Have you ever had one of those days right from the outset where you knew it was going to be unusual one? I had one of those days recently. We were in Richmond to lend support to Jackie’s sister, Buttons, who had major surgery earlier this week. We stayed at a hotel a short distance […]
It was a cool Saturday morning, with the temperatures hovering around the 50° mark. The sky was overcast and the slight wind made it feel a bit cooler. Jeff and I previously registered for the Milton Harvest Festival Bike Race and were ready for a few hours of cycling this mid-September day. The twenty eight […]
Note: This is a re-post of a previous entry. Lately, I have come across more situations in people’s lives that led me to want to offer this encouragement. I live in north central Pennsylvania, in a community nestled along the west branch of the Susquehanna River. Dairy and tobacco farms, many of them owned by […]
Occasionally, I plan to re-post a former blog entry posted elsewhere. This entry is one under the category, VINTAGE POST! The mention of an archaic word duo like “typing class” ought to give my approximate age away! A class like that is something of an academic dinosaur compared to the modern day […]
There are times when life seems like a stream making its way through the contours of a riverbed, gently flowing over the rocks toward a larger tributary. Time is marked by the passing minutes and hours with no sense of urgency to them. Have you ever experienced a time when the ride is wild and […]
Personal Note: I consider this my “vintage” blog post, long before blogging ever existed. In the 1970’s, a song called “We’ve Only Just Begun” was made popular by Karen and Richard Carpenter, a brother – sister duo referred to as The Carpenters. Although I will not record a MP3 and sing for you, this is […]
We recently returned from “the ride of our lives”! What started out months ago as an intriguing idea for some big boy fun culminated with five guys riding their bicycles from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC. In the blistering sun and sweltering humidity, Jim Thomas (Lewisburg), Jeff Schans (Montoursville), Steve Speaks and his 13 year old […]
The world of an almost three year old is full of fascination, surprises, and pull-it-out-of-your-hat statements. The week before last we were blessed to have our oldest granddaughter, Danalyn, stay with us for a few days. We look forward to future visits with her, as well as her cousin, Naomi, and her sibling in […]
Life has a funny way of coming full circle and this became evident to us this past weekend. Jackie and I traveled to Pittsburgh to take in a baseball game between the surging Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies. Although they lost the game we attended, the atmosphere at PNC Park was fun as the […]
Unless you have been hiding under a rock or just dropped in from Krypton, you most certainly have heard all of the hoopla about the bouncing bundle of British joy! The headlines, TV magazine shows, and news services have had all kind of spins on the blessed event. Heck, his arrival was a significant boost […]