OK….here’s the plan. I’ll get up early….by about an hour….earlier than usual…”4″ instead of “5”….get a little bit of a jump start on the day…..and then when the ball drops later tonight….when the year is tripping over into tomorrow….I’ll be … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
You can drive a car when everything’s not right with it. It’s a big “system”….there’s a lot going on….a lot of minor details that, when things are working right, will make it more pleasant….or less noisy….or safer…but the car will … Continue reading
“Hey! This one’s in Asheville!” I thought. I’m always interested in the local talent….it’s always good to see something pop up in my general neck of the woods. It’s a cabin….but it’s small enough to be called a “tiny house”….so it … Continue reading
OK….here’s a YouTube progression….Chris Rosser….to David Wilcox….to Bruce Cockburn….to Michael Hedges…to….and this was a happy accident….just because my brother-in-law had never seen a harp guitar….to Muriel Anderson and a really pretty version of Don McLean’s “Vincent”. It’s a beautiful, twisted … Continue reading
The thing that messes me up with videos like this is that, when you find out what was spent, (and it could be a “Bob Vila” type situation where the cost is exaggerated in a favorable way….and things are said … Continue reading
I got a copy of Lloyd Kahn’s latest book , Tiny Homes on the Move, for Christmas. It’s a collection of pictures and profiles of people who live in vans and buses….gypsy wagons….boats…. Boats!! That’s something I’ve never done. I … Continue reading
This isn’t a picture of Jesus. I don’t think you can get one of those….except maybe in your mind….maybe in your heart. Photography wasn’t big back then. Sparrow was up last night….goofing around. She wasn’t crying unless we tried to … Continue reading
This Christmas season is, once again, almost over. No more increasingly huge piles of packages to deliver. No more frantic urgency. No more USPS for a couple of days. Whew. I’m glad it’s almost over. I escaped without any major … Continue reading
“Way back when”, we spent our first Christmas in our new old house with a very, very young daughter and no insulation in the rafters. It was a plan that, in retrospect, wasn’t really all that well thought out. It was … Continue reading
I don’t suspect that things will start to disappear suddenly. I don’t think that anyone is out to get me…or get my stuff. I feel pretty safe, most of the time. But….you hear stories about the things that go away….the … Continue reading