tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:40:33 +0000Get a taste of life in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/DianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)Blogger5000125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-617284165477470422Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:56:00 +00002009-12-25T12:56:06.009-05:00 http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/blog-post_25.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-8821973747948375255Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:54:00 +00002009-12-25T12:54:06.973-05:00 Don't panic, Janet.  Found it surfing.  Cool, huh? http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/did-santa-visit-library-last-night.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-3154850093163013635Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:36:00 +00002009-12-25T12:41:12.920-05:00DROID Ligonier resident, Jeffrey Gohn, works for Verizon Wireless and recently made THIS Ligonier blogger a DROID.  LOL  After overcoming my freak out fears about smart phones, Jeffrey assisted JC and me - with exceedingly gracious patience - and now we're on the road to DROIDdom. This picture of Jeffrey is my first on the DROID.  That picture of Amy was my second.  My third picture was of Amy's http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-have-become-droidthanks-to-jeffrey.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-3528122438732728793Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:23:00 +00002009-12-25T12:23:34.767-05:00Ligonier Office Supply Amy's can do attitude made sure my little nephew received his special magic stones in time for Christmas.  What a doll.  Thanks, Amy!! LIGONIER OFFICE SUPPLY 116 West Main Street, Ligonier, PA  15658 NOTARY PUBLIC Office Supplies, Copies, Fax Service UPS Shipping & Typing Service 724-238-3230 724-238-3625 fax http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/hearty-thank-you-to-amy-ligonier-office.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-5777435463483497673Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:33:00 +00002009-12-25T09:33:39.451-05:00art Miss Himler was a prolific American Scene painter in the WPA tradition, popularized in the 1930s by Works Progress Administration artists who sought to portray and ennoble everyday life. Many of her paintings are of the houses and factories of her native Latrobe, where she lived in the family home next to Loyalhanna Creek. She also painted the Westmoreland County countryside, drawing http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-lovely.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-4917245940978663946Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:26:00 +00002009-12-25T09:26:42.888-05:00webcam Ligcamhttp://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/good-morning-ligonierand-merry.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-1364449381018104272Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:14:00 +00002009-12-25T00:56:29.964-05:00ChristmasIt's Christmas Eve, 2009, 11:15 p.m.....and I'm sitting here at my computer for a few moments, trying to remember my many other Christmas Eves. In my early years, the winter air would be peppered with Santa's sleigh bells about this time of night, with a hushed warning from my mother that we really ought to be asleep. Sleep? Impossible after hearing the bells. But always, after a few minutes,http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-eve.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marianne McAuliffe)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-8393498679510293874Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:52:00 +00002009-12-24T22:53:23.236-05:00Merry Christmas everyone!!http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/merry-christmas-everyone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marnie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-374993147525080049Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:12:00 +00002009-12-24T18:14:20.885-05:00The late, great Stan Rogers - First Christmas.I wonder if I could work that up for a Mellow Mike sometime?http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/sad-christmas-song.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-8040620328403072156Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:20:00 +00002009-12-24T15:30:49.057-05:00I made it back down to the new car wash (does it have a name?) and had a good experience. They've been open about a week now, and have most of the glitches worked out. The automatic machine for the automatic wash is still a little persnickety in cold weather. You have to remember to wait until the car ahead of you is done before feeding money to the machine. Today, the owners were there to http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/car-wash-take-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-9143859163313170665Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:42:00 +00002009-12-24T14:42:36.208-05:00 Trying to find the closest Traditional Latin Mass for Christmas.  Anyone have an idea? http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/traditional-latin-mass.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-2088445323558701978Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:35:00 +00002009-12-24T11:35:51.539-05:00Grab a SeatOriginally uploaded by brettgrosshttp://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/grab-seat.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-2203372958486508096Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:35:00 +00002009-12-24T11:35:18.700-05:00Snow and Bow and Boughs 2Originally uploaded by brettgrosshttp://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/snow-and-bow-and-boughs.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-6051875952635214776Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:27:00 +00002009-12-24T11:27:46.077-05:00Panorama of the GazeboOriginally uploaded by brettgrosshttp://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/panorama-of-gazebo.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-5101354416920314197Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:24:00 +00002009-12-24T11:24:16.765-05:00The GazeboOriginally uploaded by brettgrosshttp://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/gazebo.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-6039252459822857034Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:10:00 +00002009-12-24T11:10:16.151-05:00Lights Under the Snow 2Originally uploaded by brettgrosshttp://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/lights-under-snow.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-8997351102769463635Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:09:00 +00002009-12-24T11:09:34.619-05:00The Town TreeOriginally uploaded by brettgrosshttp://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/town-tree.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-3053650750923352473Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:09:00 +00002009-12-24T11:09:10.722-05:00Gina in the ColdOriginally uploaded by brettgrosshttp://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/gina-in-cold.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-374919760094131067Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:23:00 +00002009-12-24T09:27:04.148-05:00Sure was cold this morning - 5 degrees at our house, maybe lower at yours.The new car wash on 30 has been open for several days now, and I stopped by to see about getting some salt and dirt off the car. This morning, the owner (didn't catch his name) told me that the automatic bay was closed - the heat went out and it was 0 degrees in there when he arrived. He was thawing it out and hoped to behttp://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/new-car-wash-and-cold.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-6014637398320739388Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:55:00 +00002009-12-24T08:55:31.373-05:00We made a list of political figures, checked it twice and then sat down on good old Coulter Claus' lap to see who's been naughty or nice. The best-selling author and columnist Ann Coulter whose most recent book, "Guilty: Liberal Victims and Their Assault on America," hit bookstores January 2009, took a look at our list and handed out some political gifts this year. 1. Barack Obama -- Cindy http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/lol-nikki-schwabjust-call-yeas-nays.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-4465364514667521689Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:48:00 +00002009-12-24T08:48:03.204-05:00 http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/blog-post_24.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-6543399747184883841Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:11:00 +00002009-12-24T08:11:38.596-05:00webcam Ligcamhttp://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/good-morning-ligonier_24.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-2607973174669734840Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:23:00 +00002009-12-23T21:28:03.446-05:00Ligonier sportsLigonier MountiesTonight at the LV High School, the Mounties girls improved to 6-0 on the season. That's right - no losses for the girls yet. They played Homer Center and came away with a convincing win. On Monday, they beat previously unbeaten Marion Center - read about it here in the Indiana Gazette.According to the schedule, the next time they see action is in the Booster's Tournament on Monday and Tuesday http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/ligonier-girls-basketball-team-wins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Byron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-6000515888162931563Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:31:00 +00002009-12-23T19:31:39.305-05:00 Are people ruder than ever? Actually, I say in my book that rudeness is the human condition. It only seems like we're ruder than ever because our vast, transient modern society lacks the checks and balances on rudeness that we've had for centuries. I pulled together a lot of research, and found that it seems we live in societies too big for our brains. A British anthropologist named Robin http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/liggy-youll-love-this-onea-birthday.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567716676622135633.post-5666545824860893997Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:40:00 +00002009-12-23T16:40:35.110-05:00 http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2009/12/blog-post_279.htmlDianeCipa@gmail.com (Diane Cipa)0