A road trip to Tennessee
I recently spent a wonderful couple days in Johnson City, Tennessee. I was so warmly welcomed by my friends Sam and Michael. Johnson City years ago had a long […]
Category Archives: Ramblings……….and reality checking
Old family furniture
I’m so happy that some things from my family have been preserved. Some families don’t or can’t keep older things for whatever reason. This plank bottom chair and cherry drop […]
Grandma Trayer’s egg basket
It’s just an old basket, right? Actually it’s about 150 years old, and my uncle’s grandmother used it to gather the eggs from the chickens on the family farm. It’s not […]
Some pleasures of summer………
A ride in a horse drawn wagon at a nice summer festival. The fresh smell of laundry dried on the line. Upsetting the little Jenny wren cos I’m […]
My mother’s last words on life
My mother passed away on 5/23, after 87 years of adventure and a good life. She was tired and had suffered for several years before that, but tried to fight […]
My mother’s funeral
She passes away and things are a blur for a few days. I know there was a Sunday, tho the Sunday paper laid on my couch till Tuesday. I know […]
My sundial, made by an exalted craftsman
My dad made this sundial. He was a wood pattern maker, and that’s an art and craft and profession that is slowly dying out. People now don’t know what […]
Perspective and spring day musings………..
Looking down thru our little farm from the perspective of this beautiful pot of annuals is such a good view. Things are growing well and soon tomatoes will be up […]
Community support for the victim of a senseless crime
There is a man in our small community who mostly everybody knows, but hardly anybody knew his last name till a few days ago. His name is Ralph, 57 […]
He asked me if I knew how old he was……..
This is just a short, sad story, about a long, sad situation. It moved me to the point that I felt the need to share it. It’s good to […]
Sarasin's thoughts....... 