Some of the different ways I saw my mom during my time with her in Deer Trail: Motherly Mom. Looking at the three of us with pride, beaming, telling us in so many words what she thinks of us. Womanly Mom. A woman, almost unknown to me. Proud and grande-Dame-ish....
Kyna, Dad and I went to Kentucky. You can't go to Kentucky without seeing horses: This one is a stallion that is rented out for his... prowess. If you know what I mean. It's creepy in that they tie up the mares to whom he is... assigned. He goes four times a...
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...
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...
Lower Sheboygan! That might be a Blog First.
My dad. Always engaged in wordplay. Goodness!
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....
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...
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...