Spending a few hours on the midway at the Delaware State fair was an interesting time. Beyond watching the kids having fun and listening to the barkers, one guy was exceptional, looking at fashions and avoiding bumping into others just not paying… Continue reading

I was looking at an old photograph today. It one taken about 1955 or so. My sister gave it to me as a gift and it hangs in my hallway. Taken at Christmas it is my two brothers, my sister… Continue reading

We  have all heard someone say, ” he was a good old soul ” or something similar. It’s just an expression. Maybe; it is not. We are all familiar with the concept of going to heaven. We know it is not our… Continue reading

We had been out for a day of fishing. Out in Gardiners bay. The old wooden boat creaked and groaned with every wave. Down in the cabin you could smell oil and salt. A little dark with just beams of… Continue reading

I was thinking that if the minimum age for being in the military was like,forty, we would have a lot less wars. And not because we would be too old to wage war, but because we would have better sense! War… Continue reading

I was motivated to act upon a thought I’ve had for some time. A fellow blogger is responsible. Thank you Kathleen. She had become the recipient of a unexpected kindness. A kindness from a total stranger and one that required a… Continue reading

For the past few days pictures of older objects have been appearing on Facebook. The caption reading” like ” if you know who or what the picture depicts. So far my score would be 100%. Guess that is telling something… Continue reading

I woke up this morning thinking about my grandson. We all miss him while he is away attending the conference. Opening my Facebook page I checked the notifications. My daughter in law left a comment, this made me think of you. So… Continue reading

When I first stated writing down these random thoughts and memories my thought was to record my life stories for future generations. To leave a written record. I felt then and still do that the written word is important. It is… Continue reading

My grandson Mark goes off to Washington,D.C. today for his leadership conference. He is understandably a bit nervous. He will be there for a week,on his own basically, in a strange land. He doesn’t know anyone else that is attending. Going… Continue reading