Category Homestead Happenings

Keys please

Many of you have asked, “Have you found your keys yet?” For those of you who didn’t know. They were gone. Vanished. De nada. It happened last Monday, a week ago, after I came home from speaking to a media…

USA for Jeff

Who could forget a group of musicians “banding” together to fight hunger when it includes the extremes of Kenny Rogers and Lionel Richie? The year was 1985. My junior year in high school. The music video played relentlessly on TV…

The joy of imitation

Recently, Carolyn’s grandmother spent a week with us. It’s always fun, and this particular visit was no different. It was made all the more interesting by the fact that she’d recently broken her kneecap in a fall and was still…

Cup, cup and away

I came home to the strangest sight yesterday. Carolyn was throwing something away. Yep. For all you omen-seekers, it may be time to sell high and move to higher ground. My wifey throws nothing away. Nada. Zilch. However, as documented…