Category: Journal

personal journal

Cleaning the Closet

The morning coffee is still being prepared on the range, with the camping percolator. That old percolator was another yard sale scoop, many, many years ago. It is a stainless steel model, so is virtually indestructible. It is shiny at the top, and black on the bottom, from being used over campfires. It works very… Continue reading Cleaning the Closet

Way To Go amazon.ca

All of the Christmas gifts we purchased from Amazon.ca, for the Grandbabies, arrived yesterday. The shipping boxes were unpacked, so that we could see the results of our shopping adventure. And we were pleased. The gifts are low-key, interactive, reasonably priced items, and to our relief, are of reasonable quality. The gifts live up the… Continue reading Way To Go amazon.ca

Being a Kid

I wrote a whole six paragraphs about local shopping. Then I deleted it, although unsure why. Just wanted to start fresh I guess. Choosing gifts for the Grandbabies had me thinking about the delights of my own childhood, and what Christmas was like back then. Here are some images of things that were a part… Continue reading Being a Kid

Fallacious Assumptions

Facebook Every so often I run into what I consider to be negative energy on Facebook. Today that happened. After expressing a viewpoint, a conceptual viewpoint, I was attacked with a form of character assassination, and the statement that “you won’t change my mind”. As if! There is little to be gained in interacting with… Continue reading Fallacious Assumptions