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What’s in a name…again
Peonies in my garden Cathy over at https://cranethie.wordpress.com wrote an interesting response to a comment I made about tea from West India: LOL Dianne – when I saw ‘West Indian’ I thought you...
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News from the road….
The practised arm chair traveler, I’ve been vicariously following daughter Connie, husband Bill, and two of their girls Amelia and Rita via photos as they’ve hiked in the Rockies for several days with...
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Inheritance
Above: San Diego, 2015 by Wendy. The family had planned to visit Spain this July, because grandson Jacob wanted to see the place he was born. Although his parents lived in Chipiona, Spain,...
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Linguistic cleansing
Lake Michigan, early morning, near Sheboygan WI, 2000 Around three this morning when I couldn’t get back to sleep, I thought of seven possible blog topics. Of course, by the dawn’s early light when I...
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Rainy Saturday
David and I don’t watch any sports teams, we watch politicians for entertainment. I don’t have any favorites in the political races this year. In the past, I have cared too much about one person or...
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Friday Figments
The next time I complain about some fault with our old house remind me to look at this photo. The people pictured above are relatives from long ago. I believe the fellow in the coat seated right is my...
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A greener world
Having discovered the United Airlines mileage program will allow me to purchase a carbon offset with earned miles, Wednesday morning, I attempted to purchase said offset against my upcoming trip....
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An extraordinary man
The Middle of the World: Where Russia, China and Central Asia meet I’ve spent the past week reading two books, The Fifth Woman, by Swedish writer Henning Mankell, author of the Wallender series, and...
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I’ve neen thinking…
I’m still working on my family tree. Lately I’ve worked on dad’s side. I’m back 10-12 generations in several lines. When you go back ten generations, you have thousands of ancestors. The lines I...
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