Monthly Archives: August 2022

Playing with drawing and the glockenspiel reminded me of the saying, It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. For years after we retired when people asked me what I was doing I would answer, Enjoying my second childhood … Continue reading →

My first meditation is drawing a bit every day, just for a few minutes. I finished the exercises in a couple of weeks ago and now I’m just drawing for a few minutes a day. I don’t worry about how … Continue reading →

Last May I wrote about hiring someone from Need A Hand to recycle some heavy electronic equipment from our porch. The pieces were too heavy for us to carry down the stairs, so we were thrilled. I contacted Need a … Continue reading →

August 9, 2022

Yesterday Andy tried the trail Beate, Tim, and Kaitlin had cleared to the top of our property. He took these pictures. Click on pictures for higher resolution. Neat stuff! August 8, 2022

Kaitlin, Beate, and Andy planted the greenhouse last Sunday. Andy took this picture yesterday. That’s why we love radishes. They sprout so fast. August 6, 2022

In this Calvin and Hobbes cartoon they are happily running when Calvin says, Com’on. Let’s go try to find a big poisonous snake! Hobbes stops and asks, What will we do if we see one? Calvin answers, Are you kidding? … Continue reading →

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. —Zora Neale Hurston One of the great things about being retired is I get to poke and pry for the sheer joy of it. I don’t need a … Continue reading →

August 4, 2022

Hurry, hurry, open every door! says my heart! —-Mary Oliver The older I get the less I hurry. Stay curious and open to life, yes. Hurry, hurry? Not for me. What about you? August 3, 2022