I am sitting in my den in Los Angeles with my feet up and the fan going.  Ray and I arrived home about an hour ago after stopping in Pasadena to see Liz, Ron, Sarah, Gregorio, Luna and Nico.  Rachael and Ariel were not there, but I expect I will see them soon. It was…

We are in Moriarty, New Mexico for the night.  This is 38 miles east of Albuquerque.  We had hoped to get a bit farther today, but we’re doing fine.  We should arrive in LA by late tomorrow afternoon. We might have left Sherman earlier, but in our ongoing efforts at clean-up of our environs, we…

I have had a wonderful time here in Texas despite not getting to have our annual neighborhood garage sale.  The truth is it is not the garage sale that I want but the chance instead to hang out and visit with my neighbors and any old friends who may wander by. Alas, we are thinking…

Yesterday we took the day off and went to the Dallas Museum of Art.  What else do you do when the rain has forced you to cancel your garage sale? The exhibition was fantastic.  It was entitled Mexico 1900 – 1950: Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Jose Clemente Orozco, and the Avant-Garde. I was struck with…

Hi all, Sorry for being so out of touch.  The truth is that we are working our little tushes to the bone clearing out junk, junk and more junk.  This is a good feeling, but because of the Texas summer heat, Ray and I have ended up pooping out early in the evening all week….

Come one, come all.  We here on North Crockett in Sherman, Texas will be having our annual neighborhood garage sale this Saturday in our front yard at 716 North Crockett. As in the past, at least five families will be providing bargains on antiques, collectibles, clothing, toys, a few appliances, books, and goodies of all sorts….

Today we signed the papers to sell what we call the “Dimmit” house (named in deference to Pauline Dimmit, one of the early long-term owners).  This 1915 Dutch Colonial is located directly across the street from our home on North Crockett Street in Sherman, Texas.  While Ray and I are both delighted that we’ve sold…

We are in Texas.  Drove here, arriving yesterday late afternoon. Since then, we’ve already seen several friends, been to church, eaten catfish and also gone to an estate sale. Right now, we are going to bed.  Never mind that it is not even 9 pm. I will be checking back in once I have gotten…

For Sarah’s celebration yesterday, I made a favorite dessert – honey-sweetened banana pudding.  But because it was an extra special event, I made a honey-sweetened cherry topping as well.  (This was per Sarah’s request.) Rachael said today, “That pudding was so good, I could have eaten the entire thing all by myself and not even…

Today, Sarah graduated from the Family Medicine Residency program at Glendale Adventist Hospital. That is three years of hard work that have culminated in her and her fellow residents (8 in all) becoming Board Certified Family Physicians. As it turns out, our middle daughter Liz is the coordinator of Glendale Adventist’s Family Medicine Residency program. (Sarah…