My four dead siblings haunt me. Not in a bad way, please understand. It is as if they are always nearby, as if they are sprawled on the couch and chairs near me now, reading, laughing, talking to one another. They also sometimes talk to me, but usually not. I can see them in my…
Category: Family
Some Wise Words
My husband Ray can be loud, funny, opinionated, and capable of driving me crazy on occasion, but he has a way of coming up with little gems that have a particular ring of truth. Today was an example. Today I said to him, “I don’t want to snap at you but sometimes I just can’t…
A Good Feeling on Several Counts
I am writing tonight after a very satisfying day. We had our annual neighborhood garage sale, which proved to be as much fun as it has been in years past. We started bright and early this morning (Ray and I were putting signs out at 6:30) and our first customers arrived exactly at 7 am….
Texas, Heat and Tomorrow’s Garage Sale
The fans are whirring, the windows are open, the doors are open, too, with the screen doors keeping out the mosquitoes that are surely in search of a nice juicy morsel of flesh. Ray is already upstairs in the bedroom in the air conditioning; I suspect he may already be sound asleep at 9:33 pm. The…
H & H in Texas in Summer
I am sitting in our Victorian in Texas, recovering from the combination of humidity, heat and excessive walking we have done today. We are still putting the finishing touches on the house across the street before it goes on the market – literally tomorrow – plus we have been preparing for a new renter who…
Texas
We are back in Texas. Flew in this afternoon and took the DART train from DFW to Plano where Rachael picked us up. Here are two photos taken from the DART train of Los Colinas, near DFW. The air felt like warm bath water when we arrived this afternoon. Luckily, this evening, a wind has…
“Chill Out” Anniversary Evening
Last night, Ray and I watched two movies to celebrate our 34th wedding anniversary. Since we are always on the move, true luxury for us is doing nothing. The old “chill out” remedy is most often the best for both of us since our daily routine doesn’t build in a lot of chill time. So,…
Our 34th Wedding Anniversary Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Ray and I will celebrate our 34th wedding anniversary. Below are pictures of 2 of our three weddings. The first is our tiny wedding in Mountain View, Arkansas in the park there with a judge. We had planned on 7 people and 7 more crashed for a total of 14. We were basically eloping,…
Proud to Be A Coal Miner’s Granddaughter
I am sitting in a cabin on the banks of a river in Montana. I don’t know the name of the river (it is a tributary to the Clark), but I am near the tiny town of Paradise and if this place is any indicator of the little town, then I would say it is…
My Day In Photos – Kaiser Permanente and the Tow Truck
Off I went today for my visit to Kaiser Permanente, which is my first foray into a HMO prompted by my $1200 monthly bills for Ray and me for a PPO offered by Blue Shield of CA with a $12,000 deductible. (Yes, you read that right.) Kaiser offered the same coverage for 1/2 the price…
20 Minutes a Day 