Or Happy New Year to all of you near and far! I spent the last day of the year fishing. Yep. Fishing and fishing with two other women and not a whole lot of catching. After four hours, we went home with about six speckled trout, which is better than being “skunked”. And now I’d…
For Emilie, Rebel, and others who have expressed an interest in houses that appear to be flying anywhere from 8 to 14 feet in the air, I took a couple quick photos to give you a wider view of the variety of homes that are “elevated”. This is a small view of the gated community…
They were already getting after it when I arrived at 7:30 a.m. Now that the 8×8 pilings have settled in the concrete, they have to be cut level. First a level line is marked and then drawn. Then pilings are cut on the line, making sure all are the same height. Next the beams that…
My book has led me to lots of new places where I’ve met lots of great and interesting people. Some of them have become friends. The year the book came out, I received an email from a woman wanting to order a case of books to be shipped to her sister in Poland for distribution…
We have always leaned on the side of conservatism when it comes to gift giving. And there were several reasons for that–one being monetary for most of their formative years. So when Dotter and MuzicMan approached me about the possibility of sharing their good fortune with Miah and Termite, I said yes. They proceeded to…
Candlelight service, left to right: Daboo, Captain, Termite, Miah, Danno. You don’t see Dotter and MuzicMan in the photo because they were leading the music. Afterward, off to the boys’ house for food and gifts. Dotter with gift from her hubby MuzicMan. . . a Willow Tree piece called “Together”. MuzicMan with thoughtful gift of…