It was a quiet week at "Dream Believers Ranch". "Dream Believers Ranch" is what Elaine named our property a couple of decades ago. Maybe it was me, who can remember that far back. "Dream Believers Ranch" is written above the entrance to our driveway from the road. The point of naming the property, was Elaine and I had dreams about what we were going to do with our "new" home. Some of the dreams we accomplished before we moved into the house. Like residing the exterior of t

Well........our Friday night Thanksgiving wasn't a total disaster. Or was it? It actually felt like any other thanksgiving, just maybe a little different. What was different? It was actually nice having a day where Elaine and I just laid back and enjoyed the day. Thanksgiving that is. No one was here, so we didn't have anyone to entertain. Elaine knitted most of the day. (Someone is getting something knitted for Christmas. Whether they like it or not.) Here's a quick

If you've known me a while, you might have noticed I'm a bit of a Renegade. I can't say why I didn't conform to the rules parents laid out for my brothers and me. If rules didn't make sense, they didn't make sense. (Brother Larry might have renegaded me.) I have feelings about rules are made to be broken. Maybe that's why I would have been a lousy participant in the military, although I have regrets about not serving. Who knows? Maybe a couple of trips to the brig would