A Blast From the Past
I wrote a piece back in November about hunting season, and how it wasn’t going to be the same with my Dad not being around. I saw in my web analytics tool today where I got a referral link from the website of The Blue Ridge Bear and Coon Club. I went out to take [...]
Pine Forest Trip: Mom’s Birthday, and some fishing
We headed out to Pine Forest yesterday to celebrate my Mom’s birthday. Which one was it? You’ll have to ask her… We had dinner with her and my siblings John and Stacey, and their families – had some cake and ice cream, and did a little fishing. Mom serves up some cake and ice cream: [...]
Corolla Vacation – the kayaking incident
My nephew Chris brought down a couple of kayaks. He has a larger one, and another smaller one that he bought for his wife, Courtney. He and Josh were out this morning on the water, trying to ride the waves into the beach. Josh got tossed from Courtney’s boat, and the thing was launched by [...]
Dootnie Speaks (6): On Work
Dad was a hard-working man, and he taught me and my siblings about the value of hard work. Not through words so much, but through example. His diligent and progressively more responsible work over his teenage years and adult career earned him and my mother a comfortable retirement. We were not well-off by monetary standards, [...]
Dootnie vs. Cancer: One
Image of Franklin L. Reid Note: I’m writing this series of posts for two reasons: to fill the gap left when Dad couldn’t write on his own blog anymore (privately followed by our family and friends, it was his way to communicate what was going on with his chemotherapy treatments); and, because I can’t think [...]
