child’s play

Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious … More

creatures of habit

Dogs are creatures of habit just the same as people. Unless we have a visiting son sleeping on the living … More

It’s New Years Eve. Sporadic echoes of (illegal) fireworks penetrate this old house one or twice an hour since early … More

The last several nights have been an imposition on our dogs and even our offspring who drove down from Los … More

The squeals of small children, guffaws of parents, and one very surprised “Ah, F@#$!”, from a gent driving by in … More

If someone is able to wait a million years, your Arizona property may yet become ocean waterfront when Southern California … More

Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you … More

We take our grandson out every chance we can. With life complicated enough for working parents, raising a two-year old, finding … More