A Real Hum Dinger
A Real Hum Dinger We were running a little behind this year. Usually, by early April we are all prepared for our visitors. Of course, with the unseasonably cold, wet spring we’ve been experiencing,…
April 2018
One of Those Days…Times Three
One of Those Days…Times Three Twenty year old Dylan McWilliams achieved something in only four years that very few people do in their whole lives. Even less would even want to. In fact,…
The Short Unhappy Life of Francis Buckomber
The Short Unhappy Life of Francis Buckomber OK, I might as well apologize right up front for the title. I shamelessly stole it from a short story, “The Short Happy Life of Francis…
Conflatulations Again!
Conflatulations Again! I was at a high school track meet taking photos one day. Having just gotten some shots of the long jump I was moving down the field and thinking about the next…
Conflatulations!
Conflatulations! In my family, we have a group text that we keep going on a pretty much daily basis. It consists of Annie, our six sons, and me. We do this because our interests…
Who’s that knocking at my door?
Who’s that knocking at my door? Look at the picture I chose to accompany this post. What does it depict? Obviously it is somebody standing on the other side of a door from you. …
A Life Too Short – Part 2
A Life Too Short – Part 2 I told you in my most recent post that our family suffered through emotional agony recently when we lost our grandson, Adam Ray Matthews, before he was…
A Life Too Short
A Life Too Short Our family has enjoyed so many wonderful things. We’ve shared the togetherness of holidays. We have loved exchanging gifts and enjoying the feasts of Christmas. There has been more delicious…
No April Foolin’
No April Foolin’ I’m a coin collector. My collection consists mostly of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters from the 20th century, with a sprinkling of round-money from earlier and later. One I was able…