And I'm loving it. This place always offers up some strange experiences that I know I'll look back on when I'm 90 in the rocking chair on my porch whittling, and get a good chuckle out of. Like that time I was sitting next to the mayor and house speaker at dinner and didn't know…
...and I'm using an ancient machine with an ancient browser that doesn't let me do most things.Until the Apple (I'm switching to a mac, I'm scared) and Fedex gods bring me a new one, things are going to be mighty sketchy around here. Words shall be misspelled, photos may look sketchy, I may forget my…
In honor of the 4th of July, I will likely do three things:1. I will be thankful for this great country we live in and for all those who have fought to preserve it.2. I will squirt Reddi Whip directly into my mouth because it's fun, and I'm on vacation. And sometimes you have to…
Ever since making the transition from Loretta to Lorenzo, he has done a very diligent job of ruling the roost. Every day Lorenzo stands watch over his girls to make sure they are comfortable and laying.While the other girls roam around and eat worms, Lorenzo stays focused, and paces back and forth along the laying…
This is Mr. Turkey who roams around the yard a lot. Turkeys mock me as you recall. There used to be a big flock of twenty or so, but this ol' Gobbler is alone these days. I'm not quite sure why. He seems to prefer to hang out with the cats, chickens, and guinea hens.…
I planted Grandma P.'s herb garden and got to thinking about basil. A few years ago, when I was feeling especially experimental with food, I made lemon basil ice cream and everyone who set their lips to it said it was the best ice cream they'd ever tasted.There's something so intoxicating about basil. And while…
Remember yesterday how I showed you a glimpse of a strange figure in a hazmat suit wandering through the woods?
That was my dad.
He only comes out of his hiding place to feed the bees. My interactions with him are solely when he's wearing netted head gear.
Just kidding.
But we do both have…
I'm in New York this week to visit Grandma P. who is in the hospital, as you've probably gathered by now.In the past 48 hours, I've spent a good amount of time cleaning out her house, in addition to making her tofu pudding because she won't eat the hospital food. I've also had a few adventures, and…
Sometimes you have so many thoughts twirling in your head, that you don't know what to say at all. Sometimes all of those thoughts and emotions get wrapped up into a ball and it's easier to leave them there for a while. Sometimes it's easier to spend a few days writing about clams. It's taken…