Sarah Frances Sanford Davis was my grandmother and, like all almost all grandmothers (I’ll provide the counterpoint in a future post), was the most amazing person ever. She was born … Continue reading Hurricane Agnes and my grandmother
About two weeks ago I drove from North Carolina to Michigan to be a volunteer lighthouse keeper for five days. But before our tour of duty started, I made a … Continue reading Blind Sucker
I’m in my wonderful little camper in the most incredible campsite I’ve ever seen: Twelvemile Beach in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. My campsite is … Continue reading On Sunsets
This is Tiger, a gorgeous boy who just moved from Arizona to North Carolina to become part of my little menagerie. I’m told the story of our trip today is … Continue reading Meet Tiger
In 1976, when I was 12 and she was 10, I met my cousin Beverly. She, her brother Trey, her mother Mary, and her grandfather Bob pulled into our driveway … Continue reading Bev
Once upon a time there was a woman named Kim who had a perfectly reasonable and somewhat intense fear of raccoons. She was mocked by friends who believed her fear … Continue reading An Allegory
In my deer-slaughtering post, I mentioned a crazy item I had just ordered, the Weed Razer. There was a lot of grass growing in the lake by my house and … Continue reading Product Testing Results
I live in a pretty remote location in North Carolina. Though I still miss my old neighborhood and the great friends I have there, I’ve made wonderful friends here. They … Continue reading A Matter of Time
I hardly know where to begin. You all know about the Death of Babel, thanks to a tree trimmer who was too lazy to drag branches around my trailer. He … Continue reading Ten-I-See
The last couple of weeks have been difficult and I’ve kind of put off writing this, but here goes. Death of Babel Yeah, I’m sure smart writers bury the lead … Continue reading Endings suck.
Welcome to the mid-COVID-but-should-be-post-COVID edition of Babel Away! When last we spoke (sorry – I’ve been binging The Crown so now I use phrases like that), I crushed G in … Continue reading Bringing You Up To Date
Despite what you think… Despite what you believe about us, we’re not all gun-totin’, truck-drivin’ country bumpkins who fear changes to our way of life. I don’t own a gun … Continue reading I’m a Republican.
I’m not going to drag it out this time because I’m am over-the-moon excited about G!! I took a ride in a glider! When I was a kid, my mom … Continue reading Gleeful
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