White Christmas

“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, Just like the ones we used to know …”                                                 ~ Irving Berlin As a kid, in Texas, I loved singing Christmas carols and could do a particularly superb job with White Christmas, Joy to The World, and the others that required throaty emphasis. (Frank, Bing and I all […]

Summer Symphony

It’s warm, so we have the windows open both day and night and have resorted to a bedroom window fan for the still, warm nights. The fireworks that kept our dog and us awake at night over the holiday weekend seem to have, at least for now, subsided, but there are plenty of other noises. […]

Lunar Eclipse

MOONING — 1) To wander about or pass time languidly and aimlessly. 2) To yearn or pine as if infatuated. 3) Slang, to expose one’s buttocks in public as a prank or disrespectful gesture. (The Free Dictionary) This week we experienced a rare lunar eclipse resulting in a blood moon — a red tint due […]