Category Archives: Opinion

Easter gift baskets

My wife was telling me that she is feeling a little bit sad that our children have grown too old for the traditions of coloring hard boiled eggs and having an Easter Egg hunt. She used to go to great … Continue reading

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Repurposing old furniture

When the charity thrift store refused to pick up the old wooden desks that I wanted to get rid of I told my wife that I was going to just break them up and put them in a pile in … Continue reading

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Protecting the house with baby gates

Whenever Troy comes over with his dog Munchkin, the first thing I do is grab the pet gates  from the mud room and install them in the two kitchen doorways to keep the dog from running loose throughout the house.  … Continue reading

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Cooking and gardening

My wife is a collector of books. Not romance novels, mind you, but of cook books and gardening advice books. Since her family is scattered all over the country, she often gets flowers and gifts by post for her birthday … Continue reading

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While On The Subject of Mail and Mailboxes

We can always tell when our regular mail carrier isn’t working. We have had the same mail carrier for over 7 years now and he always does a great job getting the right mail to the right person and in … Continue reading

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