A wise man once said, when advising newlyweds, “You gotta  pull together, not a’gin one another.”  This sage advice applies to just about every case where people are working together, either as parents presenting a united front for their children … Continue reading →

“Lead us not into temptation…” should be an early and late spring; early and late summer; early and late autumn; or any other time during the year mantra when this gardener is especially vulnerable to the tempting images and descriptions of gardens and plants in magazine … Continue reading →

Gratitude is “…the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness…” according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.  According to most five-year-old children, it is being nice, minding one’s manners, as well as remembering to say, “Please,” … Continue reading →

Denver Broncos Blue & Orange There is nothing worse than being a Bronco fan living in the land of the Bears, the Chiefs, the Rams, the Vikings, and the Packers. Wearing the original orange and blue is often confused with “DA Bears,” which isn’t … Continue reading →

One of the best parts of being a parent and, later, a grandparent is being able to sit with a child, a pack of crayons, and to color in a coloring book.  It’s a special time to sit side-by-side and … Continue reading →

Clarity, by definition, has four attributes or qualities, “…the quality of being clear, in particular with the quality of coherence and intelligibility; the quality of being easy to see or hear, sharpness of image or sound; the quality of being certain … Continue reading →

~1971 Chevy Pickup engine~ In the span of fifty years, computers have evolved from big clunky, walk-in sized refrigerators to something that can be placed inside a pocket, with thousands times the memory stored in those original behemoths.  Now, nearly every vehicle, … Continue reading →

Sitting on our deck is an ever-changing, never boring, and soul restoring experience.  Other than the traffic on the near-by road, the sounds of nature dominate and can be easily heard on the deck, especially at night.  The east-facing deck is bathed … Continue reading →