Ever seen one of these? I did, once, on my way from Atlanta to Chattanooga years ago. It was my first time witnessing a “See Rock City” barn in person. Since they’re in lots of places east of the Mississippi, I guess that shows that I really didn’t grow up around here. The signs are [...]

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What do you think of our raised garden? Looks pretty good, huh? What’s that? Where exactly is it? Why, on our back deck, of course! As we entered our first spring here in the new house, we’ve had to rethink our kitchen garden. The house is south-facing, which means the front yard is really sunny, [...]

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Well, it’s been an eventful month. Easter, Spring Break, preparations for summer… And on April 2, the passing of our beloved Bob the Dog. In a week’s time he went downhill, losing weight and becoming very weak. His belly swelled, too. On that Monday, after a hard weekend, I took him to the vet. And [...]

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Last night Abby and Charlie went to the old house to hunt Morel mushrooms. Soon after we moved there a decade ago, Charlie discovered Morels growing in the back part of the property, next to the river. And every spring since then, he’s gone down to the riverside to hunt them. Some years have been [...]

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Lessons learned in the past two weeks: There’s this thing called photography…  Starting January 30, our GREAT friends Simon and Ally have been visiting from England. I say GREAT friends because they’re really more like family. We love them. We love their kids, who are close to the ages of their kids. Our kids love [...]

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This winter we’ve discovered more to like about this new house: When the leaves are gone, the view is extraordinary. This is what I see every morning:

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I know Halloween is now far in the past, what with all the Christmas displays up in malls and stores. But for me it feels like just yesterday. That’s probably because I spent November 1-5 in Seattle, WA, for a John Maxwell conference called Exchange. Highlights of that include touring the Boeing plant, visiting Microsoft, [...]

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Abby, creating edible art for Halloween They tasted as good as they looked!

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Guess what Abby got yesterday!

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