Ginger Grouse – Being thirsty we visited a local pub after our hike. Ginger had to try this drink, and the bottle came all the way back to the US with us.
Out and About
Leaving our homebase and running around for a short time.
Balcary Bay Hike – Vacation Day 17 – A hike at Balcary Bay and the Solway Firth Coast. 10 pictures
June 21, 2014 20:43
Twighlight on the River Nith.
June 20, 2014 23:56
Grasmere in the Lake District – Vacation Day 16 – Having taken our leave of Penny we headed North. By fitting in a couple of days in Wales we’d lost some time we’d planned to spend in the Lake District / Scotland. 7 pictures
June 20, 2014 21:53
Quick winter hiking clothing test – With temperatures down to 18°F (-8°C) and six-seven inches of snow on the ground, I thought it would be a good opportunity to check how my hiking clothing fared. 2 pictures
December 6, 2013 17:45
The final performance of The Little Mermaid is today. We had a spare hour between dropping Lanie off at the theater and when the doors opened. So, Ginger suggested we took advantage of the time to take a new profile picture.
October 27, 2013 23:02
Jim’s Hand-made Tools – A picture of the tool display Jim has been showing in Springfield this weekend. 2 pictures
September 28, 2013 19:50
Cider Days and The Little Mermaid – The day started with church and camera problems which luckily were resolved by the time we visited Cider Days. Video: 7 minutes. One-minute read, & 5 pictures
September 22, 2013 21:37
Another day’s sailing on my friend John’s sailboat – only this time instead of too much wind, we had too little. 5 pictures
September 3, 2013 0:03
Jim and CD.
September 2, 2013 23:25
Labor Day Weekend With The Parents – Saturday, contrary to expectations of a sleep-in, I was up at 6:30 am to accompany Jim to my first Midwest auction. One-minute read, 3 pictures
September 2, 2013 23:15
Spent the day with cap’n John getting the boat ready for some real sailing – he has a mainsail. Unfortunately, the ‘iron Topsail’ is currently broken, and beyond my knowledge to repair.
August 26, 2013 10:25
Some chores then sailing on Stockton Lake — John asked if I fancied going sailing. He had to ask? That’s a given. Five-minute read, +13
July 13, 2013 21:28
I’ve had a long outstanding arrangement to take Jonathan out in one of our kayaks. Last week we agreed some mutually convenient times, and today we finally got out on the water. 8 pictures
July 1, 2013 19:38
Lanie’s last day in the St. Cecilia Choir (visit to St. John’s)
June 2, 2013 21:37
Sailing with John on Stockton Lake -When my friend John said he wanted a sailing buddy to help him out on his first day sail in a keelboat without an instructor I jumped at the chance. Video: 1 minute. Five-minute read and 15 pictures
June 1, 2013 14:02
EFM Retreat – I’ve now finished my third year of EfM – Education for Ministry. Ministry in this context refers to service, not as many of my UK friends and family thought, ordination. Two-minute read, 2 pictures
May 18, 2013 19:13
This afternoon we made the effort to leave our desks behind and hike what we call the ‘Hill Loop’ of the Busiek Silver Trail – 2.58 miles and 574 ft of Elevation. 4 pictures
February 3, 2013 17:33
This was the last bit of the shore we examined before heading back to the campground.
April 21, 2012 15:23
Choices: Hiking the Silver Trail at Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area – The Silver trail loops here. Album: 11
April 8, 2012 17:32
Cutting wood with Tom (365:337) – We’re going to have to come back and finish cutting up the log we’re sitting on.
December 3, 2011 21:03
Logging (365:332) – I spent the day in the woods pretending to be a lumberjack. I volunteered to give Loyal a hand today, and a jolly cold day it turned out too. Loyal felled a few trees, they were cut into logs and we dragged them then out of the way with the tractor and chains. This went on until Loyal ran over a small sapling, which got caught up in the tractor, cutting the tractor’s hydraulic hose and damaging the radiator.
November 28, 2011 18:54
An afternoon with Carol and Jim (365:331) – Today we collected Lanie from her Grandparents. Katie came too, the price I had to pay was a white knuckle ride in the co-pilot’s seat while Katie drove us through country roads. 4 pictures
November 27, 2011 18:09
Today we drove down to see Carol & Jim (365:323). After dinner we sat around chatting. 6