Hurricane Harvey Day 3, 2:30 am
At the end of the post for Day 2, I thought I would dump water and return to finish the …
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Hurricane Harvey Day 2
We are hunkered down in Northwest Houston with family waiting out the rains from Hurricane Harvey. Periodically I ask myself …
Fried Green Tomatos
Here at the end of March the snow has mostly melted, albeit early this year. The ground, which was frozen …
The Circle Will Stay Unbroken
One of the great things about having history with family and friends is that you don’t have to fill in …
The Construction Leftovers Are Gone
The last of the construction leftovers left in a white pickup truck today. We traded the space in our garage …
Memories of Fall
Today, as I was musing on our first fall here in the 1970s, I went outside and rescued my fall …
No One Person’s Suffering Is Diminished by the Total Number of People Who Suffer
I found out today that 60, not 66 homes burned in our fire. The number 66 showed up on the …
But You Are Not a Listed Fire
The wildfire that burned our home and 65 others was not a Federally declared fire. Our State did not make the …
Watching the End of Summer
When we were building the house I insisted on a window less than two feet off the floor by my …
The Tables of Our Life
In almost 38 years of marriage we have only had usable tables for about two of them. We have five …
Building One Home 