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I have always loved Christmas. It was and still is a magical time for me. Those who choose to celebrate the holiday embrace kindness and sweetness and are not reluctant to use the word “love” in greetings and departures.

High pressure to the northwest this morning will slide into the Gulf of Maine this afternoon then drift eastwards tonight. 

An upper-level trough will track east towards the region today with clouds overspreading the Valley. A surface low is expected to develop off Cape Hatteras and track towards Nova Scotia over the course of the day.

Sunny skies and clear conditions through Thanksgiving Day. Clouds increase Thursday night as low pressure approaches from the Great Lakes.

I love being in the woods. This is something I have just recently discovered, by the way.  As a child, exploring the wooded area surrounding my grandmother’s home, I took every tree, wildflower, and small forest creature for granted.

I recently attended a webinar given by the new Maine State Archivist Katherine McBrien.  It was terrific, highly informative of what’s happening at the archives and what’s being planned.  

An upper-level low that has been bringing clouds and showers to the region will move east into the Maritimes today and tonight. High pressure will build in tonight into Thursday morning followed by a warm front Thursday night.

In Maine when we think of researching in an historical society we look in towns, cities, or the Maine Historical Society in Portland.  County historical societies are nonexistent here. 

Today, in fall 2021, can anyone deny the desire to go home again, "to be back home again looking for that old farm which feels like a long-lost friend," as John Denver crooned?

Initially, the United States wanted no part of what we now call World War I.  But as war became inevitable the U.S. instituted a draft.  All men, young and old, were legally obligated to register with their local draft boards.