Leaving Nothing to Chance

Proverbs 22:6 (New King James Version)
New King James Version (NKJV)


"Train up a child in the way she should go,
And when she is old she will not depart from it."

Back Yard Fun

Three Grandchildren vacationing with baby, Ethan Axel.
Matthew the Swim Coach.
Sarah the Auntie.
Heather, the Mother.

Backyard in Mid-Summer

Garage Sale Paintings are EnjoyableRose Petals Falling on the Water
This Volunteer Gives Us Fireworks All Summer

The Circle of New Generations

A Youthful Uncle and His Nephew








This new grandmother has fallen in love with her first grandson, who is, in turn in love with life. His smiles and and enthusiasm about everyone and everything around him captivates all who are lucky enough to catch his eye.

INFP and Lonliness

What in the world is a person to do with THIS? Too much of it is all too true. I have dabbled in ten or eleven of those favored careers; not as careers but as activities at one time or another. I did work as a librarian, television production teacher and have done a fair amount of video editing. And put together a couple of books and wrote a few poems, taken a few photographs.

I concentrate on those things that make me happy because the other side of the coin is painful and there isn't much to be very optimistic about. Daydreaming is just a bad habit. Wounded at the core is close to home. A hermit.

Poor, pitiful INFPs. Some person from Finland googled my subject and sent me off into this. I am going to go bake a cake, not on impulse, but it is a plan and if I preheat the oven I will have to follow through.

Another Beautiful Mother

This busy new family celebrated a granddaughter's 24th birthday yesterday in another city, another state. The two Great Grand-babies are less than a month apart.

Houseguests are a Blessing

The past week has seen a flurry of activity at our house. Our Washington family visit is always enjoybable, but this year it is extraordinarily lovely with the addition of little Ethan Axel Olson and his beautiful mother, Heather. The seven loaded up to spend a few days with our daughter in law's family and will be back on Monday.

Sometimes the photo opportunities slip by while I have let the meal preparations take me away from the fleeting scenes: our eldest son with his beloved first grandchild, the beautiful granddaughters and their equally beautiful mother sunbathing in the back yard, and a handsome, sensitive grandson with his nephew. I kid him about being Ethan's trainer and that next year I expect he will have that baby walking.

Task Accomplished

We are happy with the results of the reupholstery project. I am glad we retained the details of the Master Craft designer, the narrow pleating and the quilting in places. Now we can go on to the pleasant tasks of weeding, mowing and preparations to celebrate our Independence.