by Ken | Dec 23, 2011 | Business & Work, Everyday Life, Family & Personal
I can’t say that financially we’re any better off this year than last, except that a few positive things looking forward are in place, such as a better plan for taxes and refinancing our mortgage into a lower interest HELOC. But that’s not what life...
by Ken | Nov 6, 2011 | Everyday Life, Family & Personal, Woodworking & Other Projects
I almost went to a Samhain celebration, but couldn’t get Mer to come with me. Maybe next year. However, we did have the trick-or-treat get-together at our place again this year (Merry didn’t have to work late), and the context results were different this...
by Ken | Oct 27, 2011 | Everyday Life, Family & Personal, Religion & Spirituality
Last Sunday was busy. Mer and I worked the pancake breakfast at the West Seenca Lodge after having some ourselves, and then we were off to Olean. It was a wonderful drive and perfect weather. Our destination was the shelter where Byron (the pit bull or...
by Ken | Oct 17, 2011 | Everyday Life, Family & Personal
Merry has off for several days and we decided for our (relatively broke) anniversary to do autumn cleaning and such together. We went through our clothes rotation, donating as we went. The attic is more organized, and I recycled a large volume of miscellaneous...
by Ken | Oct 11, 2011 | Family & Personal
I don’t remember it ever being this hot at the Ellicottville Fall Festival. We went early Sunday and saw a few neat things (including an Internet cafe that was cash only … seriously?), but it was uneventful except for Mer being enchanted with a rescued...
by Ken | Sep 19, 2011 | Family & Personal
We usually have our important talks in the car. So here we were, in the parking lot at Galleria Mall, picking up her last paycheck before heading back to “Fredtown”. She was a bit distraught and somehow I knew what it was. I just knew. She wasn’t...
