In March, my birthday month, Joe created my birthday present. He spent two weeks working outside on cold windy days to construct what he dubbed “Ginger’s Birdhouse” “The best birthday present ever,” is what I called it. He used a kit purchased online and converted our covered back deck into a screened-in porch. He cut…… Continue reading The Birthday Birdhouse and Unwanted Visitors
Yes, It is About Guns
The other morning while I was working out on the elliptical machine at the gym, I suddenly remembered something from 1979. I recalled that not long after the suicide of my 28 year old brother Tommy, our father said that Tom had asked him where he could buy a gun and Dad said he told…… Continue reading Yes, It is About Guns
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
At the beginning of the sermon on the Mount Jesus gave us the Eight Beatitudes. [Matt 5;3-10]. The first one is “Blessed are the Poor in Spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” I cannot claim to know exactly who Jesus was referring to with this nomenclature in his first blessing, even though we…… Continue reading Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Texas Nov. 30, 2017: On the Road
This is my account of our trip to Texas. Me, my husband Joe, and our two little dogs, Hogan and Boomer, took a road trip from Northern Kentucky to Texas where we stayed for most of December 2017. I do not claim to be a tour guide, I am just writing…… Continue reading Texas Nov. 30, 2017: On the Road
Texas Dec. 1-6, 2017: The Calypso
Friday Dec. 1st: Drove through Arkansas and into Texas on I-59 South. Northeast Texas is green and lush, dotted with small towns and farms. As we neared Houston, the traffic became insane. 12 lanes of highway, hundreds of cars and even more semis all driving 70+ mph. The interstates here are stacked like a roller coaster…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 1-6, 2017: The Calypso
Texas Dec. 7, 2017: Antique Warehouse
Thurs. Dec 7th: The four of us headed to Galveston. We had lunch at Willie’s G’s Seafood & Steaks on Harborside Drive. Three of us ordered the special of shrimp and lobster tacos. Jr. had gumbo. Very good food. It was cold and windy and raining, so we did not walk the Strand, a street…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 7, 2017: Antique Warehouse
Texas Dec. 8-10, 2017: Baytown & a Party
Fri. Dec 8th: Woke to a dusting of snow on the deck and on our cars. Even the beach looked white, not its usual gray wet sand color. I felt bad that Jr. and Jackie came here expecting warm sunshine, but instead were greeted with the same weather they left in northern Indiana. But nothing…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 8-10, 2017: Baytown & a Party
Texas Dec. 10-13, 2017: Another Texas Road Trip
Sun. – Mon. Dec 10th -11th: Sunday after breakfast in Houston, we – me and Joe, Jr. and Jackie – drove back toward Galveston Island. It was a warm sunny day so we decided to stop in Galveston to take in another tourist attraction, the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum, which we saw in the…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 10-13, 2017: Another Texas Road Trip
Texas Dec. 13, 2017: Texas Vibe & SW Texas
Wed. – Fri. Dec 13th -15th: Around 3 pm, Wednesday Dec. 13th we arrived in Marathon, a small dusty west Texas town. One gas station, the Oasis Café, and an old western style hotel called the Gage. We enjoyed our meal of Tex-Mex and the festive ambiance of the café. It was warm and overcast…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 13, 2017: Texas Vibe & SW Texas
Texas Dec. 14, 2017 Big Bend NP & Mexico
Thursday morning we saw hikers coming up one of the paths from behind the lodge. They were dressed for the cold; thermal jackets, hats, gloves and heavy hiking boots. They carried all their gear in backpacks, hearty souls to be roughing it in this cold rocky terrain. We went to the lodge dining room for…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 14, 2017 Big Bend NP & Mexico
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