Backyard Update
Last year, I wrote about a needed update we made to our backyard due to severe weather conditions we had experienced in the Memphis area. This row of arborvitae along … Continue Reading Backyard Update
Family Meetings
I really must credit my wife with coming up with some unique ideas for our family over the years. With me working fulltime when our kids were young and my … Continue Reading Family Meetings
Winter Puzzling – 2024
Winter is essentially over (thankfully) which means it is time to bring you my annual winter puzzling story. If you have read my previous posts, you know that I typically … Continue Reading Winter Puzzling – 2024
Art Studio
When we purchased our four-bedroom home in July 1999, we still had three children living at home. But just a month later, our oldest son went off to college and … Continue Reading Art Studio
11th Anniversary – About New
This week marks eleven years since I began blogging with my first post having been published on February 9th, 2013, and to mark this anniversary, I thought it was about … Continue Reading 11th Anniversary – About New
New Year’s Eve Reflections
Those of my generation may recall an early 1960s TV show entitled That was the Week that Was that aired on Friday nights. It was an Americanized version of a … Continue Reading New Year’s Eve Reflections
A New Christmas Tree!
Merry Christmas! Last year, my wife finally talked me into purchasing a pre-lit LED Christmas tree. Several years ago, I wrote about the artificial non-lit 9-foot tree (Oh Christmas Tree) … Continue Reading A New Christmas Tree!
Heirloom Plants
In 2002, a few months after our dad died, sadly less than three years after our mother died, us four siblings decided to gather at our parents’ condo in Hot … Continue Reading Heirloom Plants
So Long Silver Screen!
From the title of my post, you would think I was an aging movie star about to make his encore performance on the big screen. But nothing could be farther … Continue Reading So Long Silver Screen!
Summer Homecoming
The last week of July was a special homecoming for us—our daughter and her family came home for a visit—only their second since the beginning of the pandemic. On Saturday … Continue Reading Summer Homecoming
Home Sweet Home!
Buying a home is still considered one of the great American dreams to strive for in one’s lifetime. For many newly married couples, starting a family and buying a home … Continue Reading Home Sweet Home!
Backyard Dilemma
I have written several times before about how the backyard trees and bushes around our pool have been described by some as a “Garden of Eden.” Or by others as … Continue Reading Backyard Dilemma
Winter Puzzling 2023 – Last Piece
Continued from: Winter Puzzling 2023 – First Piece If you zoom in on the paper image of the puzzle, you can see many colored butterflies with a consistent beige background. … Continue Reading Winter Puzzling 2023 – Last Piece
Winter Puzzling 2023 – First Piece
Winter is essentially over which means it is time to bring you my annual winter puzzling story. If you have read my previous posts, you know that I typically start … Continue Reading Winter Puzzling 2023 – First Piece
Ten Years!
This week marks ten years since I began blogging with my first post having been published on February 9th, 2013. Never in my wildest dreams did I envision I would … Continue Reading Ten Years!
A 130-Year-Old Christmas Tradition
Merry Christmas! It is not often that Christmas falls on a Sunday, the day I normally publish my weekly posts, so I wanted to take advantage of it this year … Continue Reading A 130-Year-Old Christmas Tradition
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