Lesson 877: Holiday Glow

 Good evening, Readers!

The Lamp Posters are basking

in the Holiday Glow this weekend.

The fog this week made for interesting photos.

This afternoon we were blanketed

with a beautiful covering

of Christmas snow.

Erieites are hoping for more for Christmas,

so the world looks magical

instead of muddy.

No sooty snow for Christmas, please!

The moon was aglow last weekend

when we played Basketball in the Behrend gym.

Sam acclimated to his surroundings for next year--

and a win, too!

Our girls are aglow with their holiday baking.

They did not bake these cute gingerbread pieces, though!

Rolling Ridge Elementary was aglow

with they Holiday Lights Spectacular!

Each hallway had a different theme.

Fourth Grade was my clever favorite.

The high school Advanced Technologies Group

contacted Santa by radio waves,

and used the HAM radio 

to talk to Santa,

Mrs. Claus,

and the elves 

at the North Pole.

Santa knew all of them!

Their street and house color,

their families,

and if they had been naughty or nice!

If you are asking Santa for a book this year, 
Eloise recommends these:

#1--

What an usual plot!

Very well written

about a post-pandemic world.

#2--

Consider this your January preview,

as there will be assignments coming from this book.

I'm on my second listen,

and my first re-read,

tabbing it up as we speak!

Happy Holidays, everyone.

I'll see you next week for the

Lamp Post Year in Review!

Eloise

Lesson 876: I Love Winter

Hello, Readers!

Eloise, here,

wishing you a happy 

almost-winter weekend.

I'm going to lose followers by saying this,

but I really do love winter.

I'm always glad to see her leave when the time comes,

but when she surrounds us,

I enjoy the season.

There is a softness to it--

a calm quiet that you can't find 

in the other three seasons.

Winter dormancy is good for Eloise

as I get to cozy up inside

doing my favorite things.

We took a walk tonight

and it was gorgeous.

I wrecked the natural beauty of the night

with my light up, blinking hat.

Safety first!

We were out on the road

because the trails are covered

in knee deep snow.

I think my love for winter lamp post scenes

was rooted from one of my childhood favorites.

Bonus points if you know which

book I'm referring to.

Look how pretty 

even the worst of days 

can be.

Erie had a bit of every weather this week.

A warm up

which brought on fog.

And then some more snow.

This is what my gingerbread people

thought about that!

One of the coolest things that resulted

from The Great Thanksgiving Snow

was this snow overhang on the barn.

The rest of the week 

has been spent in gyms.

Fairview

Erie High--

were we welcomed Truck back to the court

after a foot-healing hiatus.

It's fun to watch kids having fun.

My middle child should be out having fun

because she took her last final

after five and a half long years studying.

Ellen Louise is done with her graduate school coursework

and will be starting her externship

after the holiday break.

She'll be learning the real world ropes

of Speech Pathology

at Clark and Klein elementary schools

and 

Brevillier Village.

I'm headed back to the gift wrap table

to tie up a few more surprises to set beneath the 

Christmas tree.

Eloise

Lesson 875: Blizzard Wizard

 Hello, Readers!

Eloise, here,

shouting out from the snowbank called

Erie, PA.

It has been one for the memory books, 

for sure.

We went from this: 

to this:

to this:

We settled into this today,

with a warm up on the way.

No major power outages

or stranded vehicles for the Lamp Posters.

We sat home and waited the storm out

for the most part.

Many in our area are now struggling

with the weight of the heavy, wet snow

bearing down on the roof.

We wonder if our back deck trellis

will bear the weight before the melt.

We owe a lot of our success 

to this guy,

Mr. Lamp Post,

aka The Blizzard Wizard.

He always thinks ahead 

and makes preparations early.

Down came the precious flags

for Penn State and the Huskies.

Within twelve hours from the above shot,

we were looking out the window at this,

and the Blizzard Wizard spent most of the day on this.

Because he keeps the snow from swallowing us,

and the house toasty warm with

crackling fires fed from a 

fully stocked woodpile,

I can enjoy the beauty of it all.

Therefore, 

I got to spend time doing what I love best--

take photos,

watch birds,

and reading books.

Man, 

this suggestion 

from the good people at Werner Books,

is keeping my imagination ever busy.

Being shut in as we were,

I had to shake the pandemic-y flashbacks.

This book,

set in Year 20 Post pandemic--

 fictionally the Georgian Flu,

a strengthened version of Swine.

It certainly didn't help,

but it more certainly makes you think.

It is beautifully written 

about the broken world,

evidenced by the number of tabs.

A student asked about the colors 

and if they meant certain annotations--

good thinking Grace L---

but all the colors mean

is that they match the book cover!

Each tab marks writing I loved.

 

If you borrow a book from 

The Library of the Lamp Post,

still under construction,

you will get to see my favorite parts,

and they might be yours, too!

Station Eleven offers some bonus

artwork inside the front cover, too!

What would I miss in a post pandemic world

where very few humans survived?
I'd miss all of you!

No people--no internet--no blog.

Penny and Hazel 

would miss you, too.

Surely these two gritty pitties would survive along side me

 to travel from town to town

in a caravan of musicians and performers.

I'm telling you--

Station Eleven is a great story.

I'd miss basketball!

The season has started.

A very challenging home opener

against Prep in our home gym.

I know it's dark and terrible for picture-taking,

but I just love the Harbor Creek gym!

It is so warm and cozy looking.

I love the warm wood with the color scheme.

Tonight we were in a brighter gym out in Fairview

for the Tip Off Tournament.

Another game tomorrow,

so we are turning in early.

It's been a long week for everyone.

Good night.

Sleep tight.

And wait for the warm up!

Eloise