I’ve mentioned before about the regular scrabble game I play with my mom and her friends. The image is of my first-draw letters for the first game this week. Not a great start. I have not memorized all of the vowel only words so I was stuck connecting consonants other people played. I did not… [read more…]

My wife is baking for the county fair competition up north. Last night was fruit pies. The best part was that she took all the left over filling, combined it, and made a, well, I’m not sure what to call the kind of pie she made. Perhaps “delicious” is the best phrase to use. I… [read more…]

“Are you going to wear that shirt?” “Are you going to take the trash out?” “Are you taking the dog for a walk?” “Will you fix the garage door tomorrow?” “Will you call the shop about the camper?” These are not questions regardless of who asks them. [read more…]

I remember a comment my dad made when I was in my early teens. People should move every few years to clear their houses of stuff they don’t need. This came up again when we were talking to friends of ours that are moving. They did a deep clean/toss/donate of their house and are very… [read more…]