Another snowstorm is moving in tonight. I caught the beginnings of it about halfway home from work. When I wake up tomorrow morning there should be a good blanket of snow on the ground. And it might even get up to nearly freezing tomorrow, which would be most welcome!!  January is a very cold month in this part of the world! I hope the kids have school -- they have already missed some days due to weather-related cancellations, with the possibly snow heavy remainder of this month, February, and early March to go!

I have started reading the latest in Lillian Jackson Braun's Cat Who mystery series. This one is called The Cat Who Went Bananas. They are set in a very thinly disguised Michigan, and the sleuth (a semi-retired reporter turned columnist and philanthropist) is helped out by his two beloved Siamese cats. They are a good mystery series for people who aren't big on graphic sexual content, gruesome violence, or foul language. And the books are fairly short, which is also a big plus when you are busy.

An odd coincidence that has recently happened is getting to purchase tickets to the New York Philharmonic when they play at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor next month. Going to see/hear them in concert was something I was greatly looking forward to on my cancelled trip to New York -- but now I will be able to experience one of their concerts right near home. Is that great, or what???  They will be playing a symphony by Mozart and one by Mahler. In New York, I think they were due to play Stravinski, a composer I do not particularly care for.

Dan and I have made reservations at a nice state park in the mountains in Kentucky. We and the boys will be staying in a rental cabin for Memorial Day weekend. We have not stayed at this particular park (Cumberland Falls) before, though we have stopped off to see the water fall and eat a meal in the Lodge -- and it is a lovely place. We have always wanted to be able to stay there, and now, if all goes well, we will. Late May is too late for the dogwood and redbud, but there should be plenty of other wildflowers in the mountains. It will be beautiful!!!!