A Town I Never Expected To Hear In The National News

OSAWATOMIE, Kan. — President Obama came to this tiny middle American town Tuesday to invoke the spirit of a long-ago Republican president in a speech that laid out, in his

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A Busy Week In The Backyard

The number of people moving through the house this past week has higher than at any other time since we began. Stone work, texture, cabinets, trim carpenters, painters, electricians, plumbers,

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Texas Independence Day 2011

One hundred and seventy five years ago today a group of men came together just a few miles to the northwest of where I sit this morning and proclaimed Texas

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Blue Birds And Life

Sitting at the computer this morning I looked out the window and saw my second Bluebird in my entire 57 years upon this earth. I was so surprised I had to lean

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Welcoming A New Family Member

Yesterday we welcomed the latest addition to our family. Abigail Nicole… Abigail Nicole was born at 11:10 am on February 1, 2011. Both Mother and Daughter are doing well and

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Not As Late As The Night Before

Last night I spent watching an old movie (1980’s) I had never seen before. While the movie was playing I started musing about how home entertainment has changed in just

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Driving These Mountain Roads

We started our day taking the long way into Boone. We drove over Rich Mountain Road. This shot is from the highest point on the road as it passes between

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