Photo Stories: The Culture of Our Homes

Every HOME has it’s own personality. Each is shaped by the combined personalities of the Father and Mother and later by the contributions made by the children. Everyone who has ever had a child knows that children come to earth with a bundle of characteristics for which parents can take …

Another Christmas

Yes, it is Christmas again and we miss those who are not nearby and we love to see those who are. Why don’t you take a little tour of our home this Christmastime. We hope you feel like you are here. Let’s start with a cozy, warm home. This is …

afterthought: hammocks

Family Gathering 2019 We love hammocks. We have three, as an afterthought I remembered how many times I had seen the children in them. Many, Many, times. Sometimes a child was reading and sometimes a child was sleeping. Now and then a child was hiding. We have had hammocks for …

afterthought: the playroom

Family Gathering 2019 This little afterthought has to do with the playroom. I think that the playroom is more for my satisfaction than for the satisfaction of my grandchildren.  Could that be true? Everything has a place and most of the toys and books and art have been thrifted. That …

afterthought: sandbox mud

Family Gathering 2019 (Maya, Quincy and Tucker.) Grandpa built our sandbox sixteen years ago. He has refreshed it with new sand now and then but the same shade cloth is overhead and a nice big bamboo blind slides down easily to block the afternoon sun.  There are plenty of buckets …

Goat Heads

A Quick and Simple Post With a Lesson This is Tucker. Tucker is showing you his flip-flop. Can you guess where Tucker has been? Yes. That’s Right. He has been feeding the horses at Grandma’s house. What are those little things in his shoe? They are Goat Head Stickers. But, …

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