We bought this house sixteen or seventeen years ago when we came to the Detroit area. At that time, D1 was married and living “up north”, D2 was beginning her last year of high school, and D3 was a freshman in high school. We had a house in our old home town that we hadn’t …
Category: What’s going On
Jan 26
Friday, and a Weekend
Papa and I were happy to be in the audience last Friday, when Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme out preformed in the Oakland Community College Bluegrass Series. Everyone in the audience was happy, too. The series is back at Lila Jones Theater in Royal Oak; it’s a great venue to hear music in. This group …
Jan 22
IIIrd Tyme Out in Royal Oak
Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme out is appearing in Royal Oak (Michigan), at Oakland Community College tomorrow. You can follow this link to get tickets on-line. Russell and the boys have appeared in this series for many years, they are a favorite around here. We saw the group at Jekyll Island, and loved every minute. …
Jan 21
Eight Things About Granny
I found a tag on Apple’s tree. Somehow I missed it when she tagged me. Here are the Tag Rules: 1. Each player starts with eight random fact/habits about themselves. 2. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules. 3. A the end of your …
Jan 20
But Wait—–
I know you’ve seen the commercials for home products, or personal enhancement products which flood the airwaves. I assume the advertisements are placed after careful consideration of the target audience of the program itself, but sometimes I wonder. These ads feature satisfied users, yelling at the top of their lungs about the advantages and must …
Jan 19
Crazy??
Around my house, when a person says, “That (insert a person, place thing, event or idea) is driving me crazy”, Papa quickly says, “Short trip!:” I am beginning to think he has a little something there. Not much, but something. I am busy doing a variety of things, none of which amount to much, but …
Jan 16
Genealogy Meme… Too Good to Pass Up!
Here is a Genealogy Meme that I “caught” from Jasia, “the Creative Gene”, she says she got it from Becky and friends, and it’s just too fun to pass up. I agree, so here goes: The list should be annotated in the following manner: Things you have already done or found: bold face type Things …
Jan 15
Dentist, Again?
I have to go to the dentist and get my teeth scrapped off again today. Since I had periodontal surgery eight or so years ago, I’ve been on a quarterly maintainance schedule. Last week, when Papa and I were happily enscounsed on Jekyll Island, I received a call that my appointment was in two days. …
Jan 12
Back Home
We’re here, and most of our things are put away. I am a nest maker, so it is important to me to have things in order. I do have one problem, our bikes got covered with salt and snow on the way home. Our daughters had thoughtfully shoveled, so we drove right in the garage, …
