Monthly Archives: October 2024

The most recent residents on the circle where we live are from India. Today may be Halloween for the rest of us, but this year, for our neighbors it’s the most important festival of the year — Diwali. It is … Continue reading →

I realized that I’ve been using the word “hope” a lot lately. I hope you’re feeling better, I hope you do good on your test, hope you can come, I hope it doesn’t rain, I hope it does rain…. etc.That … Continue reading →

I’ve been reading a little more lately than I usually do this time of year. I recently picked up a book about John A. Macdonald. In case you don’t know (I didn’t) he was Canada’s first prime minister. Part of … Continue reading →

If you’re like me, you’re probably tired of hearing presidential candidates go on and on about how only they can solve the nation’s problems and they’re the only ones that can save our declining nation. Of course a lot of … Continue reading →

My niece Sue brought up a subject the other night that I hadn’t given much (make that any) thought about. She wondered why a lot of dinnerware, that a lot of people refer to as china, is made in Japan … Continue reading →

A number of years ago, our daughter, Kelly, gave Claire a recipe for a cake. It turned out to be very popular with just about everyone, and Claire made it often when we had guests for dinner, or sometimes just … Continue reading →

I was invited out to dinner with 3 couples last week and during the conversation, someone mentioned the term “wedded bliss.” I hadn’t heard that for a long time. Well, of course, that got me to thinking — what the … Continue reading →

I guess it shouldn’t come as any surprise to you that living in the Far East for a number of years, we ate a lot of rice. If we had a meal with potatoes, it was a real treat, and … Continue reading →

Some friends that were members of our church moved to Ireland about a year ago. A few of us were talking about them a few days ago and someone said that they probably moved to Ireland because the wife was … Continue reading →

You may know that I have a bit of history with ships and for a number of reasons, I’m not writing about most of them here. But today I thought I’d talk about a ship that I’ve been familiar with … Continue reading →