Roadmap to a Lifelong Career
I have written several times about these boxes of my dad’s sermons that my oldest sister thankfully saved after his death in 2002, the first of which was when my … Continue Reading Roadmap to a Lifelong Career
SibSab – Redux Execution
Continued from SibSab – Redux Plan Our SibSab plan was, as always for all four of us to stay at the same hotel or house, this time my sister’s … Continue Reading SibSab – Redux Execution
SibSab – Redux Plan
If you are a regular follower of my blog, you know I write each year about something called a “SibSab,” an abbreviation for a sibling sabbatical. On these SibSabs, just … Continue Reading SibSab – Redux Plan
Just a Shadow of its Former Glory
This glorious fig tree has been a part of our backyard oasis for many years and its dense umbrella-like canopy reminds me of those similar looking trees from my favorite … Continue Reading Just a Shadow of its Former Glory
A World of Music
In 2014, three years before I retired, I wrote about a Lifetime of Music that I had enjoyed tracing the different genres and artists that I had gravitated to over … Continue Reading A World of Music
Where to Retire to?
This is, no doubt, a question most everyone asks themselves as they approach retirement when the ties of having to live close to a physical workplace are finally severed and … Continue Reading Where to Retire to?
Second Reunion!
Continuation from First Reunion! Less than a month after our west coast visit to see our daughter and her family, we were winging it out to the west … Continue Reading Second Reunion!
Dining Al Fresco
As I was laboring in the heat last summer rebuilding our backyard deck, I kept wanting to figure out a way for us to better utilize this lower portion of … Continue Reading Dining Al Fresco
Photo Shoot
I suspect for many of you like myself, you rarely consider taking photos with a real purpose-built camera when almost everywhere you go, you have tucked away in your pocket … Continue Reading Photo Shoot
Amsterdam Flowers
Last year, I wrote about how 2020 was the first year in almost a quarter century that I had not gotten to travel to Amsterdam (Amsterdam Lost) to teach my … Continue Reading Amsterdam Flowers
First Reunion!
Continued from First Flight! Our daughter had not told her two boys that Mimi (my wife’s grandmother name) and Granddaddy were coming for a visit. So, when we … Continue Reading First Reunion!
First Flight!
Last fall, I wrote how 2020 had been a “No-Fly” year for me, the first in my entire adult life. Well with the pandemic still raging on into the spring … Continue Reading First Flight!
Doll House Surprise for My 2nd Granddaughter – Finishing Touches
With the doll house topped out and all structural pieces installed, there remained three major steps to complete the house: installation of the windows, shingling the roof, and applying all … Continue Reading Doll House Surprise for My 2nd Granddaughter – Finishing Touches
Doll House Surprise for My 2nd Granddaughter – Topping Out
With the third floor, I again planned to deviate from the instructions so that I could install the carpeting and baseboards prior to attaching the roof which also served as … Continue Reading Doll House Surprise for My 2nd Granddaughter – Topping Out
Doll House Surprise for My 2nd Granddaughter – The Walls Go Up
Once this first section of the walls was glued to the foundation, the next several steps in the instructions involved adding the two side walls and the ceiling/2nd floor. However, … Continue Reading Doll House Surprise for My 2nd Granddaughter – The Walls Go Up
Doll House Surprise for My 2nd Granddaughter – Laying the Foundation
I had not even finished my first granddaughter’s doll house before I became antsy to build a second one. Since this first doll house was for my in-town granddaughter, I … Continue Reading Doll House Surprise for My 2nd Granddaughter – Laying the Foundation
