49-Year Weekend [Part One]
It was indeed my birthday over the weekend, but I’ll get around to that. First let’s talk about the storm which, as I alluded to on Friday, ended up being much ado about nothing. At least it was …
Frets Are for Guitars
Because my free time is at a premium these days, I write here rather quickly and with fewer edits than usual. As a result I occasionally miss the mark on the tone I’m aiming for. Yesterday’s post was …
Silly, More Rain Is On
Okay it’s a bit of a stretch to get from there to “Silmarillion.” This whole Tolkien theme has clearly run its course. Yes, it appears we’re going to get our second serving of leftover gulf soup up here. …
Apparatus Status
So Daphne did, in fact, make it to her first gymnastics session at the local gym in St. Johnsbury yesterday. It was during “open gym” time, so she got to play on all their apparatuses…ses on her own …
Generations
One set of Daphne’s grandparents are winging their way home today after a lovely 6-day visit to the wilds of northern Vermont. There were a couple lake swimming trips involved, as is the custom here in the summer. …
Offerings
It pains me to admit that I’m not particularly handy. At least I don’t often feel that way. I couldn’t tell you how to build a shed, mix concrete, shingle a roof, post a fence, or wire a …