Monthly Archives: May 2026

This week, I was talking with my 93-year-old aunt, Jan. Her memory for dates and events in the past is better than mine. She told me of the story of how she met and married my uncle, Al.She started the conversation with the statement:Al and I were married 70 years this May 29th. I hadContinue reading “Lost Love 5-25-26. 433 words”

I was looking for a topic for this week’s blog. I discovered this is International Pickle Week. I found there are over 23 types of pickles produced. That doesn’t include other pickled vegetables. For this article, pickles will be the topic.My Mom made bread and butter sweet pickles from the whites of watermelon rinds. ThereContinue reading “In A Pickle, May 18th, 2026. 493 words”

To identify birds in my area, I use the Merlin App. It is free from Cornell University. The Merlin will identify birds by their song. Overlapping songs can be identified. I just step outside in the morning to record about a minute of bird songs. The Merlin uses a large bank of recordings to helpContinue reading “The Birds and the Bees, May 11, 2026, 678 words.”

When my parents moved into a new home on Eaton Drive, there were only older couples with no children. They were about three active boys. Later, my brother Brian and I were added to the mix. The worried neighbors became surrogate mothers. The Smiths lived across the street. When they moved to a small farm,Continue reading “Different mothers in my life, May 4th,2026 some Religious Content 535 words”