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Previously, we wrote about the hyper-hot real estate market in Washington. We managed to react in a few hours–before most of the competition–to a new listing. We had to outbid only one other buyer. Even so, we paid an insane … Continue reading →

Because of Covid 19 I haven’t been to a barber in four months. No problem! I had cut my own hair while a starving graduate student at Georgia Tech. Then I cut my hair while a missionary–again starving–in Nigeria. Now–although … Continue reading →

Washington is more wonderful than we had anticipated. Towering alpine forests, profuse wild flowers, clear rivers, and blue skies–that is between rain showers–make the state irresistibe. Most days we catch glimpses of snow covered mountains. Mysterious dark waters lie between … Continue reading →

In a few hours, Kit and I will start our migration to the Pacific Northwest roughly along the Oregon Trail followed by 1840s pioneers. In four-to-six months, they traveled 2,170 miles across deserts, raging rivers, and mountain ranges to begin … Continue reading →

We want to update our friends on our journey. Who am I kidding? I really want to show you a picture of my fish. This is a smallmouth bass. I actually caught five today in Arkansas’ Buffalo River. We’ve holed … Continue reading →

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference.” Robert Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken has been debated since being published in 1915. Was Frost advocating following … Continue reading →

“If you can’t find anything to eat in that cupboard, then you’re not really hungry,” many parents have said. As a teenager, I can remember looking at unappetizing cans of vegetables or uncooked package foods and wondering, “This is edible?” … Continue reading →

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is affecting every one of us. Following are some ideas on how to respond: #1 Remember Jesus’ words. “Do for others what you would have them do for you,” and “Love your neighbor as yourself.” These … Continue reading →

Social distancing, isolation, hunkering down, and self-quarantine are terms used to describe everybody’s efforts to slow down the Covid-19 virus. Whatever it’s called, the intent is to raise survival rates. Those of us older–I’m nearly 70–are especially at risk. Being … Continue reading →

Drew and I hosted an Easter Egg hunt in our backyard for ten years. We usually had about 300 moms, dads, grandmothers, grandfathers and children. I well remember the first year. I made the mistake of going into the house … Continue reading →