I make no bones about it – I’m an autumn guy. It’s my season. Pull out the sweaters, the flannel, stack the hay bales by the scarecrow, bring on the fall flavor coffees and the cider donuts. I look forward to it all. Our October calendar has been busier than we ever possibly imagined. BothContinue reading “Falling for Autumn”
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A spot of tea and a dose of nothing
It was a Saturday morning. I was woken up by the sounds of birds at the window and cats in need. I sleepwalked out to the living room to help our feline friend. I was about to shuffle myself back to bed when I realized that I was the only one in the house awake.Continue reading “A spot of tea and a dose of nothing”
The Phantom Rewatch
The year was 1996. I had been a latecomer to the galaxy far, far away when some friends took me with them to the movie theater in the mall to see the Special Edition re-releases of the original Star Wars trilogy. The adventure, the fantasy, the music. It was my first time seeing Star WarsContinue reading “The Phantom Rewatch”
The Cat’s Meow
Before we were parents to three high-energy humans, we were parents to three already-adult felines. I always thought that our taking in of these strays and learning to care and be responsible for other beings was what made me feel ready for fatherhood when it came. We lost the first of those three in 2019Continue reading “The Cat’s Meow”
You can do it, Josh!
For several years we’ve had a weekly tradition of a movie night together. We rotate who’s turn it is each week and everybody gets a pick. Can it be a challenging battle of tastes when the youngest is in kindergarten and the oldest in fifth grade? Absolutely. But as we reiterate every week – don’tContinue reading “You can do it, Josh!”
The Fast Friendships of Youth
If you’re lucky, and I certainly feel I was, your childhood may have been spent running through yards, riding bikes down the street, jumping on the playground, or maybe thrilling to the latest episode of your favorite cartoon, all alongside a friend or two. Those playground days seem so simple when we look back. YouContinue reading “The Fast Friendships of Youth”
Life is What Happens to You While You’re Busy Making Plans
It was a Friday evening toward the end of summer. The sun was not quite setting, but was on its way there shortly, the sky a pinkish hue dotted with scattered cotton balls of clouds. I decided that if there was a chance to get the lawn mowed before a weekend of forecasted rain, thisContinue reading “Life is What Happens to You While You’re Busy Making Plans“
Yo-Ho! Sending Christmas cards!
If you got the reference in that title – congratulations, you lived through the 1980s and are more than likely to ache when you get out of bed in the morning. “The Twelve Pains of Christmas” is a song from the 1988 humorous Christmas album Twisted Christmas by Bob Rivers and is the song fromContinue reading “Yo-Ho! Sending Christmas cards!”
The Sunday of Summer
With a quick flip, the calendar recently turned to yet another month. The Norman Rockwell painting of “Magician” (or sometimes referred to as “Card Tricks”) accompanying the outgoing month of July on our kitchen wall calendar, gave way to this month’s “Dreamboats” – two young women look longingly at movie star photos. And, like theContinue reading “The Sunday of Summer”
A Girl and Her Dog
What would you do if you suddenly found yourself with super powers? It’s the question a middle school girl named Lacey finds herself facing when she and her dog stumble across a pair of costumes that do just that, imbuing both kid and canine with powers beyond those of mere mortals. It’s Lacey & Lily!Continue reading “A Girl and Her Dog”
The Dorky Daddy 