Yesterday wasn't one of my better days. Oh, I felt fine physically but I seemed to go from one problem to another without so much as some time to recover from the last fiasco. Admittedly, while none of these individual…
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Cooper, one of our grandsons, is a typical twelve year old kid who, like almost all boys in Indiana, loves to play basketball. In fact, I think it is a prerequisite to live in this state. There are hoops on…
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Last week, two of our grandsons had parts in the local middle school rendition of "The Wizard of Oz". Of Kristin's three sons, Carter, the middle boy, is theatrical and really enjoys participating in the school shows each year. In…
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This has been something of an anticpation filled week-end. Here in Carmel, we had the opening of the Christkindlemarkt including the ice skating rink that will be in operation until early March. The new market, technically in English the "Christ…
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Okay. I have turned into one of those people I said that I would never become. In fact, I am sitting here in our small hearth room in front of the fireplace and a cabinet full of Christmas decorations. In…
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When I was growing up in Beverly, Mom used to shop at a locally owned grocery store, Belmont, where she could purchase all the food for the family each week - including terrific meat! She knew the butchers and the…
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As most of you know, I am the oldest of three brothers. Doug was born 21 months after I was and Ken came more than 5 years 9 months after that. I was always raised to take care of my…
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It has been an odd fall. The year started out with rain and fast growth, followed by a very dry summer that didn't give us any rain for almost two months. Quite a difference from the way things usually are.…
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We are at that time of year when many people turn their thoughts to Halloween and all that the holiday entails. Earlier today, Janet and I helped out at a "trunk or treat" event at the church where our daughter,…
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