Lacking the Dread in My Head
It’s hard to describe but anyone who has ever had dread knows just what it is. That looming fear, that thing hanging over you, that potential disaster just a ticking time bomb away. I used to have this sometimes when I worked for companies instead of myself. I was parking […]
Making Music Came Back Last Night
Music returned last night, what I used to do every Wednesday was again on the schedule. It was great to see the friends who were willing to play inside.
Central Florida for the Win!
Central Florida to Ocala, New Port Richie and Tampa was a perfect tonic after a year of no travel. Glass-bottomed boats at Silver Spring, Ybor City and more.
Randolph Churchill Was No Chip off Winston’s Block
Winston Churchill has always been a person who I hold in the highest esteem. Just listening to him speaking to the people of England during the serious times during World War II, hearing how he phrased his remarkable pleas for calm and to do what’s right. He’s the best. I […]
Post Vaccine Life Begins Right Now
I’m now post-vaccine, having had two Moderna vaccine shots and I am ready to resume my normal traveling life.
Kitchen Milestone, at Pandemic Finish Line
I’ve finished a milestone, the kitchen that has been a work in progress since 2015, is finally almost completely done.I’ve finished a milestone, the kitchen that has been a work in progress since 2015, is finally almost completely done.
Marching Through It
It’s a super chilly early March day out there, the kind of day when you’d much rather put another log on the fire than go outside, I want to walk but….come on, too cold. Hoping it warms up soon. I like this photo I captured of a tiny girl walking […]
Vaccination Brings a Sense of Relief as We Finish a Covid Year
Vaccination: My village had a vaccination clinic manned by local volunteers and the select board, after a year of this and I can’t wait for it to be over.
Saturday Musings Over the Years
Saturday musings, looking back at the many times I’ve written about Saturday on my blog.
Rangeley Inn Maine: Not The Same This Year
Rangeley Inn, in Western Maine, is home to some of the best snowmobiling trails and skiing in two resorts. An account of a driving trip over back roads.
Skiing with Sofie at Sugarloaf and Saddleback
Skiing next week: Sofie my granddaughter and I will drive 5 hours north to Maine to ski at the huge mountains there–Sugarloaf USA and Saddleback.
Extraordinary Megaprojects Worldwide in 2021
Around the world, huge megaprojects bigger than anything before are continuing to move ahead.
Electric Vehicle Charging While Going 60
I read a story in the WSJ about an interesting twist on a popular topic, charging electric vehicles, using sensors in the road to power while running.
Trying to Make the Molding Fit in My Old House
My kitchen remodeling project hits snags when we once again realize that the house walls are never very straight and putting molding is tough.
Vaccine Dreams and a New Kitchen for 2021
The vaccine to rid us all of the dreaded COVID has been administered, my daughter Kate has had the jab and hundreds more shots are being given out every day.
Good Riddance to 2020
Good riddance to a terrible year when the Pandemic kept the whole world from traveling and enjoying things like hugs, sharing meals and crossing borders.
May 25, 2020: Ten Years of Memorial Day Memories
Memorial Day 2020. A time when I reflect on the places I was and the posts that I wrote at this same time over the past seven years.