“Tea For As Many As There Are Cups” We are beginning the overwhelming task of figuring out what to keep and what to find new homes for at my dad’s house. Actually, it was my grandparents house and much of what is here belonged to them rather than my parents. My girls want these tea cups that belonged to their great grandmother. There are enough of them to share and both girls still have plenty. The cups have a few…
“Making Memories of Pumpkin Bread” At this time of year my mom always used to make pumpkin bread, a favorite treat of mine. When I got married (the first time) she copied by hand many of my favorite recipes from my childhood (and of few of her favorites that have never made it on to my favorites list). For many years, I pulled the card for the pumpkin bread straight out of the box and used it as it was,…
“11/11/14 Veteran’s Day”
“Little Big Things” In the few days after my dad passed away, countless people asked me what they could do for me. Admittedly, I am not very good at asking for help, but during that time, I didn’t really even know what to ask for…except from one person. My dad always loved gardening. He always had a vegetable garden and he always had houseplants. When he retired from the Navy and moved back to Delaware, he went to work for…
“Reflection” I am still playing catch-up with regard to posting photos here, but I did get back on track as far as taking my daily shots beginning on November 1st. On the first of November, All Saints Day, we celebrated my dad’s life at a memorial service held at St. Pete’s episcopal Church in Lewes. I crafted a service whose readings and music I thought best reflected the man that man dad was. Father Jeff Ross preached a moving and…
“Great Grate” My brain was quite tired tonight. I had no idea what to shoot today and not much energy with which to think about it. As Weber and I were driving through town on our way to dinner, I was looking for anything that had even the least bit of interest in its lines. We passed the library and I decided that would do. Since this is where Brooke works, it also has a bit of personal significance. The…
“September Where We Stand” We bought these orange and blue terra cotta boot planters on a ridiculous sale last weekend. What we didn’t buy yet is anything to plant in them. I had hoped that we might get that done this weekend, but it didn’t happen. So, for now, the empty boot sit on the porch waiting. So that they wouldn’t feel totally neglected, I decided to use them in the September “Where I Stand” photo that was supposed to…
‘The Cat and the Guy Without His Hat” Frankie is an indoor cat. She is OK with that except when we and the dogs are all outside and she is inside alone. She never tries to escape to the outside, but she is always happy when someone carries her out and provides a lap from which she can enjoy the sounds, scents and sights of the great outdoors. Today her daddy took her out and they both seemed to be…
“September Pole?” In my continuing effort to make sure that a get a photo of both of the girls each month, I had to take advantage of erin’s visit today for her September picture. She agreed to “grip” the pole so that we at least gave a nod to today’s prompt. She is always so easy and a lot of fun to photograph! I’m sure she is thinking about how much she love her mama!
“Got Milk” Weber’s dad worked for the Missouri-Pacific Railroad. We still have quite a bit of railroad paraphernalia around the house. For some reason, one of my favorite things is this small glass milk bottle. It is what milk was served in on the trains.