer have just the habitat that they need!

Wordless Wednesday - Queen of the Hill

MTM -Skateboarding Park

My small town has a small skateboarding park:



The skateboarding park in the nearby large city is much bigger and considerably fancier:

Wordless Wednesday - Mom's 11 Great Grandchildern

MTM - a Small Insurance Agency

In my small town there is a small insurance agency. The agent drives a small car and I am sure he writes some small poicies.

Wordless Wednesday - I Would Not Think of Messing With This Guy!

Local Artist Strips!

It is truly the end of the holiday season! The local artist who decorated the windows at Karen's Bookbarn & Java Stop (my FAVORITE hangout) took all the decorations down yesterday. I am already looking forward to next season's art!

MTM - a Historical Look

1950: The town converts to dial telephones.

1955: Kentucky State Police builds post headquarters in town.

1961: Voting machines (instead of handwritten ballots) are used at the polls.

1967: Train derailment rips out 356 feet of track and derails 24 wrecked railroad cars.

1970: Rescue ambulance service begins in the county.

1975: The first “strip mall” in town opens with four stores.

1980: The 911 emergency number is installed in the county.

1986: The Humane Society is incorporated.

1990: County opens a new 71-bed regional jail.

1995: Ground is broken for the third Middle School in the county.

2002: The third Middle School opens.

2008: The County Public Library opens its new “green” facility.

Where is Chris?

Where is Chris of ecuineform fame, our scribe in Hong Kong??

Did Regina take his pen away for the holidays?

Did Pommes the Wonder Cat eat his pen?

Did he leave his voluminous words in Hong Kong?

Did he lose his laptop?

Has he been posted to a forsaken outpost where there is no Internet service?

What will happen to the MTM posting sent to him? Will they fall into a Internet bottomless hole?