by Ken | Oct 27, 2025 | Everyday Life, Family & Personal
Still in a funk much of the time, having little patience, and needing to have a good cry. Confided in a friend about it and that helped. It helped more that he appreciated me being there for an event I otherwise wouldn’t have gone to but to honor him. Sometime...
by Ken | Oct 4, 2025 | Chronicles, Family & Personal
I can’t describe it, but I just NEED to visit my ancestral graves each year. Between weather and busy-ness, I never got out there to plant flowers this year. So last week I just up and left for Dunkirk. Some of the graves were bare with grass, and needed some...
by Ken | Dec 1, 2024 | Chronicles, Family & Personal
We’re at the edge of the snowbelt for the first snow of the season, getting almost two feet here while those to the south have driving bans and those to the north have green lawns. Our usual Sunday visit of “the Daves” to watch old Dr.Who episodes...
by Ken | Nov 8, 2024 | Business & Work, Chronicles, Family & Personal, Parkview, Politics, Economy, Science
My health is fine in spite of scares. I always feel I’ve been blessed with a modicum of stability in my genes, as much as I’m not without ageing. Mer had a scare (or two) but will not need a pacemaker, and meds seem to be doing their thing. It’s...
by Ken | Jun 28, 2024 | Everyday Life, Family & Personal
Went to Grand Lodge this year, if only to babysit Marry’s cousin who was Worshipful Master of my mother Lodge. He hadn’t visited Manhattan before and I was glad to play your guide; he was grateful I handled all the arrangements. We parked the car in...
by Ken | Feb 26, 2024 | Everyday Life, Family & Personal
Starting late last year, Hazel Nut has had much trouble keeping food and water down, to the point of losing weight and dehydration. Possibly being connected to the neurological issue that baffled the vets a while back, she now has megaesophagus and the only thing that...
