Love/Hate
I enjoy a love /hate relationship with wildlife, all wildlife. As a child, I couldn't wait for Saturday morning to come so I could watch...
Quiet Week
It was a quiet week at the ranch. Alarmingly so. It was so quiet it made me think about when Elaine and I were both retired. We spent...
Wasted it
It was a beautiful January day. Oh, it wasn't seventy degrees, or sixty, or even fifty, but the sun was shining and it was forty...
Too Cold
Hoo doggies, it's cold out there! And I know, because I've been out there. And let's not forget, I'm kind of an expert in the cold. ...
Create Space and New Glasses
The year 2024 has begun and Elaine is going to make the best of it. 2024 will be the first full year of Elaine and me being...
It's Over
Christmas was different in 2023. I have one thing that I am responsible for during the Christmas season (Actually two if you include...
A Christmas Story
It matters not that this Sunday falls on Christmas Eve, I have stories to write. I do however like to keep the stories related to...
Santa 1 through 4
Someone once said there are four parts to one's life. You believe in Santa Claus You don't believe in Santa Claus You are Santa Claus You...
Empty-nest Christmas
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. It's a different-looking Christmas, but it is still Christmas. So many things have changed....
Cutting Trees
Sometimes my stories cannot be told in just one Sunday. Occasionally, the stories could press into the next week. This story is one of...