Ocean

(Monday) lessons Well, I wouldn’t have guessed this day would go in the way that it does. Not when I first signed up for international volu...

(Sunday) the heavens let loose A hazy morning sun. Big lizards on a wall, basking in the heat. For breakfast, you pick up -- whatever...

(Saturday) Arriving in Hohoe Hey, that was no small feat! Running to catch various flight connections, then sitting for hours on the Ghana ...

And so I head out to Ghana. There are, to my knowledge, only two direct flights from the United States to Accra, Ghana’s capital, and one of...

There isn’t much risk to most of my travels. Oh, people always say “safe travels!” when they learn I’m venturing forward, but truly, going o...

What? Where did this come from?? (outside my bedroom window) Oh, it’s pretty alright. The kind of scene which, in early December, wou...

How do you want the door to open in the bathroom? Say what? From the left, or from the right? Andy wants to know. I’m not fussy about door...

If you were to peg me as someone who approves or disapproves of regulations, I'd say hands down, I'm one who thinks the world needs ...

What time does Home Depot open today? Eight? Good. Let’s go. I need more paint brushes. By nine I’m at the farmhouse...   ...applyi...

The post is going to be about the farmhouse. So scurry off if you’ve had it with the reconstruction theme. The morning rounds: Menards, Ho...

Early in the day, a dove sat down on my outdoor flowerpot and twiddled and fidgeted while another, her partner perhaps, watched from above. ...

The day is gray, work starts early and ends very late, the mind is reeling, the body feels stiff. I read that mice appreciate exercise , wel...

I do not know why I imagined that having an hour or so in the morning would allow me to make inroads into the staining/sealing of farmhouse ...