Leaves wait until this rainy, snowy weekend
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Mary and I will finally have gotten to the leaves, which have been on the list of chores, but there have been other priorities,…
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A long week but never boring–not when there are kids involved!
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Mary and I will have been babysitting for the 21-month-old for the second day while his mom preps for one of those certification tests…
Some chores, with a little help from one of the kids
By David Fortier Come Sunday Morning, the third oldest will have returned home to help with some chores, mostly ones, I ordinarily would have undertaken myself. Ordinarily relates to that…
Post-election and a historic shift in power
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning the weather will have turned the corner—we are in a wintry chill, getting ready for Thanksgiving—and our clocks will have been turned back an…
Nov. 2 is the day to vote! Get out there! Links to voter registration lookup and a copy of the ballot for your review
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the weather will have cooled considerably, the rains will have ended—in time for Halloween, leaves will have come down but not all of them,…
More campaign forums, cooler weather and some awards for Bob’s Sports Chalet
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the mum blossoms on the plants on front porch will have grown from pea-sized to almost quarter-sized, maroon and yellow, and still have a ways to…
Just a busy week, ending with the 100th anniversary celebration of Memorial Boulevard
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will have been discharged from physical therapy for my knee replacement. It’s kind of good, but the work has only begun: continue my exercises two…
Encounter with a skunk turns out fine. Time to take down the hanging plants.
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will rise and shake my head and wonder where the week went. It’s not that much happened, although on the city news front…
Heading into fall, grandbabies and an election
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will have made it just beyond the two-month mark for the knee replacement surgery and a month back to school. Bristol is a…
A weekend visit, the Mum Festival returns, some thoughts on political coverage
By David Fortier Come Sunday Morning, the Mum Festival will have been going on full-tilt since Friday evening in its new venue downtown, with parts of North Main St. and Riverside Ave….