I thought about it for a few hours. In that few hours I cleaned, washed, shopped and generally enjoyed a worry-free day. Somewhere around here I have my stark, immediate reactions to the events that took place on that day seven years ago. I wrote an e-mail and copied a few people, my mother among … Read more
We saw some good music over the weekend. Saturday was the 12th annual Auburn Hills Parade of Stars. We enjoyed each of the bands. It was nice to see Pine Mountain Railroad in Michigan. The last time we saw them in Michigan was the Charlotte Bluegrass Festival in June. Hardline Drive, The Cats and the … Read more
Even if you don’t care for bluegrass, you might be interested in this article about banjo pioneer Eddie Adcock. He recently had surgery at Vanderbilt, an effort to treat a tremor in his hand, and help him continue to play. It sounds pretty complicated to me. I remember him telling us that he had to … Read more
This spring, we dug out some older climbing roses and planted Morning Glories in their place. GD2 was here when I set out the plants. They weren’t doing to well, so I bought some seeds, soaked them, and added them to the ground. On June 11, when I took this picture, the were very small … Read more
Here are how my peonies this spring, on May thirtieth. Remember when I was talking about a new flower bed. Well, improved, anyway. It is right there, in front of the peonies. I must have been tired or disgusted, check out where I left the shovel! Here is another view of the bed, from the … Read more
I had a little problem with the plants that Papa started this year, they just didn’t do well after I set them out. I didn’t have a clue what the problem was. Then I dug around a little. Here it is: Last fall we got some cute little pellet like things at the home improvement … Read more
Be sure you attend the Auburn Hills Parade of Stars Bluegrass Festival tomorrow. It’s a bunch of fun, and they have excellent bands in a nice location. We always have a good time and see lots of friends.
Finally, a resolution to Detroit’s embarrassing mayor problem, or is it problem mayor? Any resolution is better that the what we have been subject to. Click on Detroit report.
GS2 is having a birthday today, he is seventeen. I could write 17, but seventeen seems older, and he seems older. Here are GS2 and GS3. 2 is driving the jeep that was 3’s first birthday gift. Let’s see, 3 was born in 1999, so the party was in March, 2000. 2 was born in … Read more
Stuff goes on, and things take time. We’ve had a good garden year, but the rain stopped about a month ago, and everything is dying now. Things didn’t start out smoothly, either, but the middle portion of the summer was good to the grass, the garden and the trees. I did keep track with some … Read more