Shifting Gears   Baby Boomer…Member Life 2.0…Wife, Mother, Grammie…Bicyclist…GoldWinger…Mensan…Girl Scout…Reader…Knitter…Rotarian

A man and his mower……….it’s a beautiful sight to behold!  The used riding mower we bought 6 years ago for $200 finally bit the dust this summer and Burl has been on a quest for a “new” used mower.  I often think it’s the thrill of the hunt that is most important to him but [...]

Yesterday was Moving Day for Tammy and Steve – they closed on their “old” home at 9:30, were homeless for about an hour and then closed on their “new” home.  Meanwhile, back at the ranch (old home) I started loading up our truck with small items and met the movers who took care of the [...]

Pal Vickie not only suggested this amazing book to me – she also told me in an earlier email today that I should “enjoy the rain and read” today.  For once I was smart enough to follow directions so for the last 30 minutes I have savored the last few pages including the After Words [...]

We spent today with our friends Pete and Nancy enjoying every minute until they had to leave for the airport for their flight home to Columbus.  We let them choose our activities and they decided on a trip to Branson since they hadn’t been there since they moved away in 2001. We drove to the [...]

This morning after church we were talking about how to enjoy this beautiful warm, sunny day and Burl suggested we play 9 holes of golf.  Other choices included taking Mulligan on a hike in the woods or taking a scenic drive on the motorcycle but surprisingly I chose golf!  I did warn him on the [...]

Dear friends Peter and Nancy are visiting for a few days from Columbus, OH and naturally we had to celebrate Petefest West (as opposed to Petefest East which is held in Columbus).  Let me explain – Peter loves to homebrew  and each year he holds a beer tasting for friends and family known as Petefest.  I [...]

A couple of weeks ago I attended a women’s event that Tammy was also attending.  A photographer was taking “girlfriend” photos so we figured, why not?  The results are down here and I must say I think we look pretty damned good!  As Tammy said, the black and white sure took away the wrinkles although [...]

Tonight we digressed from fine dining to our new series of “Dive Dining”.  We chose the Original Pizza House which is moving from its 50-year location to Commercial Street at the end of the week.  Robin and Vickie had never eaten there but I’m a veteran of innumerable pizzas eaten either on-site or from carry-out.  [...]

Burl’s cell phone is home!  I was hopeful he could make it through the week until the gentleman who could it could deliver it to us on Saturday but dire circumstances made it necessary for us to drive 302 miles round trip to West Siloam Springs, OK and get it today.  And what were those [...]

Am I dreaming or was that a tag line for AT&T at one time?  With the apparent demise of Burl’s cell phone yesterday, his ability to reach out and call/touch anyone was severely limited – especially since the only record he has of his phone list is actually on the SIM card.  He was relegated [...]