The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens Ruth, Kate, Michael and I made a visit to The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens on Saturday night. A good time was had by all. I expected to see “lights” but many of the animals were out and about as well. There were many families with young children …
Author: Robert
Palm Springs
Ruth and I made our first trip to the Coachella Valley several years ago. The valley is about forty-five miles long and fifteen miles wide. It contains the resort cities of Palm Springs and Palm Desert, as well as Rancho Mirage, Indio, La Quinta, Indian Wells and Cathedral City. We booked a timeshare …
Snow Days
When I was growing up in Royal Oak, I don’t recall ever having a snow day. I probably would have liked one, but we were a tough breed back then. The first snow day that I can recall took place my second year of college. I was a student at Western Michigan University …
The Poet and the Hunter
When I was growing up, I never went hunting. We lived in the city and my dad was not a hunter. We didn’t have a gun in our house except for the World War II Japanese rifle that my dad brought home from the war and the BB gun that my Uncle Elmer gave …
Peeing In The Pool
Be honest. I expect that each of us has peed in a pool at least once in our life. If not as an adult, you probably did so as a child. When you’re a kid playing in the water, even if some of it comes from you, it’s more fun than getting out, walking …
Ed 101
My first official blog was about my friend, Ed. I had written a couple of “pages” but those were merely “tests” to see if my blog worked. I posted “Ed” on November 19, 2017 in honor of Ed’s 100th birthday. If you haven’t read it, you should. It will provide you with some background …
More Hair Tales
I was combing my hair this morning and noticed that it doesn’t take me as long as usual. It appears that my forehead may be growing. I thought that all of my growth spurts, except for those around my middle, had ceased. Apparently I was wrong. When I was younger one of my greatest …
On The Road
My parents used to take my two sisters and me to Bowling Green, Kentucky to visit “Old Granny Barner”. She was my grandfather’s mother but we knew her as “Old Granny Barner”. We traveled most of the way on US – 31 which was the main highway heading south towards Bowling Green prior to …
We Like to Help Our Friends
The week before Ruth and I left for Florida I was having trouble with my cell phone. It wasn’t a first for me. I’ve had trouble before. Several years ago I had service with the S company and wasn’t receiving my voicemail messages. I knew that people were leaving them for me …
Timber!!!
Several years ago, within two or three years after we moved to Lake LeAnn, my mom (Kay) and mother-in-law (Kate) came to visit us for a day or so. One had traveled west and the other east. There was a self-proclaimed psychic living in the area that intrigued the three ladies so Ruth, Kay, and …