WEEK #17, APRIL 24th – 30th

Dear Customers, As I wrote this, almost a month before it appears in our ad, there are piles of snow, particularly in the woods behind the high school which faces North.  By the time you read this, I fully expect to be mowing the lawn.  Its just one of those things, as you get older,…

WEEK #16 APRIL 17, 2023

Dear Customers, Three years ago, when we were first becoming familiar with the words “pandemic” and “Covid”, the prevailing expert opinion was that if everybody just stayed home from school and work, it would run its course in two or three weeks, tops!   As days and weeks turned into months and ultimately years, we began…

WEEK #15 APRIL 10th – 16th, 2023

Dear Customers, A little over a month ago, back on the evening of March 6th and into the morning of the 7th, a heavy, wet snow fell across much of our area.  At approximately 9:30pm, Monday night, our power flickered and then went out!  While that’s a regular occurrence during the course of most years,…

WEEK #14 APRIL 3rd, 2023

Dear Customers, As a young boy and even into the early stages of adulthood, if pressed I would readily admit that my favorite holiday of the year was Christmas – followed at some distance by Thanksgiving!  Most kids would probably respond the same way.  After all there are decorations, toothsome delicacies, festive songs and most…