I hope everyone back home is having a wonderful Fourth of July.  No fireworks for me here in Kingston, Jamaica.  Well, there were fireworks for me, but only in my mind! When I left home on Thursday, I told myself that I would do something a little different this time, just for fun.  During this... Continue Reading →

I'd like to introduce you to Sleepy Dad, another one of my prized old things.  Sometime around August, 1983 I received Sleepy Dad as a gift from a very special lady, known in Fawn's family as Grandma Taylor.  She was born Gladys Cornelius Blackwell in 1902, and at one time she was married to James... Continue Reading →

Speaking of "things old", one other thing I have around my house that is really special to me is this old metal yard chair, or porch chair, as some people used to call them.  This chair is definitely an antique, and I'm convinced that it is a very unique chair, for a couple of reasons... First, you can... Continue Reading →

Our friends and family who have been in our house have undoubtedly noticed, and hopefully enjoyed, the collection of “knick-knacks” that exists here in our home.  Maybe it’s just me, but we seem to have more than most people do.  Sometimes I think it’s a little bit decadent, our single major splurge into extravagance.  The... Continue Reading →

Spent the morning out with Tyrone, my Drone, taking some pictures around the old bridge across the San Jacinto River, just downstream from Lake Conroe at FM 2854.  It was a little cloudy, so not the best pictures, but got a GREAT video of a train on the trestle coming across the river.  I'll try... Continue Reading →

Hand Lake, near Edom, Texas...one of the best fishing lakes I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing.  It's a small, privately owned lake far off the beaten path in a beautiful part of East Texas.  Hand Lake is truly a special place for me, as I've spent many hours throughout my life fishing here with my... Continue Reading →