Paradise ponders...   The past couple of days saw some progress on our construction projects.  First the builders installed the “plates” (th...

Going through mom's belongings ... and I found this letter, never sent.  It was one of the things I found in an envelope tucked into a ...

Giving her stuff away...   Before my mom left Virginia, she gave away many of her belongings (or arranged for them to be given away when s...

On her recent visit with us, our Polish friend Jo B. left a sizeable bag of “sweets” with us as a gift: chocolate confections of various ...

Paradise ponders...   Yesterday I finished assembling the table and chairs that will go on our deck.  These were sold through Amazon by a ...

Stollen ... is a German bread made with candied or dried fruit, traditionally around Christmas-time.  My mom often made Stollen for the Chr...

Paradise ponders...   Yesterday morning was busy as heck with various and sundry things.  A shipping company truck arrived to pick up the ...

For the past couple of days ... the air quality in Cache Valley has been terrible.  There's also been a smoky smell in the air.  We...

If you know me at all ... you've probably heard me say something like “I’m not religious at all.”  I don't believe in the existence...

Trimming and cooking...   Irreproducible scientific study results are becoming more and more of a problem , especially when combined with a ...

Morning conjunction...   I was up before dawn this morning, and outside with the dogs.  The moon was fairly high in the sky to the southeast...

Paradise ponders...   There's some progress on our construction to report.  The excavated soil has been removed from around our new foun...

Healthcare insurance, part 75,992...   Just finished processing a small pile of EOBs (explanations of benefits), medical bills, and statemen...

A young friend of ours ... just got back from a trip with his wife that included a swing through Croatia (specifically, Zagreb and Zadar). ...

I'm so glad we escaped California ... before this blew up !  I have to admit, though, that part of me is very curious what magic the p...

A formula for instant tears...   For me, at least.  Chris Muir's dad died yesterday , and he posted this strip:

This just may be ... the single worst set of assembly instructions I've ever encountered.  For a couple of hours this morning, I ass...

Sunrise in Paradise...   It was beautiful this morning...

Puppy update...  A couple of milestones in the past few days. First, while Mako and Cabo still largely behave like puppies, they look like...

Paradise ponders...   Yesterday morning Debbie and I made an early morning trip out to Hardware Ranch, looking for wildlife.  In order to le...