There & Here
Or: Our birds, ourselves
Aggie Girl: “In a response to my South Padre Island bird pictures, there was a comment about birds’ from elsewhere being more exotic. Continue reading “Are the birds always more exotic on the other side of the continent?”
The Permanent Maternal Record
The Gram With a Thousand Rules: “It has been 35 years since the last time I celebrated Mother’s Day with my mother, and I ask: Is it ever too late to write a eulogy?
Always something interesting to look at and study (especially if you View Full Size) at this midday diversion . . . Continue reading “Matinee Idle (Vol. 1, No. 127)”
The Permanent Family Record
Or: The History Detectives (Amateur Division)
The Gram With a Thousand Rules: “I used to look at this 1912 posed photo of my maternal grandparents with my mother, my Aunt Ethel and my Uncle Bob — each of them astride a burro — and wish I knew more about Bessie’s great homesteading adventure in Colorado. My mother looked so happy sitting next to her papa, and the Wonderful Grandma I never knew looks as though she is doing an imitation of an austere Queen Mary. Why does Aunt Ethel look so shy? So many questions.
Our times
Scout-N-the Valley: “Subject: America, This Is Our Future! Continue reading “Do you suffer from Restless Leg Syndrome? A banana might help. Marijuana might help. What might really help?”
Bulletin Board 