Monday, March 28, 2022

Snap a Picture. Make Your Own

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  First-time guests at Carlton Gardens sometimes ask: Do you make all this? Sure, we have a team of elves who work 7 days a week while we’re...
Thursday, March 24, 2022

Picking up Pieces from 2021

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The biggest news from 2021 was the publication of my book, "Fired at 57: My Fight for Justice in Christian Academia." It was my fi...
Friday, January 21, 2022

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A year ago, John and I had gotten the first of our Covid shots in the arm, 3 each, and will be eager for a 4th shot, should that be deemed a...
Wednesday, January 05, 2022

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This online journal is primarily posted for our own benefit, kick-starting memories of years gone by. I note that it's been well over a ...
Sunday, July 26, 2020

Year of the Plague

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In 1722, Daniel Defoe wrote “A Journal of the Plague Year.” I should have thought of that. I’m months behind on this online journal, and i...
Friday, January 10, 2020

A Grand Time in San Antonio

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We left Grand Rapids Wednesday morning 5:30 a.m. to beat the predicted storms in Arkansas and Texas, stayed south of Little Rock that night...
Sunday, January 05, 2020

Looking Back on 2019

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John and I are always remarking how the days and weeks just seem to fly by--never enough time to do all the things we want to do. This pa...
Friday, October 11, 2019

Back to the Home Place

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I had forgotten how long it was since I posted. This blog is primarily a record in pictures for John and  me---our travels and fun around t...
Thursday, July 04, 2019

July 4, 2019

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A lot has happened since I last added to this semi-private picture journal. Last night we were out with our 2 daughters and their husband...
Sunday, May 12, 2019

Mothers Day 2019

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We've had a busy spring trying to get Carlton Gardens going after a long winter that still doesn't seem to be over. But yesterday w...
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Back to Biloxi with our Bikes

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Our room was ready when we arrived at noon on Sunday, and we were out biking as soon as we unpacked. We always stay at the same family-fr...
Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Back to work at the Shop

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After a wonderful road trip (including great weather) to north Florida and on to North Carolina, we returned on Sunday and got right back i...
Saturday, January 12, 2019

More Pics from Big Bend

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Our favorite restaurant just outside the border of the Park in Terlingua, great food and friendly dogs. Below a pic of me stopping to rest ...