My Kitchen Classroom...
posted about 15 hours ago | 8 comments
Apparently, today was a holiday for the local junior college. Most businesses are celebrating President’s Day on Monday….
Luckily for me, Dave, the Building Trades instructor from the junior college (who is also my kitchen contractor) didn’t know...
Luckily for me, Dave, the Building Trades instructor from the junior college (who is also my kitchen contractor) didn’t know...
Off He Goes....
posted 2 days ago | 18 comments
”Into the wild, blue yonder,
Climbing high, into the sky……”
After a year of waiting and wondering, it finally happened. Dylan, the first born grandchild o’mine is now in the Air Force. He is off to Lackland AFB for basic training, then to ...
Climbing high, into the sky……”
After a year of waiting and wondering, it finally happened. Dylan, the first born grandchild o’mine is now in the Air Force. He is off to Lackland AFB for basic training, then to ...
Rainy Day Musings....
posted 3 days ago | 9 comments
The sky has been gray and threatening all day today. It’s been a good day to light a scented candle, curl up with a good book, and just enjoy life. Of course, I didn’t. I’m still painting….
There were a few sprinkles on the windshield as I drove ...
There were a few sprinkles on the windshield as I drove ...
Painting Memories...
posted 5 days ago | 5 comments
It was a very busy week, last week…. I have been painting the kitchen. And, for “rest” I have been editing photos of our vacation sixteen months ago…
There’s a saying: “If it weren’t for the last minute, I’d never get anything done.” I thi...
There’s a saying: “If it weren’t for the last minute, I’d never get anything done.” I thi...
Painting the Roses Red....
posted 11 days ago | 8 comments
(Not really. I just always think of that song when I paint....)
Well, it was finally my turn to work on the kitchen. I’ve been painting it….
I remember when I was a child, living in this house, and Daddy painted the kitchen. I had never heard th...
Well, it was finally my turn to work on the kitchen. I’ve been painting it….
I remember when I was a child, living in this house, and Daddy painted the kitchen. I had never heard th...
I Love Todays......
posted 17 days ago | 15 comments
I frequently hear people talk about the present. You know, the past is history and the future is a mystery. And all we have is the present. Today…..
And yet, I still hear people talking about next week or next month or next year, and sayin...
And yet, I still hear people talking about next week or next month or next year, and sayin...
Comfort....
posted 20 days ago | 17 comments
I just put a batch of brownies in the oven. It’s a cold, rainy Saturday afternoon and a little dessert after supper tonight sounds good.
Ah, but working in a partially demo’d kitchen presents interesting problems. The ingredients for the brownie...
Ah, but working in a partially demo’d kitchen presents interesting problems. The ingredients for the brownie...
"No More"....
posted 21 days ago, updated 5 minutes later | 10 comments
I think about Brian every once in a while, even though I knew him twenty-five years ago, or more. He has been in my thoughts a lot lately, perhaps because I read in the paper that his brother died last week…
Brian was just about as tall as I am, ...
Brian was just about as tall as I am, ...
Paint Your Wagon....
posted 23 days ago | 13 comments
It’s not the best movie ever made, by a long shot. Not even in the top ten, for sure. So, why is “Paint Your Wagon” my favorite movie of all time? And why am I blogging about it? Well, this one’s for Ben. He sent me a PM and said I should blog abo...
Thoughts About Blogging....
posted 24 days ago | 14 comments
It’s been almost four years since I started blogging here on Eons. I had never blogged before and, for some reason, I’m still doing it. Over six hundred blogs now….
When I joined Eons, the blogs were a big deal. Most of the people I met, early on...
When I joined Eons, the blogs were a big deal. Most of the people I met, early on...
