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Lots happening in the "Shire" and it. is. glorious. Our community is celebrating weddings, music, friendship and growth. I had not factored in how fatiguing glory can be, but surely there will be time to rest in the w…
The Tree Fort

Our project this weekend was building a tree fort. The frame and supports The deck is on! One view from the tree fort. Looking through a canopy of leaves. Future residents, Noah and Pres…
Just Be Cuz

We're back from a trip to Omaha for time with extended family. We participated in two family reunions (Grandpa's side and Grandma's side) and visited with all of my husband's living aunts and uncles, all but two …
Six-Word Story

Have you heard of the six-word story? Ernest Hemingway's is the most famous: For sale: baby shoes, never worn. The distillation process intrigues me. Because all that is not written captures the essence. Larry Smith…
The Cutting Edge

I've been opening a large bundle of mail everyday with a zip letter opener that looks like a whale's head with an angled razor where his throat would be. It was well used but its usefulness had expired. After a fe…
A Day in in the Life of some Bricklayers

Saturday 6:00 a.m. (We got a head start Friday night.) This is one of my heroes. Our son Chris made all the custom cuts. Preston cheered us on. Scout, our grandson's new project. …
Summer's Simple Pleasures

~ A June evening: flowers, fading light, hand shovels, mosquitoes, grandsons and daughter-in-law ~ In praise of perennials, SO worth the extra money up front. This purple and yellow plant was a 2008 M…
The Grands

Gavin was seriously smitten with our friend's horse. He opened and sustained negotiations to buy it with three dollars and a wagonful of determination. Gavin had already changed the horse's name. (He also dealt wit…
Tip for Closed Eyes in Photos

Jim - an excellent wedding photographer - gave me the best photography tip EVER. When I was in Pennsylvania we had to take the requisite family pictures. "I'm sorry, but my eyes are always closed in pictures. I t…
8 Uptakes

1. I still regard air travel with wide-eyed wonder. That we could wake up in Pennsylvania and go to sleep in Oregon is in the realm of miraculous. My favorite part of flying? The thirty seconds before the air leave…