My Final Words for 2017 Greetings and Happy New Year’s Eve! I have really enjoyed the last two weeks, celebrating Christmas and birthdays with family. Due to the fact that both Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on a Monday, my holiday vacation time has been extra long. As much as I love Christmas time,…
Christmas has always been my favorite time of the year. There are so many great things about it like all the pretty lights that take away the sometimes dreary feeling that the lifeless looking trees, lawns, and fields can cause. And the sentiments of goodwill people share with others. I especially enjoy boughs of evergreen…
When I last wrote to you, it seemed as though I was rushing headlong towards Thanksgiving and the craziness that pervades everyday until after New Year’s Eve. The holidays aren’t just busy at home; they get a little manic at work too. I am primarily referring to my job as an electronics technician. This year,…
It’s funny the expressions we sometimes use. Books have been written to explain the meaning and origin of some of the more obscure sayings; and I actually have one. I like to read it every one in a while. Some sayings though are very simple and direct. Sometimes, it’s all about the context in which…
Over the last several weeks, many of us in the family have been silently working toward something important. It’s as though, collectively, we all feel that the time is ripe for taking things to the next step. For some, the change began deep inside. A longing, a yearning for something more significant. A re-evaluation of…
Before over the counter medications became so readily accessible, home remedies were simply things that were tried and found to be successful at treating health problems. Often times, they had been handed down for many generations. Today, we call them home remedies but when they were first discovered, those solutions were all that the people…
A couple of days ago, one of my coworkers returned to work from having shoulder surgery. It was both reparative and preventative surgery. There was damage to tendons and ligaments that caused pain in his shoulder which is what he had repaired. The doctor told him that he should have the surgery before those tendons…
Periodically, around the farm we have problems with ants. Up until a couple of years ago, it was rare to even get ants in the dog food or cat food; and they were pretty easy to get rid of. Rain always seems to make the ants build new homes. Unfortunately, the fire ants build giant…