That’s Mac up there. I did not take this photo, and suspect a certain Half Kid did. In addition to being my Half Kid,... Read More
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… on gentle reminders
A gentle reminder… Tap on the shoulder… A whisper of a memory… Or that freaky scene in Poltergeist where Carol-Anne turns from the television and... Read More
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… on the arms, and genes, of the angels
It is a long held notion that we pass down not only physical traits like eye color and nose shape and handedness to... Read More
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… on raising grampa
That’s First Dinner, with Mac, Sam, and Grampa circa 1998. For a long time, we couldn’t figure out why Mac and Sam never really... Read More
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… on examples and lessons
One of the massive benefits of JoHn being the youngest child was that his sisters and brother all had kids before we did, so... Read More
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… on the definition of home
There’s lots of ‘stuff’ going on in Maine right now. At The Inn (ever-ready caveat: It’s not really an Inn, but it was in... Read More
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… on something I saw and something I wished
Please… Love me enough to button my shirt When my fingers won’t function And my hands sometimes hurt And… Smile, don’t sneer, when I can’t... Read More
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… on a day with a teeny bit of over-perspective
Yep. Fred. Forever grateful for anything with cheese mixed in, and this morning’s breakfast was cheesy eggs. He was a happy, happy dog. Right... Read More
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… on horse heads and crap acquired and… ‘gifted’
That horse head up above? That’s what greeted our guests yesterday, when they approached our door dressed in Kentucky Derby attire (oh, ya. There... Read More
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… on old yankee men as mouse props
Did you happen, by any chance, to read the title of this post as, ‘old yankee men as mouse poops’? No? Never mind. I... Read More
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… on breathing again and respecting the old yankee man
It’s nearly the end of January and I feel like I’m just coming up for air, and I didn’t even realize I was holding... Read More
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… on conversations while waiting for the spine doc
Yesterday, I went with Granny and Grampa to the doctors. Grampa had fallen – and bounced – again a week or so ago, and... Read More