tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post1844118246937193319..comments2024-02-25T09:45:48.931-05:00Comments on Lally's Alley: TWAS THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS AND STILL NO SNOWLallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-32276447536257225222011-12-27T16:53:22.527-05:002011-12-27T16:53:22.527-05:00You guys have better memories than me, or maybe it...You guys have better memories than me, or maybe it was different that year in Jersey.Lallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-14193458354669644252011-12-27T16:51:32.624-05:002011-12-27T16:51:32.624-05:00Lal--Slater's right about 1953. I remember it....Lal--Slater's right about 1953. I remember it. I was thirteen that year,my last year in grade school, and on Christmas Day, while we waited for the turkey to cook, we played basketball, in the church yard, outdoors, and we took our shirts and T-shirts off, and the nuns came out the back door of the convent and screamed at us to put our shirts back on. And that was after serving at Midnight Mass and getting home about 2:30 or 3, and then waking up around 5 to snoop in the presents under the tree, then a nap for about an hour or so until the rest of the family got up. If anyone got a sled or a pair of skates for Christmas that year, he had to wait until after New Year's to try them out.<br />Bob B.Robert Bernernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-25091140521184159022011-12-27T16:37:43.863-05:002011-12-27T16:37:43.863-05:00Lal--Yeah, well, we've got daffodils and crocu...Lal--Yeah, well, we've got daffodils and crocus poking up in both front and back yards and a flowering pear tree in the front parking that's budding like crazy. If this keeps up the forsythia will bloom in...flip a coin if it stays in the 40s through January.<br />Bob B.Robert Bernernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-89663577473123727722011-12-27T10:18:32.655-05:002011-12-27T10:18:32.655-05:00There's some kind of little blossoming tree, m...There's some kind of little blossoming tree, maybe dogwood, in front of our post office and it had buds blooming on it yesterday. Poor mother nature!Lallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-2216824531360426872011-12-27T10:07:34.688-05:002011-12-27T10:07:34.688-05:00Lal--You know it's unusually warm when you sti...Lal--You know it's unusually warm when you still have green grass in your backyard on Christmas Day. Last year it was under a foot and a half of snow on Boxing Day.<br />Bob B.Robert Bernernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-2711357421971598112011-12-27T00:28:11.317-05:002011-12-27T00:28:11.317-05:00In Kansas City, on the day before Christmas it was...In Kansas City, on the day before Christmas it was 51 degrees. On Christmas day it was also 51 degrees. The last time it was in the 50s on these two days was 1953.Robert Slaternoreply@blogger.com