Songwriter Showcase ~~~ I took Flo & Hannah out to the New Earth Granary in Berkeley Springs tonight, so they could play a couple songs for the event, accompanied by their bandmate, Tyler, from Evolution Rock School. Turns out the event had a great turnout, but the kids got put at the very end, so we were there until almost… Read more »
Snip Snip ~~~ Zofia has a perpetual “rats nest” and hates having her hair brushed. Awhile ago, I mentioned that if she cut it short, it would be a lot easier to brush out, but she would have none of that. Then, in the past couple weeks, she’s started telling me that, maybe, she’d like to cut off “a little”…… Read more »
Peace, Paychecks & Gratitude ~~~ When I met Darren, in high school in Canada in 1988, he had aspirations to join the military, like his big brother, Darrell. He served a few years in the Canadian reserves before we got married, and then joined the U.S. Army for another 6 years. Thankfully his “time in” only provided us a paycheck,… Read more »
Dad/Coach/Driver & The Sporty Boy ~~~ Darren and Joe heading off to the “Rink of Dreams” game in Hershey. Leave it to Joe to be heading to his hockey game with a basketball (and sneakers to replace the flip-flops)… just in case the opportunity to throw a few shots avails itself!
Burning Hands Hot Sauce ~~~ I got five pounds of organic mixed hot peppers this week and was determined to try making a batch of my own raw hot sauce. But, in my haste to get thing done today, I made a bit of a big oversight. I didn’t have any rubber gloves, in case the peppers bothered my skin,… Read more »
This Old House ~~~ I just got an email from Bob Vila. Even though it was SPAM, I still feel nostalgic, and, oddly, like renovating something.