I wakened about 5:30 this morning and was aware that something was different. The house was silent, and the room was dark. It took me some time to realize THE POWER WAS OUT ( Read more... )

Mary and I spent Thanksgiving this year again with Steve and Eileen in Holland. Elizabeth flew in from St. Louis and we had a good turkey meal together. Of course Steve and Elizabeth only had the vegetarian part. Steve baked two pies, apple and pumpkin, that were delicious. Then we met with Mark, Leigh, Emily and Ben for a late Sunday lunch at the ( Read more... )

When we supposedly got rid of telemarketing, it is too bad we did not find a way to rid ourselves of religious and political interferences as well. We are constantly being bombarded with undesirable connections from Bush, Chaney, and their cohorts, with the same old political jargon and party lines ( Read more... )

Actually this is my first attempt to post a message on live journal. My day started like this: While Mary was swimming with friends, I tackled the lawns. FRONT YARD (where the moles have built a network of subway tunnels) and leaves are falling about as fast as I canpick them up with my mower. BACK YARD, where I utilize the rida-mower ( Read more... )