NORTHERN ATTITUDE

Whether the weather is cold, whether the weather is hot,
Whether the weather is fair, whether the weather is not.
We'll weather the weather whatever the weather,
And whether we like it or not!

My brain is too numb with cold to remember from whom I learned this little ditty. Perhaps it was Dr. Seuss's book of terrible tongue twisters. I think that it can be sung as a round...

Right now, at my house it is snowing big time! I checked the thermometer on the deck and it's reading 37 degrees. Isn't it too warm to snow? I think I'm having a cabin fever relapse! HELP!

March 14th Dinner with Friends

Bunny came over tonight with Georgia and Joey  - we had a nice dinner and now trying to figure out how to comment on this darn blog. Maybe will this work - spring is on the way and we all look forward to more light and warmth - love to you

It's time to start dreaming of spring. We've turned the clocks ahead. Town meeting is a memory. The roads have begun to get a little muddier. Much of the snow is melting, though March won't let us escape without a few more snow falls. My neighbor used to call these light snows 'poor man's car wash'.

The maple tree tappers are busy already. We just got our first gallon of this year's maple syrup from a Sandgate neighbor. This is the just the weather they love, warming days and cold nights. They say it makes the sap run.

Sandgate Election Results

According to this morning's Bennington Banner:

Wednesday, March 4

SANDGATE — Sarah Geannelis was elected delinquent tax collector in Sandgate, defeating Eric Weissleder by a single vote, 36 to 35.

The following people were elected to town offices: Rick Dahm, elected town and school moderator and constable; Donald Trachte, select board, Charles Bentley Jr., select board; Tom Fierravanti, select board; Judy Boehlert, select board; Erica Lin, treasurer, Marlene Roderick, town clerk; Sonja Jaffee, auditor and cemetery commissioner; Jane Gattlin, lister; Jean Eisenhart, town agent and grand juror; John LeMay, school board.

Voters decided to lower the proposed general town budget of $144,559 by $23,000. The highway budget was left untouched at $330,695, as was the school budget of $819,748. All other ballot articles passed.

MARCH COMES IN LIKE A LION

Oh no, more snow! The weather people are predicting a big nasty snowy windy storm for Monday March 2nd. So, stoke those fires and batten down the hatches and whatever you do, don't throw away your Yaks Traks and snow boots for another week or two.

Perhaps it will miss us the way that ugly ice storm did. The weather people don't mind being wrong about their predictions. Sandgate folks always hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

See you at Town Meeting?