As Ian Sees It

  I knew about the snow.  Although I joke all the time about how often the Meteorologist is wrong and gets to keep a job,  he/she seldom misses on bad news.  So I got out and put my tombstones in the ground.  They are styrofoam tombstones that come with little two inch plastic holders you stick in the ground.  That doesn't work.    I don't know how others do it,  but I use gorilla tape and staples to attach a wooden stake to the back of each tombstone  and hammer it into the ground.    I got it done prior to the snow.  And although I have few decorations that are all starting to show their age,  I want some kind of decorations out.  Cause I really like Halloween....... A LOT!      Halloween in kiddom was like the second most wonderful day of the year.    Candy was indeed a huge part of it.  It remains very hard for me NOT to get into it.  We buy it as close to Halloween as possi...

       Last night something came to mind while watching T.V.   It was a Sunday night and Sunday nights we spend watching PBS.   Sunday nights are dedicated to English drama series that we really enjoy.   We were seated on our couch in the office when I asked Carol to move a little closer so I could put my arm around her.  " Just for a while. " I said.  "Just until you're uncomfortable."   And therein you have the difference between new love and old love.            In the days where you first meet someone who interests you and you have that opportunity to sit beside them and embrace,  you could pretty much be sitting on a thumb tack hours on end without ever risking moving away.   Eventually, and perhaps later than sooner you will be cognizant that what isn't comfortable for you likely is every bit as uncomfortable for the one you love.   That comfortability?  Well that may be what love i...

        Seasons on the calendar never reflect what we are living here in this corner of my home and native land.  If you have been with me for the last few years,  well you have heard it all before.  But weather shapes so much of our lives here.   As much as I love my country I have never been much for the six months of winter we have every year.    I am a fall guy.  I love the colours that are brought on by changing leaves and the lower sun.   Autumn is sweater weather.  It is corduroy and tweed and denim.  It is pumpkin spice latte and muffins.  And it is usually two weeks long before those dusty nasty winds steal the natural colours and bring on the snows.  This year we got a little extra.  I know what we used to call it,  but I am not sure that is appropriate anymore.  It is a little gift of extra summer that helps with the harvest and makes our thanksgiving celebrations happen outside. ...