Stuck with Four Freshmen
There are worse things in life than having four freshmen stuck in a car CD player. With the help of The Four Freshmen, I kicked my sports talk radio addiction. The day is not long enough to tell the...
View ArticleFreak Flags Flying
I drive down the idyllic Sea Road in Rye Beach almost every day. Yesterday I noticed this adornment on one of the houses. Here’s my caption for the picture: “I went to a charity event and as the high...
View ArticleApple Blossom Time
One day in May… …in my vintage avocado green bathroom. Bei Mir Bist Du Schön.
View ArticleUncle Bob Says
Uncle Bob says if we don’t have it in the barn or the shed, we probably don’t need it. Uncle Bob is usually right.
View ArticleWorth Waiting For
It’s almost time for strawberries. These sweet and delicious signs of summer are worth waiting for.
View ArticleWorth Waiting For, Part Two
I found a pleasant surprise on the Post Road yesterday. Finally!
View ArticleNot All Broken Things Are Garbage
Sometimes, I dig up things in Uncle Bob’s garden. I’ve asked both he and my father if they remember ever burying garbage in the garden but they say this never happened. Still, whenever I dig up a...
View ArticleCalling Hilda Taylor
When I stopped by Hilda’s house the other day, I noticed this interesting “planter.” It’s either a recycled pallet or something she built, but I hope Hilda will honor my blog with a comment of...
View ArticleOh, Snap!
I’ve posted a picture of this chair before. This past weekend I noticed it wasn’t in its usual place, but I thought Uncle Bob had moved it to mow the lawn. Then Uncle Bob came out and confessed. He...
View ArticleLet Freedom Ring
There is a small airport in North Hampton, New Hampshire aptly called the Hampton Airfield. It is the domain of hobby pilots, from what I have observed on sunny Sunday afternoons. Yesterday I took an...
View ArticleTake a Breath
Uncle Bob’s string beans look good, don’t they? When I ask him what he thinks about the Japanese beetles that will soon be turning his healthy green leaves into Chantilly lace, he says “everyone has to...
View ArticleThe All-Drama Network
There is a flowering plant called the Smoke Bush; according to one garden writer it flourishes in June and July. My personal observation of the Smoke Bush is that it peaks for no more than a day and...
View ArticleNext Spring
My porch pansies are starting to look listless. Next spring, I’ll go back to geraniums. It must be this morning’s August in the air that has me thinking of next spring.
View ArticleFireworks at Lady Pepperell’s House
I forgot Hampton Beach was famous for its fireworks displays. I took a walk last night during the “best show in town” and my mind kept wandering to the fireworks I had seen at Lady Pepperell’s House...
View ArticleA Belated Happy Birthday
Yesterday was my friend Faye’s birthday. I carried her birthday card around with me and ran out of time to mail it. Click on the flower to read last year’s birthday blog wish to Faye. Happy, happy...
View ArticleThis is Not a Flower
This is a digital image of a flower. The real Calendula flower, which can’t be touched or smelled through a screen or Tic Tac phone, is beautiful and fragrant. It’s easy to save its seeds. Try to...
View ArticleTrying to Get the Football Feeling
My friend Slim’s family has Patriots’ season tickets. She must know I’ve been in a sports funk lately because she offered me the tickets for tonight’s pre-season game. I’m going with Gwynsmum. This...
View ArticleBiscuit Lane
I pass this sign every day on my way to and from work. I’ve wondered about Love Lane before; I’ve explored the romantic road in the Jeep, but as far as I could tell there was nothing particularly...
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