Sunday, April 3, 2022 The Academy Awards Ceremony was held a week ago. I wouldn’t have known it had happened except actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock over a comment about Smith’s wife’s hair or the lack of it. Read more…
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 Cold weather and gray skies returned to the ridge as well as Ray. We picked him up at the airport this morning. Gas is edging near four dollars a gallon—an increase of a little over fifty Read more…
Thursday, February 3, 2022 Matt measured seven inches of snow and it’s predicted to continue falling through the night. I’ve lost count of the snowfalls this winter. This storm had north Texas taking a snow day, as well as the Read more…
Sunday, January 2, 2022 Ray is back here, and he’s still sick and grumpy. Matt and I remain healthy somehow. A light dusting of snow greeted us this morning. It’s the first snow of 2022, and our first snow in Read more…
Friday, December 3, 2021 Matt and I went to the Silver Dollar City theme park in Branson yesterday. Local grocery stores sell discounted day passes to the park (good on Thursdays only). We paid 50 dollars each. Record-breaking temperatures of Read more…
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Our first hard freeze turned the grass and leaves from green to mostly brown and orange. A few trees are bare, but for nearly a week leaves fell like snow. It was hypnotic to watch. Now Read more…
Sunday, October 3, 2021 We attended the small church on the ridge again today. They had a special singing group and a potluck lunch. The singers had family in the area. It was a great crowd—over 70 people—so it was Read more…
Friday, September 10, 2021 We’re finally here in Missouri. On our first night, Ray and I arrived with no electricity. The previous owners were apologetic and loaned us a generator so we wouldn’t lose all the food in our freezers. Read more…
Sunday, August 8, 2021 The Corona Virus Delta Variant rages on. Hospitals across north Texas are full. A mutation of the virus now exists that is vaccine-resistant. I avoid gatherings and I’ll probably start using a mask in public. And Read more…
We pet sat Stephanie’s rabbit this week while they were out of town. Cabot’s no ordinary rabbit. He’s living the good life in a large pen inside the house with a vast assortment of educational toys. He’s litter box trained, Read more…