Today was not my day to be in the kitchen, or in the fields. My plan was to go pick a bushel of blackberries to can some jam, jelly, syrup,…
My mind will not focus tonight. It keeps going around and around about the madness, the inequity, the arrogance going on around me as a member of the United States…
It took over two years to finally put words to paper. It took almost a year to finish those words. It took almost two months to muster the courage to…
The trumplicans are scared. The Republicans have been scared for years. Old white men are scared. White people are scared. They are scared of losing power. They are scared the…
On our way to a farm this past weekend to buy apples, we drove by a church. What caught my eye about the church, was the vegetable garden growing on…
Short post today as it is late. Been canning since 3:30 this afternoon. The peaches, as I said yesterday, would be ready today. And, they were. Wasn’t sure, as always,…
The plan for the day was to get the peaches canned, along with a bit of applesauce and apple butter. However, nature had other plans in store. When I went…
While out walking our dog for her lunch time sniff around the neighborhood, we ran into a neighbor. He had a question about education, e-learning, and how to support his…
Busy baking this evening. Making banana bread for the family and a couple of neighbors I’ve not shared with for a while. Talk to you tomorrow.
John Robert Lewis was buried today. I listened/watched his funeral while doing my work. Admittedly, and so very white of me, I really didn’t know who Representative John Lewis was…
These are the inner wonderings and thoughts of a middle-aged man who happens to be a father, husband, grandfather, friend, brother, son, and thinker.