Today's blog, late in the day, is going to be a review of the day, a smattering of activities. The purpose of this is to show some of the elements that make up a life. Got up and walked the dog. This is a regular weekend (Saturday/Sunday) thing.I do this by using the bicycle and … Continue reading A potpourri of activity: enjoying the weekend
Category: Family
A Blast of the Past #80: Halloween
The kids have always been one to assemble their costumes. 2006 was the year of the Legal Eagle (ToonTown) and Mokey Fraggle (The Fraggles).
The indoor green thumb
Or not so green. I've successfully kept my dwarf lemon and lime trees alive for several years. But the reason I got them was for lemons and limes. Those I haven't seen. Oh, the lemon tree has blossomed quite a bit, the lime less so, and we got one lemon once, but most of the … Continue reading The indoor green thumb
A Blast of the Past #79: Ren Fest 2006
Today let's take a brief look at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival in 2006. Post of these pictures are of either my performance group, other performers I traveled around with during my off stage times at the festival, or from the daily parade.
2017: starting and restarting and finishing
A lot of things seem to have begin end dates of the new year. Before I could ride my bicycle this morning, to properly track the numbers I want to on it, I had to reset the odometer so I could track my mileage for the year. Last fall was open enrollment for health benefits … Continue reading 2017: starting and restarting and finishing
A Blast of the Past # 77: In the not-so-bleak midwinter
Today is a set of pictures from mid-January 2006. winter isn't often bleak here, and when it is, doesn't stay bleak long, as these pictures attest.
A Blast of the Past #76: Christmas Set Up
Today seems a good day to share Pre Christmas photos from 2005.
A winter vignette
Yesterday we had clue of our first storm of the season moving into Kansas City. Friday was to warm up, and then start drizzling, with the temperatures slowly dropping, but stay above freezing until I would get home from work. Which was fortunate, since I was riding by bicycle home. When I got out to … Continue reading A winter vignette
A Blast of the Past #75: Leaves
The Simple pleasure. Leaves. Not nearly the wagon-loads from the dozen of ancient Maples on my Paternal Grandmother's lawn -- enough for leaf paths and forts -- but enough to run and jump in. Too bad they aren't that young enough anymore to enjoy that simple pleasure that way anymore.
A Blast of the Past #74: Halloween
Today's photo collage is of Halloween from 11 years ago. The kids always had their own ideas of how to take what we had and make something. We never bought much just to be used for costumes.
At The Rainbow 