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	Welcome to Northernlights The Great White North

Edition 24 - 3/21/99 --- Spring is Definitely on the way!

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So by now you probably have realized that I got rid of those silly silly windchime sounds. If I ever find a "more pleasing" wave file I'll add it....or maybe I'll try to record the windchimes that sit right outside the office window...hmmm...something to think about.
Updates on things going on....things still seem to be in motion, in more respect than just the weather (and my good friends and family know what I mean by that). I'm trying to keep busy with things to keep my mind off some of the more "negative" changes (like I "need" to look for things! *g*). The seedlings seem to be having a hard time getting going. Which probably means that I should spend more time down in the shop with them (I should be down in the shop anyway cutting glass and getting going on some of my stained glass projects which seem to keep mounting). Gotta get Goddess Ingrid over here more to help me keep an eye on these plants...seems I do a great job with indoor plants (sans ferns) and outdoor plants, but just can't seem to do them from seed very well.
In any event I can't say how much I'm looking forward to early summer weather -- no bugs, cool evening breezes with the soft sound of the windchime, cleaning out the gardens on weekend mornings and seeing which plants survived The Great White North's sometimes painful winters, drinking coffee in the morning out on the deck before work and setting out a pot of sun tea to drink that night (can't forget to pinch off a sprig or two of either the orange mint or chocolate mint plants on the deck and toss them in with the tea), sitting out at the table at night, a couple of candles burning, listening to the pilot boats toot their horns as they guide their cargo through the windy ways of the river, or waking up on a weekend morning and hearing the rain bounce off the roof and windows (of course an occasional crack of thunder or flash of lightning never hurts!).
As far as gardening goes, I think this year I think I'm going to try a couple of Clematis plants. Haven't decided which one(s) to try yet -- something that will bloom either all summer into the very early fall, or will bloom in the early summer and then again in late summer. I'm still researching them but will let you know when I decide on something.
Last night was also the first "official" walking/jogging night of the year, AND also no jacket!!! (well, turtleneck and sweatshirt, but no jacket!) Yea! (if you talk to me, bug me about getting out there....I need all the exercise I can get!)

New horoscope generator...I'm a Sagittarius with Gemini rising. If you want me to include your's, just shoot me an e-mail or a message. [There's a couple more friends that want me to put a link to their horoscope...that'll be coming up in the next week...want to do this part a little differently now that it's getting more popular.]
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Friends & Family Updates
Well, it seems I got one of the "newby's" names wrong....it wasn't Duncan, his name is Landon!!! So sorry, Duncan, hope you can forgive me!!! Apparently things are going as smoothly as can be expected....the longer Tim can get away from having to fly those huge planes, the longer he can be home and help Miss out and we all know she needs all the help she can get! Haven't heard a peep out of how Landon's older brother, Sam, is handling this new addition...but I'll let you if I hear anything. Randy is now "in-tact" (well, as "in-tact" as he'll ever be!! *g*) and the pins are out of his finger!!! I helped him set up his computer recently and listened to his "physical therapy" down on the baby grand....and it sounded pretty good from where I was sitting. Right now, though, he's holding a half gallon jar of sauerkraut hostage until Mom can finish up at least ONE of the half gallon jars of beets he gave her last FALL... there's just no more room in her fridge! In the Goddess Ingrid part of the world, we have her planning her husband, Tim's, birthday party...thank goodness they got the pool table up this past weekend...well there is still that POLE problem...haven't seen it yet but by the sound of it, it would've fit nicely right through the side pocket...guess if I'm going to win any games I'm going to have to learn how to leave the cue ball tucked right up next to that pole! I also have a friend who's daughter and fiance are in town for a visit...kinda glad spring is here for them (they're not from this part of the country and we wouldn't want to scare them off with an early spring blizzard, now would we!

The pool/billards page is still "in-progress" (I still hate the term "under construction"...everyone uses that!). I decided I might be able to get my game back a little quicker (remember, 5 years is a LONG time not to play and then try to pick up where you left off) if I played 2 nights a week for a little while. So on Tuesday's I'm part of Sumuvusuc (kind of like those goofy license plates) and on Thursday's I'm part of the Looney Tunes (no jokes now!). I'm glad I'm part of these two teams...they're both very different from each other, but they both have opportunities for me to learn more. Thanks for having me on your team and here's to a good season!

To see where I spend a LOT of my time, check out the lightning bolt. Maybe it'll come in handy for any of you who like to storm-chase (or just know what's going on in the rest of the country weather-wise). (And if any of you know me well, you KNOW what I'm looking/ hoping for on a frequent basis!)

Of course, Jack says "hi" to everyone. I have a sneaking suspicion that he misses San Francisco quite a bit (not to mention running around on the ocean beaches every weekend).