Almost Jorma

Nate was almost “Jorma”. I don’t know if being adventurous with your children’s names is always a good thing. But, anyway…he was almost “Jorma”. Here’s a concert that Jorma Kaukonen did a while back. Funny how a name defines you. Nate … Continue reading

joy in the music…

What is it that’s in us that lets us find so much joy in music? The world could have been a glom of grey sameness….but, instead we have all this color and sound….and a big part of it is music. … Continue reading

the special middle

  Sparrow sleeps in her own little bed in our room….and, usually, ends up in the middle of our bed at some point in the night. Today, Nate turned seven. Now, when the littlest one is waking up, we wake up, … Continue reading

Not enough focus on the mailboxes

I never see these roads like this. When I see them, it’s split up into little chunks….mailbox to mailbox. Mailbox to mailbox with musical accompaniment from one of the better radio stations in the country….WNCW  (stream it here at http://wncw.org/listen-live ). It’s … Continue reading

neck deep in it….who wouldn’t want to float away?

The remodeling project turned into something bigger….like it always does….and it’s a royal pain in the ….rear end. Gads. And….the computer is messing up to the point where I’m just going to format and start over. What a pain. But….Jenny … Continue reading

through the trellis

I don’t know who took this picture. Probably one of the older kids. I should give credit….but….I should always give credit. I had a big day today….hung a tire swing …and framed, insulated and sheet-rocked the repair job on the … Continue reading

drugless hallucination

Talking last night with Jenny about driving through the Palouse region out west. It’s a little south of some property in Idaho where my father spent some of his growing up years. Talk about something that’s so breathtakingly beautiful that … Continue reading

little stuff in a big, big box

We order stuff from Amazon. We shop at Wal-Mart. Shoot. Sometimes, when we get our package from Amazon, it’s a really small item in a big, big box. That’s crazy. It’s worse than McDonald’s with the packaging. So much stuff … Continue reading