Kyna and Lauren came to visit me last week and it was a riot! They became summarily addicted to limonada de coco en leche - much more like a milkshake than a beverage. Here they are on opposite sides of me at San Jorge Pesquera in the small city of Armenia, the...
Family
Lauren’s coming! Lauren’s coming!!!
Today, tonight, my dear niece Lauren arrives in Bogota. She is probably just getting on the plane in Houston as I write. I'm so excited! Fully chuffed! Still have NO plans on where to take her, and my sister Kyna who arrives Friday night. But I will! Medellin is...
Cyber cliches 6
Lower Sheboygan! That might be a Blog First.
Cliche Alley
My dad. Always engaged in wordplay. Goodness!
Leaving Deer Trail
I've had something like six weeks in Deer Trail, and I'm noticing things I never noticed before. Like cows. And everyone knows Deer Trail is the home of the first rodeo, right? Then there's the Bijou telephone Co-op, and Asshole's Garage. Yep, that's what it's called....
Ripping off old people
Some fun in Deer Trail. The local electrical service company told my parents they had to have a service upgrade to correct a code violation. The contractor they sent - Leo's Electrical Service of Hugo, Colorado - provided a dozen new code violations that leave the...
wisdom; does not rust
Christmas… in DC??
DC is kind of empty for the holidays - at least, that's how it seemed to me. It's such a transient city - many of the people you meet are not from here, so they go elsewhere for family events like Christmas. I certainly do. But not this year. This was Kyna's first...
Trip to St. Louis
Kyle came up with the idea - we'd all go to St. Louis to attend Pat's daughter's wedding. Pat and Kyle were best friends growing up, and Pat's family and our family were the closest of neighbors. So... we made our plans. Kyle arguably had the best night of all of us,...
Thanksgiving family edition
This will be my longest blog yet - tons of fun with Kyle, Maureen, Lauren, Dad and the cats in Alaska for Thanksgiving. Kyle and Maureen live in a beautiful high-ceilinged house near Palmer and Wasilla, Alaska. Lauren spends her weekends there, often doing homework -...