chering had suggested that for the duration of their visit, we let Penny and tosca15 have the mornings to themselves, since this visit would have to hold them until the next time they got together, which would be Halloween. Consequently, on Sunday, August 20, 2017, we picked them and Carly up shortly after noon, and we all went to The Flicks to see Glass Castle ( Read more... )

When I visited Boise, Idaho, last month, starting 16 August 2017, Boiseans asked me the same question time after time, "Guess you're here for the eclipse?" The true answer to that question was, "Not really," but the explanation for my answer was lengthy, and I never had the feeling that anyone was interested enough to listen. Besides, I was happy ( Read more... )

It's been two full weeks plus two days since I posted to LJ:

---I went to Boise, Idaho, for eight days. I'll be posting about that soon.

---My son, Alan, and his roomie, Olga, had the whole family over for a crab-a-que. I'll post about that after I finish posting about Boise. Brace yourselves for pictures of people you've never met and probably ( Read more... )