Hooray! The summer heat has finally broken. Today dawned cold and gray with a threat of rain. Dick left the house early, something he hasn't done for a long time. He's been doing Jury Duty this week so I've been on my own a lot more than I'm used to these days. With those factors… Continue reading lemon cream scones
“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables October! At last!  Last week the calender said October, but we were still pushing 100° in the afternoons.  Today the forecast is 72° and rain. That probably means, as usual here in the San Joaquin Valley,… Continue reading October
Mid-Winter 1979...by that point we thought of ourselves as dedicated Christians. Besides our church attendance, we were spending one evening each week with a group of friends studying the Bible, singing, praying and sharing about what God was doing in our lives. Sometimes our mid-week meetings got quite intense. One night, after becoming comfortable with… Continue reading quite intense
Memorial Day, 2005... Retirement, after more than 20 years of teaching in the same school district, is only days away. Dick is worn out, mentally and physically. It's been a rough year! And now he's looking at a complete and total change in his life. After June 8th everything he has known, almost continuously since… Continue reading quite ill
End of January. Mid 1980s. We were about to take another “leap of faith.” We were moving. Again! This time we were not changing states, or apartments or houses. We were changing churches. We've done that a few times over the years, too. Our church attendance records read like a City Church Directory: German… Continue reading quite a dud
Early October brings our harvest to a close. This summer we've enjoyed lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and... Yellow Banana Peppers. Lots of 'em. The days have remained very warm, right up until this week...mostly high 90's and even a few triple digits...so I've been able to fill the freezer with these beauties for use over the… Continue reading peppers and pork
I decided the singles scene was NOT for me during my first separation. And yet, in the early spring of 1978, being single again, I set out to establish a new life. My goal was a life-style that would be both comfortable and safe. I took my time finding a semi-furnished apartment—an apartment I could… Continue reading quite unusual
Contentment Cottage 