My Town Monday: The Warmth of Community
It’s a wee bit chilly in my town, with the temperatures hovering around 2 degrees F, and the windchill plummeting them well below zero. The warmth of community is a pretty wonderful thing. Take a look at my town, the Village of Peninsula, Ohio, population 602, gently resisting change since 1837.
Outside and inside the Log Cabin Gallery:
Travis Erwin is the Chief Marauder of My Town Monday. He’s taking a break until after the holidays. In his absence, Junosmom and Chris are posting the links to My Towners. Take a look at their sites; you’ll find links to people blogging all over this incredibly amazingly diverse and beautiful blue planet. You’ll learn a lot and have fun, too.
And Happy 17th Birthday to my amazing and wonderful #2 daughter.
And if you are so inclined, please visit Cups of Kindness, our benefit for the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.
Each dollar raised purchased 7 nutritious meals. So far, we have raised enough money to purchase over 13,000 meals. That is 21.6 meals for each of the 602 people in Peninsula.
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Jennifer Jilks said,
December 22, 2008 @ 9:20 am
Thanks for visiting, Debra! I live on a peninsula, with a town population of 650. Many have gone south for winter, though! We’re tough. We woke to -20 C. (-4 F.) The snow is delightful. I shovelled the deck three times for the cats. The fox ambled by again, although weaving as if drunk. Happy birthday to your daughter. We December babies must stick together. (I’m on the 26th!)
Cathy said,
December 22, 2008 @ 10:23 am
Boy, those photos look familiar, particularly the shop in the white house. Dh and I are discussing whether or not we’ve been past there. It is very cold here as well but we have a few more degrees – it is 5F and but with the wind, it is -5F. Cold! Too bad we are not coming up this Christmas like we usually do, I’d look for your fine artwork and buy you a cup of coffee!
Mary said,
December 22, 2008 @ 10:46 am
Lovely post as always.
Happy, happy belated birthday to daughter #2!
Larramie said,
December 22, 2008 @ 1:54 pm
Ah, the north central version of Currier & Ives!
Patti Abbott said,
December 22, 2008 @ 3:13 pm
This cold is making me worry about our rescue efforts here. We could really have used a warm December for once.
Beth said,
December 22, 2008 @ 3:44 pm
Happy Belated Birthday to your daughter!!
Hey!!! I live in NE Ohio!!!!! Right outside of Youngstown……
I hate Ohio.
rudeek said,
December 28, 2008 @ 10:12 pm
Nice place for a yarn store…
Happy birthday to your daughter.