Author Archives: Kit and Drew Coons

Kit and I have just completed a 2,512 mile road trip through Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Oregon. This is an annual custom for us around the time of our wedding anniversary. The October crowds are thin and the fall … Continue reading →

“I thought we were going to have to help keep those dogs apart.” “Me too,” said Drew. “So thankful they decided to be friends.” Washington State must be the dog lover’s state. Everyone seemingly has a dog. We love to … Continue reading →

I always tried to hide the whimsical side of my nature fearing that people wouldn’t regard me seriously. Who cares now? I have a mammal list (also bird, fish, crustacean, and reptile lists) like bird watchers maintain. But to add … Continue reading →

Rabbits—Kit prefers calling then bunnies—are peaceful happy little creatures.  I’ve trained wild ones to eat carrots. Kit and I enjoy watching them in our yard. The photo is of one eating a carrot I placed near cover. Unfortunately, rabbits are … Continue reading →

My molar tooth developed an abscess. After a root canal, it broke off at the gum line. A dental implant was my only option. A dental surgeon drilled a hole in my jawbone and screwed in a permanent anchor. See … Continue reading →

Not really Drew. Unless you count hiring a lumber jack as me felling the tree.  A four-foot diameter hemlock died and remained precariously hovering 150 feet over our house. Western hemlocks have little rot resistance and thereby fall within a … Continue reading →

  Kit and I caught these two fish on Saturday. Mine was slightly bigger this year. But Kit caught the most, about twenty.  Our friends, Kirk and Lynn Murry, caught some nice fish too.     We only kept two fish … Continue reading →

“Well, that was fun,” said Kit.  We had just spent six hours on Saturday standing behind a table offering our novels for sale. Although we both felt tired, I readily agreed with her because vending at markets is more than … Continue reading →

As a bookworm, I read reviews.  A Marriage at Sea is a true story compiled by Sophie Elmhirst.  The story describes the experience of Maurice and Maralyn Bailey who spent 118 days adrift at sea after a chance collision with … Continue reading →

Georgia Tech’s graduate school is consistently rated third nationally only behind MIT and Cal Tech. Earlier this year Kit and I visited the campus in Atlanta on the fiftieth anniversary of my start there. Every graduate student then had finished … Continue reading →