Mine would say 7
++++++++++++++++ I can still remember his name…. Keith. Showed up unannounced with his girl friend one evening 38 years ago. Discovered that night he was a talker. He talked, and talked, and...
View ArticleSaw it at the auto parts store
I was running late. Had just a couple of minutes before I had to head back to class, figured I had just enough time to get the part. Walked in the door of our local auto parts store. Two guys behind...
View ArticleOf Grit and Bone 7/8/19
Jason, his son Josh and I were building a deck today. As we were having coffee, Jason’s phone rang. I could hear him talking to someone about his birthday. which is this week. “How old will you...
View ArticleThoughts
My brain is a tangled up knot of thoughts this morning and has been for several weeks. Ever cut open a golf ball? A tight mass of rubber bands. Yep, that’s my brain. Job related thoughts. Honey...
View ArticleOne of many (thoughts)
I mentioned an hour ago, my mind is a tangled up mass of thoughts. There’s a song in my heart so the tangled up knot is not stress related. (For which I’m thankful) 🙂 Thirty minutes later, I was out...
View ArticleFound it in an old box of family photos….
Last winter, my sister Karen and I spent a morning going through boxes of old family photos after we moved our parents into town. My box of pictures and keepsakes has been sitting here next to my...
View ArticleLove your neighbor as yourself
Here’s three short stories from my life this past week… On the gardening front… I texted my neighbor Mark on Friday : “Next time you are hauling manure, would you mind dropping off one or two bucket...
View ArticlePompous Experts
I keep a writing journal. It is not for public consumption. It is an unedited mix. Sometime diary, catch all for articles that capture my attention, blog posts, personal correspondence, recipe’s,...
View ArticleIt’s just a glass
Heard this story last night from my brother in law Brian…. +++++++++++++++ Dave and his wife Marilyn ran a bed and breakfast in our community for several years. Their house was (and is) on the...
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Went to a new writers group last night
Wasn’t sure what to expect. Got a Facebook message a couple of weeks ago, asking if I would be interested in a writers group getting started at our library. Only three other people expressed an...
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It is not my responsibility
Talk to ten carpenters and you’ll get 7 different ways to frame a house. Same goes for bee keepers, I’ve discovered. Talk to ten bee keepers and you’ll probably hear 10 different ways to manage your...
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This time it was different.
Caught up with someone last night we hadn’t visited with for 5 years. Over the years whenever we’ve talked, I would come away from those conversations feeling like I’d been interrogated. (And...
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When Someone’s “Hitting” on your spouse
I ran into “Jackass” Friday at a buy fresh workshop. Here’s his picture: He mentioned he and his wife hadn’t seen us for awhile (it’s been two years). I’m not sure what to do with him them...
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Christmas Eve Morning 2019
It’s Christmas eve morning 2019. My heart is full. Got to spend a day and a half with our daughter Rebekah and her two girls this past weekend. The highlight for me was when the oldest and I crossed a...
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Me…A life coach?
Took my dad to the dentist this morning. Dad is 87. On the way home dad mentioned G. W., a former employee of his who he’d taken to a rehab center, back in the day. Dad said the day he took GW in,...
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I am officially A Keeper Of The Stories
This morning it dawned on me… I really am a Keeper Of The Stories. This is the 2nd winter I intentionally set aside a block of time to work on family history. I’m trying to tie together the collective...
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Learners corner
Got a phone call at 7:30 this morning from my sister-in-law. She was standing @ the contractor’s desk at Home Depot, trying to order materials for their basement remodel. She told me the other day...
View ArticleBetter is….
“Better is one hand with quietness, than two fists full, with stress and the chasing after the wind. ” 3000 yr old proverb +++++++++++++++++++++++++ We got home last night about 7:30. Spent 850...
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Growing up on a farm
Write about what you know they say….. Growing up on a farm shaped me in ways I didn’t realize at the time. Seeds were planted that didn’t germinate until years later. Like when you have to borrow...
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