…And Beyond

Second Dog Story Dogs were the last thing on our minds as we left South Carolina in 1970 for California, a two year old on the back seat with chicken pox and a four year old pending. Four years later, medical residency behind us, lightning struck. My rich uncle, Sam, needed an internist in...
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So far, this summer is redefining and extending the term “dog days”--at least 10 days in June with temps over 90 and more than that already in July. What better excuse to break out of my blogger's doldrums as long as the AC around my computer is working. Our shallow well water...
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I had an unusual reaction to the healthcare reform vote last night.
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Close call - I nearly slid over the icy precipice onto the debris of health care reform this morning, but a healthy sense of denial pulled me back. Anyway, I've got mine--medical coverage, that is.
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So far, no one has remarked that kings do not usually come out ahead in revolutions.
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I've had a tough time starting my follow-up healthcare article this morning, tougher than usual.
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September's gone, October's here with a couple of cool fall nights already We had a late summer sabbatical, two weeks' vacation back to back—a quiet, slow one at the beach, the next not so slow in Hawaii. Yep, halfway 'cross Big Blue--The Aloha State, Honolulu, Waikiki, Pearl Harbor.
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From the tallest, proudest trees in the world to a modest pea that dives into the ground to grow, how's that for a study in contrast. The peanuts are almost all dug and this year's crop was not shabby here on the sand hill. I planted two 100-foot double rows for space consideration and...
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The Georgia brothers have come and gone, and Nana's new wooden bridge spans the Rocky Ravine in the back yard. I've pulled about a third of the peanuts for boiling, probably a peck and a half so far. Dig early, load the vines on the golf cart and find a shady spot to pick...
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I was a paragraph into this year's peanut crop here on the sand hill when I remembered mentioning redwoods and sequoias in my last blog, so back to the travelogue. With the recent rain, the goober peas need another week, anyway.
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This time a month ago we were on the road again, this time north to Annapolis (apologies to Johnny Horton)--Henry and Kathryn were in a theater camp production of “Annie”and we got a special invite, as if we needed one. Oh well, there'll be a couple of days to pack for vacation when we...
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