Continued from: Another Doll House? – Phase 1 Now I was ready to paint the exterior walls which would require two separate steps: first painting the walls and then painting … Continue Reading A Miniature Garage Loft – Phase 2
It was over a year ago that I finished building what I thought would be my last doll house—this one for my niece’s daughter. As I was putting up all … Continue Reading Another Doll House? – Phase 1
It has been over two years since I last wrote about my dad’s sermons. I have mentioned in previous posts that my dad over his lifetime wrote over 750 sermons … Continue Reading Dad’s Last Sermon in Memphis
The next morning after enjoying coffee on our balcony, we took an app ride-hailing service to see Vizcaya. A National Historic Landmark, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is a 1916 waterfront estate home with 32 … Continue Reading Our 2025 Anniversary Trip – Day 2 & Departure
For our last two anniversary trips, travelling in October or November provided us with a very nice but on the cold side adventure. This year, I suggested to my wife … Continue Reading Our 2025 Anniversary Trip – Arrival & Day 1
Continued from: Travel 2025 – Spring/Summer Time With the beginning of fall, my travel schedule got particularly busy with three almost back-to-back trips. On the second weekend in October, I … Continue Reading Travel 2025 – Fall/Winter
Continued from: Travel 2025 – Early Start While we started out our travel year early in January, it was not until the second week of April three months later that … Continue Reading Travel 2025 – Spring/Summer Time
I have written multiple times before that I try to avoid travel in January due to the potential for inclement weather impacting our travel plans. But that changed when we … Continue Reading Travel 2025 – Early Start
PREFACE: Tomorrow (February 9th) marks the completion of my 13th year of blogging. In years past, I have dedicated an entire post to mark the milestone. But this year, I … Continue Reading Best Books of 2025 – Epilog
I have found that I love to read books about the woman behind (or beside) a famous man and many of these books have made my “best of” lists over … Continue Reading Best Books of 2025 – Chapter 5
Having read and thoroughly enjoyed Renee Rosen’s book Let’s Call Her Barbie, I gave Park Avenue Summer, another of her books, a closer look when it came up on my … Continue Reading Best Books of 2025 – Chapter 4
Having previously read a few years ago a most enjoyable novel about a family winery (Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave), this title, The French Winemaker’s Daughter by Loretta Ellsworth … Continue Reading Best Books of 2025 – Chapter 3
I don’t know if this has ever happened before but the first three books that I read in 2025 all made my “Best of” list. Last week, you learned about … Continue Reading Best Books of 2025 – Chapter 2
Once again, I am happy to ring in the new year with what for some of my regular readers has become their favorite series of posts—my favorite books that I … Continue Reading Best Books of 2025 – Chapter 1
Do you remember all of the rock concerts you have attended in your lifetime? Maybe the upcoming New Year’s Eve is a reminder of one you attended on a prior … Continue Reading Concerts Remembered
Since Christmas is just a few days away, I thought I would bring you holiday greetings with a question. Do you send out Christmas cards? Or to be more generic, … Continue Reading Holiday Greetings!