Ocean

Well, now, that was pretty cool. Go to sleep in shades of gray and wake up to a bleary predawn world of blue and white. At least that’s ...

These are exciting times. And though the conventional wisdom is that December is stress central, I feel it to be the opposite. When the weat...

Should I? Yes, of course I should. It's 16, but it's dry and sunny. I've seen worse. Yes, but the cold... And it will feel wor...

The December rush. Taxing, but so very pleasant.. Hurrying forward, you find yourself humming. Lots to do! Isn’t life delightful? There is...

This was the last day of November? Oh my. December is not for the timid. There’s too much going on. For me, there are several dozen points...

In the last month, I have received some half dozen thank you notes, mostly from daughters’ friends who have come to a family meal here. I ha...

You could say we picked the wrong day for a hike. Yesterday was a bone chilling winter-like day. Today, the temperature shot up nearly 30 de...

We’re at Luigi’s in Two Rivers. People from Wisconsin tend to know where Two Rivers is – it’s where two rivers – the East Twin ...

Suddenly, it’s very very quiet. Daughters left town to visit family members elsewhere, Ed retreated to his sheep shed, ostensibly to give co...

In my experience, kids don’t like change unless they’re in charge and are the instigators of it. I cannot tell you how many times I tried,...

I expect to be out of the condo and in the old farmhouse soon enough. Today, as I inched closer to selling the condo (inched, not leapt), I ...