And so it begins …
Lambs and Woolfs
The Lamb and Woolf families have deep roots in my hometown of Knoxville, Arkansas. This is an attempt to share a Google Maps guide to some of the historical sites for the family. Let’s hope it works!
More snow, more birds
It almost feels like cheating. Here we are, in Michigan, home to lake effect snow, and experiencing our first *real* winter in years. And what do we do? As retirees, we get to stay indoors in our little cabin by the River Clam and watch the snow fall and the birds come to visit the…
First winter, first snow
The day after Thanksgiving brought the first real snow of our first real winter in Cadillac, Michigan. It’s so pretty when one can admire it from the warmth of a cozy home. All we need is a crackling fire, but no fireplace here. It’s also nice that we don’t have to get out in it…
The best news is local: Thoughts about newspapering
Back in the 1990s and early 2000s, I worked at the Courier newspaper in Russellville. It was a good experience for me, and gave to me a lot of good experience. Recently Sean Ingram reached out asking for me to contribute some thoughts about the newspaper for use in a centennial edition marking 100 years…
Critters out the back door
One of the nice things about our rental house east of Cadillac is that we share it, or the yard at least, with the woodland animals. We have seen more types of birds here than I can remember seeing anywhere. The turkeys seem comfortable, now that the campers in the rest of the property have…
Scenes from Gatlinburg, October 2024
Our fall trip south was extended with a quick trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Yes it was for a time-share pitch. No we didn’t buy one. But I will say that it was a more intriguing offer than I have seen on a couple of earlier such trips. We didn’t really do much but rest up…
We needed a vacation
Saturday, 26 October, Floating Mill Park, Tennessee If you’re retired, can you still call a trip a vacation? What if you’ve spent nearly three years full-timing in a small camper? I guess even those conditions can create a need for a break in the routine. For Vicki and me, travel traditionally meant either relocating to…
2024.05.07 … Walk on the wild side
Getting up and exercising is a habit. It’s possible to slip for a while, but the memory of the habit remains, making it easier to get back into the swing of things. Thus it is for us and getting out and exercising before breakfast. The habit slipped, but this week we are back at it.…
9.22.23 … On the Rocks; shipwrecks and sandstone
Vicki and I were camping in Munising, Michigan, and made the drive and walk up to the Au Sable Lighthouse (more about that later), clambering over sand ladders to reach the famous Pictured Rocks (but not really THE Pictured Rocks), and traipsing along the shoreline to not one but two shipwreck sites now partially exposed…
Brilliant juxtaposition of two stories about getting older
Dear Washington PostI know that your “Lede of the Week” weekly column is a chat-driven feature, but I have to tell SOMEONE at the Washington Post about the brilliant juxtaposition of two stories on my phone’s news feed tonight. First, I read “In ‘Nyad,’ Annette Bening and Jodie Foster shatter the limits of age.” https://wapo.st/3MrtR2g(Lede [that’s the…
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