Family Life

Winter is coming. It’s getting colder every day, and we’ve had several hard frosts. We absolutely had to put the roses to bed before the cold wiped them out for good, so I set out this morning to buy some mulch. We have these little fences we set up around each rose bush, which we [...]

I have a list of about seven things that need fixing on one of our machines. This is a new machine, so it’s warranty work. That means we do the work for free, which is easier and harder at the same time. Easier because we don’t have to wait for the customer to agree to [...]

Earlier this year we visited the PIMA Air & Space museum in Tucson, Arizona. This photo stands out in my mind especially, because such a small boy is gazing up at such a huge propeller. Joel hadn’t turned two yet, and he was awestruck by the sheer size of the planes we got to touch. [...]

I went to see the optometrist again today. I have a one-year paid membership at the local university clinic. Every time I go I’m attended by a new student, but I make sure I schedule my appointments so they always coincide with the same supervisor. That provides some continuity with my treatment. I like the [...]

Note to regular readers: you will have noticed a absence of posts the last couple of days. You’ll understand why in a minute. I’m posting this two days late, but pretending to be on the date I would have written it, if I could. I hope to catch up to my regular blog routine today [...]