Christmas Tree

Quincy can take away your old Christmas trees via their DPW. All the residents need to do is leave the un-decorated tree out on the curb during the designated week and not have the tree covered in plastic. Here is one of the trees people have left for pickup. I thought it looked particularly pretty with the snow on it.

Snow on Sailor's Home Pond

Other than a storm in October, this winter has been pretty snowless. So, on Jan 10th when we woke up to see a light dusting of snow, I went out and took a few pictures. This is Sailor's Home Pond, all icy and snowy.

Doubtful guest

My daughter found the doubtful guest. If you never read the book, here is a video of it.

Bears

More pictures of the Edward Gorey house, this time inside.

Tee hee

This picture was not made by me, this is of the city newsletter. I just added an arrow to show the funny part.

Once a week the city of Quincy sends out an email with the newsworthy items of the week. This week there was the mayor's inauguration. There also was a new group for family members of drug addicts called Learn to Cope that is starting Jan 10th. But, both those news articles together is quite funny.

Edward Gorey's house

Taken in August - This is the front of the Edward Gorey house. I fell in love with Edward Gorey's art when I watched the t.v. show "Mystery" on PBS. (He drew the opening sequence.) In college, friends bought me Amphigorey and I realized how cool he really was. This year I let me daughter see some of the less macabre works of his -- she loved them too. So, we were really looking forward to our visit. (The Gorey house is now closed for the season. They open again sometime in April.)

S Sunday: I bet that leaf is cold

This post is made by my daughter:

I bet that leaf is cold.