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... )

On Friday, 18 August 2017, chering, Penny, tosca15, and I had noon-ish reservations for brunch at the Cottonwood Grille. chering's daughter, Carly, would be joining us which was convenient. Mike, chering's ex-husband, sold his too-large-house-for-a-retired-truck-driver but hasn't yet settled on his new "little house." In the meantime, he's living with Carly. Today Mike was in ( 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... )