Hello! The year was 1993 and we had just moved from California to Boston and it was one our first Christmases in a place that actually felt like Christmas with snow, and hats and gloves and mittens and coats and all the rigamarole that winter entails with three kids (what a hassle for my poor … Continue reading All the Happy Lights!
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The Home of My Heart
Happy Thanksgiving! As Thomas and Leigha and I were planning the events we want to pull off in 2021 yesterday, we inevitably got to the part of every Wednesday afternoon where I run around wringing my hands and wondering what to write about in this week’s email. “Just write what you’re thankful for,” Leigha said … Continue reading The Home of My Heart
How are you Doing? No, Really…
Good Thursday! I read about a study a few years ago that loneliness was more dangerous for your health than smoking 15 cigarettes a day. (See one write up about this study here: https://www.webmd.com/balance/news/20180504/loneliness-rivals-obesity-smoking-as-health-risk) It’s more dangerous for your health than your weight (which we all know is not really great – here’s looking at you … Continue reading How are you Doing? No, Really…
Apple Pie in the Sky Hopes
Howdy! This has been a weird weird year. But as promised back in my early emails of the year (ah how naive we all were) – this is proving to be one of the best years YET for Lead! Things are moving quickly and upwards in ways nobody could have anticipated back in grim April! … Continue reading Apple Pie in the Sky Hopes
Lead’s (not) On Fire
Good Morning & Happy Thursday! It’s no secret that I might be Lead’s biggest fan. (If you are new to these emails … now you know!!) This last week I had the privilege of getting an in depth tour of the fire department here in Lead. The members of the department went through each truck – ranging … Continue reading Lead’s (not) On Fire
More Sunshine in the Morning
Good Morning!! This weekend marks one of my favorite events of the year! (rrrrrrrggggggg…… if you guessed Halloween, you’re wrong!) No, it’s Daylight Savings Time! DST gets such a bad rap, and I might be one of the last people in the whole country who remains a fan! I love the longer summer evenings to spend … Continue reading More Sunshine in the Morning
Falling Into Winter
Good Morning! And just like that fall ended and it was winter in Lead. This week the temperature has dropped and we have had a dusting of snow almost every day. You have to hand it to the weather though because we did have a glorious (and longer than last year) autumn! I love this … Continue reading Falling Into Winter
The Obstacle is the Way
Good Morning! I was talking to an old friend this week and I was thrilled to find out he’s met someone and might just have found the one! I’ve been waiting a long long time for him to meet the right girl! I was super excited for him, “What a great year to fall in … Continue reading The Obstacle is the Way
All The Scuttlebutt
Good Morning! Today I thought I’d include my column from our October print newsletter for those of you who don’t receive that. A Letter To Our Members There is some scuttlebutt that we are competing with our member businesses by operating the Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center gift shop. You are our town’s champions and we … Continue reading All The Scuttlebutt
Killing Sacred Cows
Howdy! I recently started listening to The Joy of Membership’s new podcast. Joy writes great emails so I gave her podcast a shot. The episode about Sacred Cows with Stephan Meyer is particularly interesting! Check out the whole show here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joy-of-membership/id1526610198 In a nutshell Stephan Meyer is a German guy who studies radical change. After business … Continue reading Killing Sacred Cows