3 Days Around Seattle
April 6th, 7th and 8th Having finally reached our destination, we proceeded to thoroughly enjoy our stay in Seattle. On Tuesday we celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary (actual date is April 5th) by … Read more
Personal
Always in Our Hearts
And so, another year has passed. It is pretty much imponderable how much different my life would have been were it not for Sheryl’s mother, Laurina. Her blessings and support as Sheryl and … Read more
Mohs Surgery
This afternoon I underwent a successfull Mohs surgery for the removal of a basal cell skin cancer from my chin. The cancer was non-life threatening, and apparently basal cell skin cancers are relatively … Read more
You Don’t Often See This
I’m going in Thursday for a very minor operation involving a sore on my face, near my lip. That in and of itself isn’t worth noting here. However, in order to ensure complete … Read more
Grandma’s Christmas Tree
If this tree looks familiar (to my family), it’s because it was at Grandma Thora’s for as long as I can remember. We sure had some special times at Grandma’s on Christmas Eve, … Read more
A Day of Firsts
handwritten yesterday; posted today Read my first newspaper since Nov. 25th. Ate first real food since breakfast on Thanksgiving. (green curry chicken from Krungthai; heavenly!) First day of my temperature not rising above … Read more
On a Cold November Morning
Now seems a good time to set down my personal memories from the events of 40 years ago when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas Texas. I was 6 years old … Read more
From the Garden
For some reason I’ve become interested by the idea of growing our own onions. I’ve been growing them from seed for a couple of years now and this year was the best yet. … Read more
Take a Byte
A new 15″ G4 PowerBook plus an iPod equals not much time to blog tonight, but it is worth noting that almost 20 years after the Mac came out I’m finally making the … Read more